11 Oct 2016

Scott County EMA to coordinate damage assessment with Davenport, Bettendorf and Scott County following last week’s EF-1 Tornado.

By Dave Donovan

The Scott County Emergency Management Agency in coordination with the Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf and Scott County are finalizing plans to conduct a damage assessment survey in several areas of the County impacted by the EF-1 tornado that d...

07 Oct 2016

Yard and Garden: Overwintering Geraniums for Spring Replanting

By Becky L. King

 

BY RICHARD JAURON, GREG WALLACE

 

 

AMES, Iowa ...

07 Oct 2016

Hy-Vee Announces Commitment to Plant 100,000 Trees This Fall as Part of One Step Program

By Tara Deering-Hansen

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 6, 2016) — Hy-Vee, Inc. is taking a big step in its efforts to help the environment. The supermarket chain announced it will fund the planting of 100,000 trees within the Midwest by the end of this fall through the Hy...

30 Sep 2016

Scott Park Road Closed due to Flooding

By Ryan Lage

Please be advised that Scott Park Road (Old Highway 61) in Long Grove, Iowa, is now closed at the Wapsi River due to water over the roadway.

 

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30 Sep 2016

UPDATED: SCOTT COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD DEPARTMENT IMPASSABLE ROAD NOTICE DUE TO FLOODING

By Angie Kersten

UPDATED: 

SCOTT COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD NOTICE

 

 

Roads Involved: All roads listed below are now passable.

 

Buena Vista Road: From 70th Avenue to the Wapsipinicon River

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30 Sep 2016

SCOTT COUNTY SECONDARY ROAD DEPARTMENT IMPASSABLE ROAD NOTICE DUE TO FLOODING

By Angie Kersten

Roads Involved:

 

Buena Vista Road: From 70th Avenue to the Wapsipinicon River

 

82nd Avenue: From 288th Street to Buena Vista Road

 

288th Street: From 82nd Avenue to River Camp Road

 

30 Sep 2016

President Obama Signs Iowa Disaster Declaration

By FEMA News Desk

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of Iowa to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by severe storms, straight-line win...

30 Sep 2016

RESIDENTS URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN RETURNING TO FLOOD DAMAGED HOMES AND BUSINESSES

By Stephanie Adams

Kansas City, MO. – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) offers safety tips to residents returning to check on flood damaged property and encourage them to file flood insurance claims.

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28 Sep 2016

USGS Crews Continue to Measure Flooding in Eastern Iowa

By Heidi Koontz

U.S. Geological Survey field crews are measuring flooding on the Cedar River at Palo and Cedar Rapids as well as the Wapsipinicon River at Anamosa. High-flow measurements on these rivers are higher than any level seen since 2008 at several locatio...

28 Sep 2016

Burn ban for Scott County

By Dave Donovan

Yesterday, in conjunction with the Scott County Fire Chief’s Association, my office requested, and was granted, a burn ban for Scott County, effective at 5:00pm yesterday. With the drying conditions, the harvest operations underway and the lack ...

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