Daily Archives: July 23, 2010

Updated: Dyersville Flood Pictures and Story

Updated at 4:25 p.m. Friday – Dave Franzman DYERSVILLE, Iowa – Torrential rain sparked more flash flooding in northeast Iowa overnight Thursday. One of the soggiest spots was Dyersville.  Parts of Dubuque County reported as much as nine inches of … Continue reading

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West Branch woman pleads to looking at Obama loan records

Corrects number of pleas By Brian Wellner Quad-City Times DAVENPORT — A fourth fifth person pleaded guilty Friday (7/23) in federal court to accessing President Barack Obama’s student loan records without permission. Julie L. Kline, 38, of West Branch, faces … Continue reading

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Flood Waters Close Highway 52 in Dubuque

Dubuque- Part of Highway 52 North of Dubuque remains closed tonight because of flooding. The heavy rains swelled creeks and sewers all across Dubuque this morning. The water that is covering the road has receded significantly over the past few … Continue reading

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Maquoketa River Could Reach Record Levels

Update: 7:56pm New forecast from the National Weather Servie puts the crest at 22.5 feet, a new record. Crest will occur tonight around 1:00am. Initial Post: It appears that the rivers are rising higher that forecast in a couple of … Continue reading

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Court attendant retires after 16 years

CEDAR RAPIDS – Karan Ruzicka has been a constant in the Linn County Courthouse for more than 16 years. Ruzicka, 62, a court attendant, retired Friday and has been reminiscing all week with other court employees and judges who wished … Continue reading

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Former football player’s sex assault trial reset to January

IOWA CITY – The second-degree sexual assault trial of Cedric Everson, 21, was reset Friday to Jan. 10, 2011 in Johnson County District Court. A pre-trial hearing will be 10 a.m. Dec. 30. Everson is accused of raping a former … Continue reading

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Flash Flooding Pulls Back in Oelwein

Updated at 3:47 p.m., Friday, July 23, 2010: OELWEIN – Even as the water, from ten inches of flash flooding, pulled back late Friday morning, people in Oelwein were still trying to clean out flooded basements. “I got a call … Continue reading

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Flooding closes parks, threatens hatchery

Heavy rains have caused the Department of Natural Resources to close the South Lake campground at Backbone State Park and move trout from the Manchester hatchery, due to flooding conditions in the Maquoketa River. For more details, see http://www.easterniowaoutdoors.com/.

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People Prepare for Flooding in Independence

INDEPENDENCE – People in Independence are in flood mode again, its an action they know all too well. The town sits on the Wapsipinicon River, and towns upstream of here received as six inches of rain or more in the … Continue reading

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IC levee considered unnecessary by homeowners

IOWA CITY – Iowa City is applying for funding to build a nearly $4 million flood levee to protect what it considers the most vulnerable part of the city, but some residents living in that area think the levee is … Continue reading

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