Rain is expected to soak much of Eastern Iowa for the rest of the week, raising concerns over flash flooding in the short-term and adding to the potential for more flooding later in the season. “We have some significant rises on our land already,” said Terry Simmons, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in the [...]
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Last week would have been a better time to write about being extra cautious when it comes to swimming in rivers. Much better to be reminded by a nagging columnist than by the heartbreaking deaths of three young Iowa kids. Police say 7-year-old cousins Sae Reh and Thay Mo and Reh’s 9-year-old sister, Lee [...]
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IOWA CITY – Iowa City is a river town, but near the heart of town people don’t interact much with the water. Local and federal officials want to change that. “This city was founded here because this river was here,” said Karl Brooks, administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Region 7 office in Kansas [...]
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IOWA CITY – The stretch of the Iowa River near the Burlington Street dam may be opened up to recreation in the coming years, including boating and perhaps whitewater rafting The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the city of Iowa City a $60,000 grant to study modifying the dam “for improved water quality, [...]
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AMES – University of Iowa officials are requesting a hearing with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials regarding the status of possible FEMA funding for the flood-damaged Museum of Art, UI officials told state regents Thursday. FEMA has ruled the UI museum building was not damaged enough in the 2008 flood to pay for its [...]
continue »More than $6 million in bridge upgrades and replacement work will begin next year on the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City (CRANDIC) Railway’s Iowa River crossings near Homestead. The CRANDIC is a short line railroad running between the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City metro areas owned by Alliant Energy. Three bridges crossing the main channel [...]
continue »Despite early morning showers and cool temperatures, hundreds of devoted rowing fans traveled to Iowa City’s Lower City Park to watch this year’s Head of the Iowa regatta unfold along a 2.5 mile stretch the Iowa River. The third and final regatta for the UI Women’s rowing team this fall, Sunday’s competition included women’s teams [...]
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Panera Bread of Iowa took the city of Coralville to task this week regarding delays related to a flood wall project that the franchisee said forced it to kill plans for a new bakery-cafe in Coralville. The Panera franchisee had planned to build the bakery-cafe at 213 First Ave. in Coralville, the former location of [...]
continue »Plans for a second Panera Bread location in Coralville on First Avenue appear to be off the boards. Panera Bread of Iowa had announced plans in April for a free-standing baker-cafe at the former location of Taco Bell on First Avenue. Nothing has been done on the site, and it is now listed for sale. [...]
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CORALVILLE – Coralville has received a $4 million federal grant for a transit facility in the Iowa River Landing district, U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack announced Wednesday. The money comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bus Livability Program, the Iowa City Democrat said in a news release. Coralville wants to build a $24.5 million transit [...]
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