The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ flexible approach to water releases out of the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System during December and January has created an additional 500,000 acre-feet of flood control storage available for the 2012 runoff season.
One of the two suspects to lead law enforcement on a high speed chase, followed by a search after they wrecked and abandoned the vehicle they had allegeldly stolen was apprehended yesterday. A report came in to the Fremont County Sheriff's office that a subject was running south on the West Nishnabotna levee. Deputies responded and apprehended Sean Christopher Schmidt, 37, of St. Joseph, Mo.
Average retail gasoline prices in Nebraska have risen 1.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.28/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.39/g, according to gasoline price website NebraskaGasPrices.com.
Iowa landowners from among the worst flooded areas along the Missouri River this summer selected levee and drainage district trustees in an election held Saturday at Percival.
Voters selected two of three trustees for the Benton-Washington Levee District, which is expected to assist the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers obtain easements for the repair and improvements to the flood levee.
Results from the Fremont County auditor's office indicate 32 votes for incumbent Pat Sheldon and 37 votes for Wayne Clark.
Leaders from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, announced today preliminary plans for a new cancer center at the medical center’s Omaha campus. The cancer center would house research facilities, a multidisciplinary outpatient treatment center and clinic, and a new hospital tower. Medical center leaders call it the largest project ever proposed here.
A traffic stop on Interstate 80 lands an Iowa man in jail for alleged possession of marijuana for the second time in a little more than two weeks.
A Harlan man was killed Tuesday evening after falling from a tree stand while hunting deer in Monona County.
Corey Custer, 21, was coming out of his tree stand at approximately 7 p.m. Tuesday when he fell approximately 18-23 feet while bow hunting for deer southeast of Onawa. He suffered head injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
With 2011 now complete, the State Climatologist for Iowa, Harry Hillaker, released a summary of the top weather stories from the year. The State Climatologist’s office is within the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship.
The seventh annual Nebraska Ag Classic will be held at the Holiday Inn, Kearney, NE January 9-11, 2012. Association meetings will start the afternoon of January 9 and continue on the morning of January 10 with joint activities kicking off with a luncheon on the tradeshow floor that same day. Educational and entertaining speakers fill the program which concludes shortly after lunch on Wednesday, January 11, 2012.
Early and extensive training of younger generations is vital to the future of the beef cattle industry. Nebraska Cattlemen understands this concept which is why they submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing the proposed child labor regulations.
Highway 2 opened between Nebraska City and Iowa Oct. 24 after months of being closed due to flooding. A ribbon cutting ceremony was followed by removal of the barricades. Lines of vehicles were waiting to make the drive to Iowa, which once again takes only minutes.
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that Iowa 2 will be partially reopened to traffic on Monday, Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. Favorable weather has allowed the contractor to perform repair and rebuilding work at an accelerated pace; the bids for this project were opened Oct. 12.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended a critical flood insurance deadline for many policy holders whose properties were damaged as a result of this year’s flooding along the Missouri River.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that in 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged slightly higher to 6.1 percent in August from 6.0 percent in July, but remained under the year ago rate of 6.2 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy added no new jobs in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent.
The Corps’ forecast for the month of September indicates the flood water evacuation plan and release drawdown strategy is proceeding as planned.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that his staff member, Nathan Vander Plaats, will hold a flood roundtable in Fremont County on Monday, September 12, 2011. The roundtable is designed for area residents and their families to share information and ask questions about how the flooding has impacted their lives and to ask questions on flood preparation, relief and other related issues.
Details of the event:
1:45-2:45 PM
Hamburg City Hall
1201 Main Street
Hamburg, IA
The Flood Fight continues with water levels high, up and down the river. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Joint Information Center, continues to answer flood-related questions.
A pipeline carrying natural gasoline developed a leak over the weekend, with the potential to lose about 140,000 gallons of gasoline in the Missouri River floodplain southwest of Onawa, Iowa.
The DNR notified downstream water supplies in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Blair and Omaha, Neb., to alert the operators of possible petroleum contamination.
The threat of business identity theft is a growing national problem, and Nebraska businesses should take necessary precautions to protect themselves, Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale says.
