Posts With Keyword ‘English River’

First Meeting on English River Watershed Coalition Held

Posted: Thursday, May 9th, 2013 at 6:23 am

Representatives from the cities and counties in the English River watershed met in North English Tuesday.

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Volunteers Help Riverside VFW Prepare for Reopening

Posted: Tuesday, April 30th, 2013 at 6:23 am

The Riverside VFW will reopen today, due to the help of volunteers.

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English River Watershed Management Authority to Hold First Meeting

Posted: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at 6:24 am

A group that includes representatives from the eighteen cities and six counties in the English River watershed will hold its first meeting later this month.

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Kalona Looks to Form English River Watershed Group

Posted: Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 6:24 am

The City of Kalona will continue their partnership with the Iowa Flood Center as they work toward an English River watershed group.

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English River Sees More Heavy Rain

Posted: Thursday, June 16th, 2011 at 6:22 am

Very heavy rain has caused the English River near Kalona to rise even further.  

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English River Breaches Banks

Posted: Wednesday, June 15th, 2011 at 6:24 am

Recent heavy rainfall has caused the English River in northern Washington County to flood over its banks this week.  

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Washington County To Set Bid Letting In River Road Repair

Posted: Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 5:58 am

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Washington County Supervisors will soon be seeking bids to stabilize a road near the English River. County Engineer David Patterson says 130th street was damaged by the 2008 floods, and is in danger of “sloughing” into the river. Patterson says they are receiving up to 80 thousand dollars in grant money from the Natural Resources Conservation Service for the project. Supervisors are expected to set a bid letting date at tomorrow morning’s meeting.

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