1936: A severe blizzard struck northern and northwestern Iowa on February 25-26 with heavy snow combining with high winds to make travel all but impossible. Storm total snowfall amounts included 7.0 inches at Le Mars, New Hampton, and Rock Rapids, 8.0 inches at Storm Lake, and 10.0 inches at Algona. This was only one in […]
NEWTON, IOWA (Feb. 24, 2011) — Thanks to title sponsorship from Casey’s General Store, Iowa Speedway’s popular Fan Walk is set to become a longer and more exciting journey. The Casey’s General Store Fan Walk presented by Mello Yello spans the entire length of Pit Road – and for the first time will extend to […]
(DES MOINES) – On March 1 several state agencies will kick off a month-long Flood Awareness Month campaign to assist Iowans in preparing for and remaining safe during flood events. Flood awareness is particularly important when considering the damage caused by flooding in 2008 and 2010. Already this year homes have been damaged in Fort […]
School Announcements Twin Cedars – 2 hour delay Davis County – 2 hour delay Melcher-Dallas – 2 hour delay Keota – 2 hour delay Buena Vista / Ottumwa – Closed Last Updated 6:19 am
On Saturday February 19th, the Eddyville Blakesburg High School Jazz Band placed 2nd in class 2A competition at the Indianola Jazz Encounter Contest. This is the 2nd year that the band has attending this festival. EBHS outscored 7 other bands in class 2A. Several students received Outstanding Soloist Awards for their solo performances: Tanner Powers; […]
NEWTON, IOWA (Feb. 22, 2011) – An economic study commissioned by the City of Newton shows in 2009 Iowa Speedway spurred $34.6 million in total economic activity in the Newton region, while supporting the equivalent of more than 380 jobs. Results of the study, undertaken by Dave Swenson, regional scientist in the Department of Economics […]
I recently started looking into ways to share Iowa’s military history. I thought I would run the U.S.S. Iowa and maybe a few other stories the month before Memorial Day. I was then shocked as I dug into Naval history the amount of ships that have their namesakes rooted in Iowa. It became evident, this […]
1997: Unusually heavy rain fell across about the southeastern third of Iowa from February 20-21 with the highest amounts occurring southeast of a line from Lamoni to Clinton. Some of the highest reported two day rainfall accumulations included 2.56 inches at Wapello, 2.59 inches at Leon, 2.62 inches at Donnellson, 3.18 inches at Fort Madison, […]
The South Skunk River in Mahaska County has melted quickly, leaving behind large chunks of floating ice that are attempting to make their way down river. When there is a rapid warm up like we have currently experience in our region, the rivers open up quickly on the banks, leaving the more dense centers to […]
1930: An incredible warming trend took place across Iowa in mid-February. A blast of arctic cold brought temperatures down to as low as -34 F at Webster City on the 15th, then unseasonably warm weather settled in from the 19th-24th with many stations breaking daily high temperature records on several of those days. On the […]
