Wapello NewsLocal news for Wapello, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.IMS 4, Wapello 1- June 29, 2008 Kelsey Schrock was 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Iowa Mennonite School to a home victory in Kalona.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/ims-4-wapello-1?fromrss=1 FEMA urges flood victims to register for help- June 27, 2008 By JIM RUDISILL for The Hawk Eye WAPELLO -- About 50 people crammed into the Wapello City Council chambers Thursday to hear city officials and others discuss assistance for county residents affected by the ...http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/fema-urges-flood-victims-to-register-for-help... Counselors available to help vitims cope- June 25, 2008 By MEGAN SPEES mspeesthehawkeye.com Long after the waters recede, flood survivors in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois may find themselves mentally burdened by the stress of what they dealt with this ...http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/counselors-available-to-help-vitims-cope?from... Downtown business owners see what's left- June 23, 2008 By JOHN MANGALONZO jmangalonzothehawkeye.com COLUMBUS JUNCTION -- Several local business owners affected by the flood here were allowed to survey the water damage to their establishments Friday, but they still ...http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/downtown-business-owners-see-whats-left?fromr... Iowa: Inspectors looking at bridges- June 21, 2008 The floodwaters that have surged across much of Iowa this month have inspectors looking for damage to the state's already troubled bridge network.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/iowa-inspectors-looking-at-bridges?fromrss=1 'Iowans finding hope amidst floodwaters'- June 19, 2008 Southern Baptists are on the front lines of relief efforts in America's flood-ravaged Midwest and workers on the scene say they are seeing God at work in people's lives.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/iowans-finding-hope-amidst-floodwaters?fromrs... DOT Updates Road Closures- June 19, 2008 " June 18, 2008 - " 4:30 p.m. - " Flooding continues to affect many roadways in the state, according to Iowa Department of Transportation officials.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/dot-updates-road-closures?fromrss=1 Local Red Cross volunteer helps Iowans- June 19, 2008 NEWARK -- Debbie Matesich knows how to help people. The Thornville resident has worked in the health-care industry for 25 years and served as a Red Cross disaster relief volunteer during Hurricane Ivan.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/local-red-cross-volunteer-helps-iowans?fromrs... Iowa Struggles To Exhale After Massive Flooding- June 18, 2008 Even as flood fears eased in Iowa City, the state's south and east prepared for new problems ahead for a string of towns along the Mississippi River.Sandbagging was under way in Burlington, a key rail hub, to build the city's levee system and protect it from the river; 350 people had been evacuated.Two more deaths were reported, bringing the state's death toll from flooding to five. A 35-year-old man apparently drowned in Iowa River floodwaters near Wapello, and a woman was killed near New...http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/iowa-struggles-to-exhale-after-massive-floodi... Louisa County man drowns in Iowa River- June 16, 2008 Authorities say a man reported missing by his family apparently has drowned in the floodwaters of the Iowa River near Wapello.http://www.topix.net/city/wapello-ia/2008/06/louisa-county-man-drowns-in-iowa-river?fromrs... |