LAKE DELHI- An apparent budget deal at the statehouse is giving renewed hope to battered residents around Lake Delhi in Delaware County this weekend. On Friday, Iowa lawmakers negotiating budget details called for the state to invest $5-million dollars over the next two fiscal years to rebuild the dam that was breached in July...
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Several Eastern Iowa groups are among more than 100 community-based child abuse prevention programs receiving $1.3 million in grants from the Iowa Department of Human Services. “These grants are designed to meet specific needs as identified by people on the front lines of child protection,” said Wendy Rickman, administrator of the Adult, Child and...
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Updated by Dave Franzman at 5:45 p.m.  Updates in bold. LAKE DELHI- Nearly fifteen months of talking about restoring the heavily damaged Lake Delhi dam finally turned into some engineering activity at the site.   But it’s really just the first step in a very long process to re-fill the drained lake. Heavy rains overtopped...
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DES MOINES – State Department of Human Services officials said Monday their assessors found no evidence of abuse or neglect was involved in connection with the death of 3-year-old Vanessa Elizabeth Husmann of Hopkinton. Vanessa suffered serious injuries when she was attacked by the two dogs in her backyard at 206 Third St., Hopkinton....
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While Lake Delhi leaders struggle to win approval of federal funds to aid recovery from the devastating July flood, a state review has raised questions about their handling of FEMA funds received to aid recovery from a flood two years earlier. The review by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division...
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DES MOINES – Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management were notified today that an appeal for federal funds to assist in Lake Delhi recovery was denied. The denial by the regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency means the Lake Delhi Recreational Facility and Water Quality District in Delaware County has 60 days...
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Updated by Dave Franzman at 5:10 p.m. with quotes. LAKE DELHI- A Delaware County homeowner expressed disappointment Wednesday when he heard county officials would not agree to participate in a federal buyout program for his flood-damaged home. Michael Gearhart, 24619 198th Avenue Manchester, was driven out of his home on the far western end...
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(Dubuque, Cedar Rapids) – Representatives of Four Oaks’ FaDSS (Family Development and Self-Sufficiency) program are preparing to talk with the new state legislature about the importance of Iowa families working toward self-sufficiency and staying off welfare. Four Oaks FaDSS grant, also called Cornerstone, is partnering with the Iowa Family Development Alliance for a FaDSS...
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