Articles Tagged: Flood 2016

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids man said he was denied access three times under threat of arrest to save …

CEDAR RAPIDS – With both major party presidential candidates in town Friday, Cedar Rapids officials used the opportunity to press …

CEDAR RAPIDS – While the 2016 flood a month ago may seem like a distant memory, a handful of large …

CEDAR RAPIDS — When Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett asked residents to help businesses affected by the flood get back …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Diane Webber marked the end of her seventh year in Cedar Rapids with the same kind of …

DES MOINES – Gov. Terry Branstad signed a letter Friday asking President Obama to issue a presidential disaster declaration for …

DES MOINES – Communities in 19 Iowa counties sustained more than $22 million in damages when heavy rains last month …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The 2016 flood caused an estimated $500,000 in damages to the city’s parks and recreation facilities and …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Before all the HESCO sand barriers had even been removed following September’s flood, developer Fred Timko had …

IOWA CITY – Though miles away from the Cedar River, Johnson County’s Joint Emergency Communication Center nearly played a vital …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Linn County Risk Manager Steve Estenson, who was appointed Sept. 23 as incident commander for the impending …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Georgia Sen. David Perdue, who recalled filling sandbags during the 2008 Cedar Rapids flood, praised the city’s …

CEDAR RAPIDS – They remember hauling sandbags. Standing in waist deep floodwater plugging leaks. Overnight shifts. Catnaps in cars. Staff …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Cedar Rapids small businesses recovering from last month’s flood will be able to apply for a grant …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Fresh off battling back the second worst flood in city history, Cedar Rapids officials are celebrating the …