Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection

How to make peace with a devastating flood – build a pond. That was Dan Diehm’s philosophy. Diehm, who has …

It seemed an impossible situation. Firefighters, trained to serve and protect the Cedar Rapids community, found themselves dispersed in four …

Write a column about your thoughts and remembrances of the flood of 2008, they told me. I don’t need 500 …

Lori Russell, nurse at Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids Two hours before flood waters began to creep towards the entry …

Bret Loes’ summer plans changed when he saw footage of Cedar Rapids’ 2008 flood on national TV. Loes, who grew …

Another bit of Depression-era art hidden away for decades will soon go on display again inside the council chambers at …

First Avenue East in downtown Cedar Rapids will close for about five days to allow a new skywalk to be …

For the 41st year in a row, the city of Cedar Rapids has secured the top Aaa bond rating from …

By Ethan Wellman —- Over the past few weeks, we as U.S. citizens have seen what it is like to …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency should not pay, or should require the city of Cedar Rapids to return, $13.8 million …

The flood-damaged, former A&W Family Restaurant on Ellis Boulevard NW is back in play. The city of Cedar Rapids on …

A University of Iowa appeal for federal dollars to help fund $30 million in flood mitigation to underground campus utility …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The city’s need on Thursday to once again rush emergency flood protection to the Sun Valley neighborhood …

So far, so good: The city’s new temporary system of flood-protection barriers – called tiger dams – are going up …