Homeowner Mark Sutton of Cedar Rapids is not alone: Roughly 4,700 derecho-related claims filed by policyholders in Iowa remain open, according to the state insurance division.
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About half the roughly $100 million in aid to local governments sought by Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha, Robins and Linn County in the aftermath of the 2020 derecho has been received so far from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
About $800,000 remains for qualifying residents of single-family homes and mobile homes that sustained damage in the August 2020 derecho. As funds dwindle likely by the end of the year, officials urged anyone who may be in need to apply with urgency.
Organizations are using more grassroots efforts to plant trees, and many residents taking the initiative since the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho.
Nearly two years removed from the Aug. 10, 2020, derecho, most Iowa farmers are back on their feet, but some are still recovering and rebuilding their operations, with some toppled and damaged farm buildings still in disarray .
City, county plan ‘community conversation’ at two-year mark of disaster
A Cedar Rapids-based church is hosting a free week-long camp in August that will help children cope with traumas related to the 2020 derecho and other crises.
The opening of the new $3.5 million, 3,500-square-foot Ellis Golf Course Clubhouse replaces the one that was destroyed in the 2020 derecho. It includes public event rental space.
NEWSTRACK | CATCHING UP ON AN EARLIER STORY: Cedar Rapids crews have ground thousands more tree stumps left in the derecho’s wake, while hundreds more trees have been planted this year as part of the 10-year ReLeaf reforestation plan.
Monarch Research will open online ordering for a spread of 32 native tree species for woodland landowners on July 18.
The city of Cedar Rapids and the Iowa Economic Development Authority will hold an informational session Friday for housing developers to discuss
The Montana man swindled over $15,000 from a Cedar Rapids derecho victim but never did the work and used the money for gambling.
The city is seeking funds through a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to replant 1,000 street trees this fall.
Grant will allow Iowa Legal Aid can to hire more lawyers and paralegals to help low-income residents impacted by the August 2020 derecho and get other related legal services.
To date, 72 percent of approximately 1,100 city right-of-way stumps have been removed and restored.
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