Thursday Morning Read: Wapsipinicon River rises in Anamosa, veterans-only homeless shelter in works, Freemasonry on display

TODAY'S WEATHER — Partly cloudy, cooler. High 82, low 62.

WAPSIPINICON RIVER RISES IN ANAMOSA — A flood warning continued for Jones County this week as the Wapsipinicon River slowly rose to more than 20 feet Wednesday in Anamosa. On Wednesday, residents of Anamosa and communities further downriver said they hadn't seen much of an impact — and they were counting their blessings. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h4vAP9

VETERANS-ONLY HOMELESS SHELTER IN WORKS — Executive Director Chuck Elias said the Freedom Foundation, a not-for-profit providing services including a food pantry and clothing program for veterans, hopes to open a veterans-only homeless shelter this winter or spring. Read more: http://bit.ly/2uDSCzd

FREEMASONRY ON DISPLAY — Three centuries of Masonic history are on display in Cedar Rapids. 'Celebrating 300 Years of Freemasonry, 1717-2017: Masonic Treasures of the Grand Lodge of Iowa,' opened in June and will remain on display through the end of the year at the Grand Lodge of Iowa. Read more: http://bit.ly/2h4bHYo

WEST TAKES OUT WASHINGTON — They played really late, but the Iowa City West Trojans went about deciding the outcome of their Class 4A state baseball quarterfinal really early. West scored five times in the bottom of the first inning and steamrollered Cedar Rapids Washington, 12-2, in a six-inning game that didn't begin until 10:40 p.m. due to weather delays and didn't end until 12:43 a.m. Thursday. That's the latest game in state tournament history. Read more: http://bit.ly/2tM4mTk

QUOTABLE — 'The people that are less informed about the process, yes, I worry because it contributes to a climate that we've given you what you've asked for and we haven't delivered.' Iowa Republican Party chairman Jeff Kaufmann, regarding the effort to keep new Republican voters