Five-years of near-drought conditions are taking a toll on the amount of water a southwestern Iowa utility can distribute to its customers. The Regional Water Rural Water Association, based in Avoca, has instituted “Level Red” mandatory water restrictions for customers across the Avoca Treatment Plant System, including parts of Audubon, Cass, Harrison, Pottawattamie and Shelby […]
NWS cropland danger index ‘high’ in about half of Iowa
The National Weather Service says there’s a high risk of cropland fires in all or parts of over 50 Iowa counties