Six Iowa Cities Hit by 2024 Flooding Await FEMA Decision on Buyouts
Communities in northwest Iowa are waiting for FEMA to approve buyouts for properties that were damaged by flooding in the summer of 2024. Tom Van Maanen, the city administrator in […]
Disaster Advocacy Assistance in Sioux County Ending October 31
In-person Disaster Case Advocacy assistance in Sioux County will end on Friday, October 31, 2025. That date also marks the final day the program will accept new cases related to […]
Feenstra Secures $1.8M for Rock Valley Flood Repairs
Recovery efforts continue for the Rock Valley Community School District more than a year after last summer’s flood. Congressman Randy Feenstra announced that FEMA has approved $1.8 million in funding […]
Rock Valley Opening New Housing One Year After Flood
Rock Valley is moving ahead with housing projects almost one year after devastating flooding consumed the town. Governor Kim Reynolds attended a ribbon cutting Tuesday for one development where some […]
Dave Miller
Rock Valley Development Director
Kara Griffin & Tiana Suber
Saving Disaster Damaged Treasures
FEMA Adds Additional Counties for Flood Relief
Homeowners and renters in Buena Vista, Cherokee, and O’Brien counties who suffered damage from the June 16 flooding are now eligible to apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance. It had been […]