Hot, dry weather has made its presence known around Iola in different ways, Iola City Council members were told Monday.
Iola Water Plant Superintendent Toby Ross said the city is bracing for a series of water restrictions, which may be necessary if the ongoing drought persists, although such measures are likely more than a month away.
“It’s a matter of waiting for it to rain,” Ross said. “We want it to rain here and up north” at the John Redmond Reservoir north of Burlington.