Iola school board members agreed to take the next step to improve Riverside Park and pay half the cost of a design plan for flood mitigation, but expressed concern about the total cost of the…

NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — A railroad bridge collapsed during flooding in the Midwestern U.S. that has led to water rescues, evacuations and at least one death and has brought additional misery during a…

“Am I going to die today?” Billie Call asked her son, Terry. “Is this the day?”  “I told her no, that we’d find a way to get her out,” Terry Call said Thursday.  But in…

Iola High School baseball and softball players filled the community building at Riverside Park Tuesday evening as a show of support for ballfield updates. City Council members discussed a proposed contract for services with Mammoth…

Updates to ballfields at Riverside Park could be on the horizon if Iola council members give their approval at Tuesday’s meeting. On the table is a proposed contract for services from Mammoth Sports Construction of…

Allen County residents could see some relief for property damaged from recent flood waters. County Appraiser Jami Clark explained to commissioners Tuesday morning that the county is eligible for a relief program since a disaster…

Monday night’s storms dumped almost 2 inches of rain on an already water-logged Riverside Park. Ball field #1, above, was a breeding ground for minnows, tadpoles and mosquitoes.

Allen County Commissioners signed a disaster declaration Tuesday morning in response to the flooding over the weekend.  Emergency Management Director Jason Trego said the declaration is for one week, beginning April 26. “Hopefully, if this…

SEK Multi-County Health Department is offering free tetanus shots for individuals affected by the recent flooding. Tetanus shots will be available to impacted residents as well as first responders, volunteers, or any others who have…

Jesse Folk Jr., tried to keep his parents unaware of what was unfolding outside their bedroom in the wee hours of Sunday, but when the water reached the windowsill, “I knew it was time to…