AMES – A warm stretch in October, along with recent rounds of rainfall, are keeping pesky bugs alive longer into the season. KCCI-TV reports an Iowa State University research group is tracking mosquito populations and the diseases they carry. Temperatures in the 70s and 80s, along with several inches of precipitation in the last few weeks, are keeping insects around longer than usual in October. Relief will be on the way in the coming weeks as cooler temperatures arrive.
CLEGHORN – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure discharge from an open feedlot in north-central Cherokee County. On Friday morning, the DNR Spencer Field Office received a report of manure in Bear Creek, a tributary to Mill Creek. DNR field staff responded to the site and identified an open feedlot with an overflowing settled open feedlot effluent basin. The producer has taken measures to mitigate the impact of the discharge.
DES MOINES – Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Pottawattamie County in response to severe storms that occurred on September 29 and continuing.
Governor Reynolds’ proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of these storms and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Advocacy Program for affected residents. The proclamation is effective immediately and will remain in effect for 30 days unless terminated or extended.
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