Iowa DNR

Year Looking Up for Pheasants in Iowa

Scott Stuntz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:07:37 +0000

Despite large amounts of snow recently, Iowa is on track to get an average amount of snow this winter. A pheasant biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources said that could make it a good year for pheasants.

IA DNR Seeks Public Input on Hunting Rules

Scott Stuntz — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:55:09 +0000

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will hold meeting across the state to allow the public to help shape new hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.

In the past, the DNR held meetings after new rules were announced to gauge public opinion.

Charges Filed in Fatal Boat Crash

Jason Parrott — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 17:39:04 +0000

Two Burlington men face multiple felonies in connection with a deadly boat crash on the Mississippi River in May.

Lee County Considers Master Matrix

Jason Parrott — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 14:18:58 +0000

Lee County could gain more control over certain agriculture operations.

Names Released in Fatal Boat Collision

Jason Parrott — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:06:20 +0000

The victims of a boat collision early Saturday morning near Burlington have been identified.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the bodies of Matthew House, 21, Jacob Boyd, 22, Caitlyn Atchley, 20, and Blake Eakins, 21 were found Sunday morning. They were all from Burlington.

The agency says the collision occurred in the O’Donnell Slough area of the Mississippi River.

Meetings To Determine Sewer Future

Jason Parrott — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:17:47 +0000

Croton and Mooar/Powdertown are a couple of Lee County’s small unincorporated communities. Mooar/Powdertown is located just north of Keokuk, along Highway 61 while Croton sits just a few miles south of Farmington near the Avenue of the Saints.

Neither community has a sanitary sewer system, which prompted them to start working with Mount Pleasant-based RUSS (Regional Utility Service Systems) in 2010.