Columbus City NewsLocal news for Columbus City, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Guard members do what's needed- June 26, 2008 Staff Sgt. Robert Schluns added chemicals to a small vial of water and watched it turn pink.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/guard-members-do-whats-needed?fromrss=1 Columbus Junction won't rest in recovery effort- June 24, 2008 On Thursday, city officials said they are making good progress in the painstaking work of trying to get part of its downtown area up and running, five days after the Iowa River breached a levee.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/columbus-junction-wont-rest-in-recovery... For better or worse, flood is bridal theme- June 22, 2008 Columbus Junction, Ia. - A Macksburg couple themed their wedding today - the flood party.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/for-better-or-worse-flood-is-bridal-the... UPI NewsTrack TopNews June 14, 2008- June 20, 2008 Iraqi troops and police backed by the U.S. military swarmed Amara, Iraq, Saturday in an attempt to break the will of armed Shiite gunmen there, officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/upi-newstrack-topnews-june-14-2008?from... IA: Levee work stops in Columbus ...- June 18, 2008 IA: Levee work stops in Columbus Junction The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jun. 14--Work that started Monday on a three-pronged attack to protect low-lying areas of Columbus Junction and the town's ...http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/ia-levee-work-stops-in-columbus?fromrss... Iowans wait for rivers to crest- June 16, 2008 Flood waters began receding Saturday in some Iowa towns while others waited for rivers to crest.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/iowans-wait-for-rivers-to-crest?fromrss... Receding Cedar Rapids flood reveals wide damage - AP- June 15, 2008 Receding water on Sunday revealed the widespread damage caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/receding-cedar-rapids-flood-reveals-wid... Evacuations ordered around Columbus Junction- June 15, 2008 COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Ia. - Authorities have ordered evacuations in Fredonia and parts of Columbus Junction and Columbus City as big water heads down the Iowa River.http://www.topix.net/city/columbus-city-ia/2008/06/evacuations-ordered-around-columbus-jun... |