90, refused to move, and this time she faced a close call. Despite that, kcrg tv nines Katie Wiedemann reports the womans still not going anywhere. Rachel engelhardt refuses to move out of her flood prone house. She says, why would she . Everything she loves is right here. It was over the microwave, so it would have been that high. In june 2008, flood water nearly destroyed her home. Upper end of town and i said no way. Fema funding allowed the city to purchase several flood damaged homes. But rachel refused the offer. She has one very big reason to stay put. I open and lock it, everyday. Thats my job. I clean the church and i clean the rectory. Englehardt doesnt drive, so she wants to stay within walking distance of st. Josephs catholic church. Its more important to me to get to my church job than it is to get out of here, thats they need her too. Shes a fixture of the entire community. If you spent anytime in elkader, you know rachel and you know what a big heart she has. On thursday
Declaration. That would free up federal dollars for rebuilding. In spillville, the first day rebuilding focused on this Community Owned ballroom. Flooding did as much damage, if not more, than eight years ago in 2008. Many volunteers knew how to tackle the job from past experiencem uck out the floor first and let it dry. Some volunteers here were so focused on fixing this Community Asset first they started work here befor i know my place needs a little assistance but ill get it done. Its an unfinished basement. , itll be ok and as for the governor, he says its important to get a firsthand look both at the damage and future needs as communities rebuild. And if those areas need more manpower or equipment all they have to do is ask. Dave franzman kcrg tv9 news. Winneshiek countys Environmental Health office private wells and septic tanks. Its advising those people to limit their sewer usage. And if a private well flooded over the well housing, its important to have the water tested for co
Meteorologist terry swails starts us off with your a potentially lifesaving injection is grabbing a lot of headlines right now. Now. Epipens are designed to save a person experiencing a liftthreatening allergic react. Reaction. But take a look at the cost in recent years. Nearly four times higher than just four years ago. Cbs 2 news first told you about this problem last month. Month. Now. Cbs 2 news anchor matt hammill joins us with an update, matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Some parents tell us theyre paying thousands of dollars because they have to carry five or six epi pens for their kids. Tonight senator Charles Grassley is demanding the manufacturer explain why. It is not optional equipmenta the manufacture explain why. It is not optional equipment. A child stung by a bee or epipen but the epinephrine shot that has remained pretty much the same has jumped from about 100 to more than 600 in six years. s. I received senator. Grassley wants answers and he feels for the families.
School is back in session in eastern iowa cbs 2 News Reporter Stephanie Johnson is live right now in iowa city. City. Where students are getting ready to head back to class today. Stephanie good m. Morning. Good morning kelly yeah students in iowa city will need an umbrella or rain coat for their first day of school im right outside of southeast junior high where School Starts just before 9 oc. Different than Elementary Students who start class at 7fifty five. The School District is reminding parents about this swap in start times. They believe these start times better suit the different age groups. The district also made changes to discretionary buses, prioritizing areas where it is needed the most. Stephen murley, superintendent 22 41 48 we only had so much money that we could devote to discretionary busing, so given that, we couldnt bus every child that lives within two mil miles. Theyre planning for more traffic to start off the year. They hope drivers are paying attention so all k
Skies, turning mostly cloudy through Late Afternoon and evening. A few sprinkles are possible. As for temperatures, they will warm near 80 degrees and it will feel sticky outside. Overnight low temperatures will drop into the 60s once again. As for sunday, we have the chance of a few more isolated showers and storms. Skies will be partly sunny and temperatures will be warmer into the low 80s. Today occasional showers and thunderstorm s, especially in the morning. Humid. Wind sw 515. High 77 alo 76 dbq 76 iow 78 74 to 80 tonight a few showers or storms possib iow 65 61 to 67 thanks britley. Now that river levels are going down in northeast iowa, people can start cleaning up and drying out. Some of the hardest hit areas were along the turkey river in winneshiek, fayette and clayton counties. It all started on several people to evacuate their homes on wednesday morning. High water washed out an rv park in clermont in Fayette County the next day. We talked with some people who live at the