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'Rebuild or Abandon' - Flooded Businesses In Southwest Iowa Have A Decision To Make

Business owners in Mills and Fremont counties directly impacted by the catastrophic Missouri River flooding will have a decision to make in the coming weeks and months.
Do they rebuild or move on?

“We know we have to make a decision if we’re going to rebuild or abandon,” Feed Energy Chairman Robert Riley said Saturday while touring flood damage in western Mills County with Iowa’s Third District U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne.

Incident Management Team Overseeing P.J. Re-entry

The city of Pacific Junction is getting some assistance from the Iowa Incident Management Team as residents begin re-entry into a community that’s suffered catastrophic flood damage over the past month.

Motel A Mess, But Owners Vow To Rebuild

As Paul Hill drove away from the motel he and his wife Leeann own just north of the Highway 34 / Interstate 29 interchange on the evening of March 16, he wasn’t concerned about rising Missouri River flood water.

“We’ll be back in a few days, we won’t get wet,” Paul recalled thinking.

Vice President Pledges Support During Flood Tour

The vice president of the United States was in Mills County Friday, viewing levee breaches and flooded farm fields and offering encouragement to victims of the historic Missouri River flooding that’s caused nearly $2 billion damage in western Iowa.

During a brief appearance at the Lincoln family’s Ridgeview Farms southwest of Pacific Junction, Mike Pence promised support and relief to victims of a flood that’s now regarded as the worst in Mills County history.

The Kindness Of Strangers

They have names like Eight Days of Hope and Convoy of Hope. They’re non-profits, staffed by volunteers, mobilized from all over the United States, from Tupelo, Miss. and Buffalo, N.Y. to Springfield, Mo. They go where the disaster is.
They bring with them a common mission: help those affected by disaster get through, get by and get cleaned up.

Vice President To Tour Flood Damage Friday

Vice President Mike Pence will make a stop in the Pacific Junction area Friday. Pence is scheduled to visit Lincoln's Ridgeview Farms and meet business owners and families affected by recent Missouri River flooding.

Pacific Junction Won't Be Cleared For Re-entry Until Water Has Receded

Pacific Junction and rural Mills County residents peppered Mayor Andy Young and Mills County Emergency Management officials with around two dozen flood-related questions during a nearly 90-minute, emotion-filled meeting last Wednesday night at the Glenwood Resource Center.

Audience members had questions on a variety of topics, including security, water levels, clean-up assistance and evacuation protocol.

One question that didn’t get answered is “When will we be able to get back into Pacific Junction?”

Glenwood drops pair to ranked foes at A-D-M soccer tournament

The Glenwood girls soccer team lost a pair of matches over the weekend to ranked foes at the A-D-M Tournament Saturday in Adel.

The Rams (2-5) fell 3-0 to No. 3 ranked hosts from A-D-M and 3-1 to No. 2 Pella. Of the Rams’ seven matches this season, four have come against top 10 ranked opponents.

Glenwood second at Clarinda

Council Bluffs Lewis Central edged Glenwood for team title at the 82nd annual Cardinal Relays in Clarinda Friday.

The Titans won eight events and scored 169 points to the Rams’ 155 in the Class 3A division. Council Bluffs St. Albert easily won the Class 2A division.

The Rams continued to show good depth, winning four of seven relays and taking second in two others and battling with the Titans all meet long.

Rams win links opener

Savannah Mellon won top medalist honors and Glenwood scored a 206 to 268 dual victory over Treynor in girls golf last Tuesday at the Glenwood golf course.

Mellon carded a round of 47 for top individual honors. Teammate Kathryn Gunderson was the runner up with a round of 51.