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Storm damage and flooding impact some Iowa state parks for Memorial Day weekend

• 5/23/2024 10:41:00 AM
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Several Iowa state parks have been impacted by recent heavy rains and storms, causing closures in some areas. Visitors are urged to plan in advance heading into the holiday weekend in case a park activity or location is affected.

Wastewater discharge in Jones County reaches Wapsipinicon River

• 3/27/2024 11:13:00 AM
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater discharge at the City of Anamosa in Jones County.

ATV fatality at Olin Access Wildlife Management Area in Jones County

• 9/12/2022 8:49:00 AM
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OLIN - At approximately 3:30 AM on Saturday, September 10th, James Daniel Minor, age 35 of Olin, drove off the roadway at the Olin Access Wildlife Management Area in Jones County.

New wildlife area drawing wildlife, hunters to southeast Jones County

• 7/17/2018 12:18:00 PM
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Oxford Junction, Iowa - The Oxford Junction Wildlife Area in southeast Jones County might be hard to find on a map made before 2017. That’s because it didn’t exist.

Air quality permits under review

• 5/17/2018 11:32:00 AM
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DES MOINES – The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans’ health and the air where we live. DNR’s permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards.

Alliant Energy and Iowa DNR team up to offer eight Operation ReLeaf events this fall

• 8/8/2017 1:31:00 PM
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DES MOINES – A popular program offering landscape quality trees at a deep discount to Alliant Energy customers will be held at eight locations across Iowa this fall. Residential tree distributions will take place in Buena Vista, Fayette, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Lucas and Story counties this September and October.

Relaxed fishing regulations extended at Central Park Lake

• 3/7/2017 12:08:00 PM
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CENTER JUNCTION - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has extended the relaxed fishing regulations at Central Park Lake in Jones County until July 1.

Fishing Regulations to be Relaxed at Central Park Lake

• 8/31/2016 3:35:00 PM
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CENTER JUNCTION - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources will relax fishing regulations at Central Park Lake in Jones County starting on September 3, to allow anglers to more freely harvest game fish before the lake is renovated this fall.

Public Meeting to Discuss Central Park Lake's Improvement Plan

• 8/30/2016 1:52:00 PM
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Center Junction – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Jones County Conservation Board will host a public meeting at 6:30 p.m., September 13, at the Central Park Nature Center, to discuss plans for improving water quality and recreational opportunities at Central Park Lake, in Jones County.

Bottled Water Advisory Issued in Anamosa After Unknown Chemical Entered Water Supply

• 5/9/2016 1:50:00 PM
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ANAMOSA – The city of Anamosa in Jones County is asking residents to use bottled water until they identify an unknown chemical that entered the water supply sometime over the weekend.

Central Park Lake Poised for Return

• 2/20/2015 4:56:00 AM
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Central Park Lake encompasses only 25 acres, but the 297-acre park is a popular recreation destination in Jones County, despite the lake’s listing as “impaired” due to excess algae, bacteria and pH.