DES MOINES – Gov. Kim Reynolds today received word that additional assistance is now available to public and nonprofit entities in flood-impacted counties.

A disaster declaration issued by President Trump on March 23, 2019, made 56 counties eligible to apply for emergency work and emergency protective measures assistance under the federal Public Assistance Program.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on April 11 announced that 13 of those counties are now eligible to apply for additional assistance for permanent work through the Public Assistance Program, to include the replacement or repair of disaster-damaged facilities such as roads, bridges, and public buildings. The counties included in this latest announcement are: Adair, Boone, Butler, Cass, Emmet, Guthrie, Kossuth, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Tama, Union, and Woodbury counties. Twenty other counties are also eligible for permanent work through the Public Assistance Program: Buena Vista, Cherokee, Crawford, Dallas, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Harrison, Ida, Jasper, Lyon, Marshall, Mills, Monona, Polk, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Sioux, Winneshiek, and Wright.

Additional counties may be added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration for the Public Assistance Program.

The Presidential Disaster Declaration also made available federal Individual Assistance for five counties, which provides aid to eligible homeowners, renters, and businesses. Residents in Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, and Woodbury counties are eligible to apply for this program, regardless of income.

Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can begin applying for assistance by registering online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362 or 1-800-462-7585 TTY. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (local time), seven days a week, until further notice.

For more information visit www.floods2019.iowa.gov.

An Order for Partial Release of Mandatory Evacuation Order was issued today by Pacific Junction Mayor, Andy Young.

An Order for Partial Release of Mandatory Evacuation Order was issued today by the Mills County Board of Supervisors and Mills County Emergency Management. The Partial Release area includes the following unincorporated areas:

The unincorporated areas of Mills County from South 221st Street to 195th Street, then North on 195th Street to the city limits of the City of Pacific Junction along with 210th Street North from South 221st Street to Kelting Avenue and Kelting Avenue from 210th Street to 20813 Kelting Ave.

Timeline for Re-entry: Residents and owners in the above area are allowed to return to their property, as of the date of this Order, during daylight hours to determine the viability of the premises.

Re-entry Routes: 221st Street South to 195th Street then North to the City Limits of Pacific Junction. 221st Street South to 210th Street then North to Kelting Ave

Reason for Release of Mandatory Evacuation Order: Floodwater has subsided sufficiently in the above area and road conditions are satisfactory enough to allow re-entry to the area homes and businesses.

GLENWOOD, Iowa – The Boil Advisory in place for the city of Glenwood for nearly the past month has now been lifted following extensive work and testing to the treatment plant.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources working with Glenwood city officials and Iowa Rural Water Association (IRWA) have collected and analyzed water in the city’s treatment system. Samples collected throughout the community and within all four schools indicate the water is safe to drink. The entire water treatment system has been flushed, as well, lifting the release of the boil advisory for the city of Glenwood.

Please be advised that the boil water advisory remains in effect for the Glenwood Resource Center. The Glenwood Resource Center will begin flushing its system on Monday. The newly produced water will be traced through that system as well. Bacteria samples will be collected within the Glenwood Resource Center once it is confirmed that the water has turned over. When the samples indicate the water is safe, the boil advisory for the Glenwood Resource Center will be lifted.

The DNR is very appreciative of the extremely hard work and dedication demonstrated by the City of Glenwood officials and IRWA during the last four weeks while assisting to get the city’s water treatment system back online after the flooding shut down the plant.

The DNR and city officials also wish to extend appreciation to the residents of Glenwood for their patience and for conserving water during the boil advisory as officials worked diligently to get the system back online.

Two male juveniles were arrested in Red Oak on Friday morning after a bench was set on fire. At 7:22am Red Oak Police was called to the “Cage” area across the street from the Red Oak Middle School in the 300 block of East Corning Street for a report of a wooden bench on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished.

After an investigation two juvenile males were arrested for Reckless Use of Fire, which is a Serious Misdemeanor. The two males used an accelerant and a lighter to light several fires in the area. There was an estimated $700 in damage to the school property. No injuries occurred during the incident which took place between 3:30am and 4:10am.

Both juveniles were taken to the Montgomery County Jail, processed and then released to their parents.

The Red Oak Police Department was assisted by the Red Oak Fire Department, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Red Oak Schools.

A Red Oak resident was arrested on Friday afternoon on an active warrant. Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 38-year-old Holly Ann Dalton of Red Oak on a Montgomery County Bench Warrant for Willful Contempt. Dalton was being held on no bond with a 30-day jail sentence.