FEMA grant will facilitate new flood study in Dyersville

The last several weeks have brought some strange weather, to say the least. Within that timeframe, the City of Dyersville has declared two snow emergencies and also experienced a flood significant enough to impact traffic. On Feb. 27, nearly 2.5 inches of rain fell in the area, swelling the North Fork of the Maquoketa River out of its banks and over the road, forcing the Dyersville Police Department to close off three areas to traffic. However, thanks to a grant the city received nearly two years ago that it is now finally able to utilize, the city could potentially find more funding to find what steps it can take in the future to mitigate those risks.