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Construction season returns to Muscatine, 8th Street closure set

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Warmer temperatures have brought the return of street construction to Muscatine with the West Hill Sewer Separation Project kicking the season off on Thursday, March 21. Phase 4B of the project will focus on 8th Street from Ced...

Compost Site opens for season March 23

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Compost Site will open for the season at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 23, according to David Popp, Solid Waste Manager for the City of Muscatine. The site, located at the Recycling Center & Transfer Station, 1000 S. Houser...

Permit for open burning required in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Fire Department (MFD) responded to a 9-1-1 call of a structure fire Monday (March 18) afternoon with  two fire engines, a ladder truck, two ambulances, a pickup, and two police cars. This is not the first time, nor...

Phase 4B of West Hill project set to begin on March 20

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Phase 4B of the West Hill Sewer Separation Project (WHSSP) will begin on Wednesday, March 20, according to project managers for the City of Muscatine. Phase 4B will separate sanitary and storm sewers on 8th Street from Cedar to...

Riverside Park, Mississippi Drive closures anticipated

MUSCATINE, Iowa – While still recovering from one of its worst winters in history, Muscatine now faces the consequences of that winter weather with a Mississippi River that is on the rise. A flood watch is in effect for Muscatine and that will p...

Muscatine Dog Park informational meeting set March 25

MUSCATINE, Iowa – With the first day of Spring just days away, the Citizens for an Off-Leash Muscatine Park (COMP) will host an informational meeting at 6 p.m., Monday, March 25, in Room 301 of the Musser Public Library and HNI Community Center....

Tools to enhance development - Tax Abatement

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Property owners, contractors, and developers with interest in Muscatine real estate have several programs available through the City of Muscatine to assist with new construction, renovations to existing buildings, or expansions...

Time changes March 10 - time to change batteries too

MUSCATINE, Iowa – This weekend marks the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST) and the Muscatine Fire Department reminds residents that this is also a good time to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, to test the alarms, and to...

Local man recognized for assistance at fatal fire

MUSCATINE, Iowa –Bibo Aguilar, a 21-year-old Muscatine man, was walking home from practice at the Muscatine County Boxing Club (MCBC) when he smelled something and investigated.

“That right there is something that needs to be recognized...

Transfer Station policy on assisting customers enforced

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Customers unloading material on the tipping floor at the City of Muscatine Recycling Center and Transfer Station will do so without the aid of Transfer Station staff according to a policy statement issued Monday (March 4) from ...

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