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Efforts continue by City staff against flood effects

MUSCATINE, Iowa – As many days as the Mississippi River has been in flood stage, that is the number of days that staff from various City of Muscatine departments have visited with, advised, or helped in many ways the industries, business, and in...

It's the law ... keep grass clippings out of the street

MUSCATINE, Iowa – You have seen the commercials on television, posts on social media, and accounts throughout the various media outlets … the placement of grass clippings on roadways is a safety hazard, especially for those on motorcycles and bicycles. It...

Block of Iowa Avenue to be closed to traffic starting May 27

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Iowa Avenue will be closed starting Thursday (May 23) from 7th Street to 8th Street as KE Flatwork, Inc., mills the pavement as part of Phase 4B of the West Hill Sewer Separation Project. Barricades will be placed on Iowa Avenue Wednesda...

City offices closed Memorial Day, trash pickup delayed

MUSCATINE, Iowa – City of Muscatine offices will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, so that our employees may join with their families, and with Muscatine residents and citizens across the United States, in honoring those who made the ul...

City to remove flood barriers, open Mississippi Drive

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Mississippi Drive and 2nd Street will be open to traffic this afternoon according to City of Muscatine officials.

“Based on the most recent information it appears the river will hold stead near 18.3 feet for the rest o...

City of Muscatine recognized for financial reporting

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Certificate for Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Muscatine for the 25th consecutive year by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA)...

Muscatine County EMS Child Safety Day postponed to June 1

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The 2019 Muscatine County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Child Safety Day event scheduled for Saturday, May 18, at Blain’s Farm & Fleet in Muscatine has been postponed until June 1 in the parking lot of Blain&am...

Mississippi Drive reopened Pine Street to Iowa Avenue

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The City of Muscatine reopened Mississippi Drive from Pine Street to Iowa Avenue as the Mississippi River continues to recede.

“We are cleaning and taken down flood walls as we can,” Brian Stineman, Director ...

No parking, driving allowed on Mississippi Drive ... yet

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Mississippi Drive remains closed to both vehicular traffic and to parking from Pine Street to Mulberry Avenue according to City of Muscatine officials.

City officials will be enforcing the parking ban especially from Mulberry to...

Opportunities to help determine Muscatine's future available

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The City of Muscatine is reaching out to the residents of the city looking for interested individuals who would like to become a part of the decision making process for the future of Muscatine.

The City has 12 different boards a...

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