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Community Walk set for October 7 in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A Muscatine Community Walk and Muscatine Walking Club Fall Kickoff event will be held over the lunch hour on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The event will take place in the upper loop of Weed Park starting, and finishing,...

2nd Street scheduled to reopen for traffic, parking this weekend

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The 2020 construction season for the 2nd Street Streetscape Project is wrapping up with East 2nd Street scheduled to be reopened to all traffic Saturday afternoon according to City of Muscatine project managers.

KE Flatwork, Inc...

Police investigating two bomb threats made to local Walgreens

MUSCATINE, Iowa - Within the last 24 hours, the Muscatine Walgreens has been victimized by two separate bomb threats. Both times, an unidentified male caller has called the store and told employees that he intends to blow up the store at a specific time.

T...

Council back in chambers September 17 for hybrid session

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine City Council will be back in the Council Chambers at Muscatine City Hall tonight for their September 17 regular meeting, but public participation will still be through the virtual meeting session that will also be...

A message from the Muscatine Police on policing of the community

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Police Department is here for you, the citizens of the City of Muscatine, and for the visitors to our community.

After being involved in different community meetings over the summer, it became clear that many membe...

Greenwood Cemetery Walk set for Sept. 27 - rain or shine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The annual “Walk (or Ride) Through History” at Greenwood Cemetery is set for 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2020. The Greenwood Cemetery is located at 1814 Lucas Street. The Muscatine Parks and ...

Muscatine Firefighters, public pause to remember

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A year and three days after 343 firefighters perished in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Muscatine lost one of its own while battling a house fire in 2002. Firefighter Michael Kruse was remembered with the laying ...

3rd and Chestnut intersection closed due to collapsed manhole

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The intersection of 3rd and Chestnut Streets is closed in all directions due to a collapsed storm sewer manhole according to David Popp, Solid Waste/Collections and Drainage Manage for the City of Muscatine. Repairs will begin ...

Muscatine Firefighters step up to the challenge

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Two Muscatine firefighters took up the Memorial Stair Climb challenge Friday to honor the fallen 9/11 first responders on the 19th Anniversary of one of the deadliest terror attack in American history.

Firefighters Travis Edward...

Wet weather delays work, reopening of 2nd Street

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Wet weather this week has postponed the completion of two segments of the 2nd Street Streetscape Project according to the City of Muscatine Department of Public Works.

KE Flatworks, Inc., and Eastern Iowa Landscaping were schedu...

Council to discuss Trick or Treating in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine City Council will conduct a discussion on how Trick or Treating will look this year in Muscatine, and what day and time the annual event will be held.

The Muscatine City Council will meet in a virtual session at 7 ...

Moment of Silence to be observed at Firefighters Memorial Sept. 11

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Fire Department, Muscatine Police Department, and the City of Muscatine join together in inviting area residents to visit the Muscatine Firefighters Memorial on the corner of Fifth and Cedar where a Moment of Sile...

Final Senior Best Ball event of season set for September 30

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Municipal Golf Course will host the final Senior Two-Person Best Shot event of the season on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

Interested golfers may reserve their spot in-person at the Muscatine Municipal Golf C...

Burn Ban is lifted for Muscatine County

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The open burning ban for Muscatine County was lifted effective at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.

Pursuant to Chapter 100.40, State Code of Iowa, and at the request of Brian Wright, representing each fire department having...

Registration open for Little Muskies Football

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A non-competitive program to teach boys and girls, ages four through seven, the basic fundamentals of football is being offered by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department. Little Muskies Football will be held on ...

Traffic restrictions to affect 2nd and Cedar intersection Sept. 8-11

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The east side of the 2nd Street intersection with Cedar Street will be closed to traffic, and parking will not be allowed in the 200 block of East 2nd Street next week as work on the 2nd Street Streetscape Project closes in on ...

Burn Ban is in effect for Muscatine County

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine County Emergency Management Agency, in conjunction with the local Fire Chiefs and the State Fire Marshals Office, has determined that open burning constitutes a danger to life or property in Muscatine County, Iowa...

City offices closed for Labor Day; refuse, recycling collection changed

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Most City of Muscatine offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, for Labor Day with no refuse or recycling collection on that day. The Muscatine Fire Department and Muscatine Police Department will be staffed but adminis...

Three FEMA projects on agenda for City Council Thursday

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A brief agenda highlights the Muscatine City Council meeting Thursday, but does include the authorization to proceed with several FEMA approved projects after the 2019 flood.

The Muscatine City Council will meet in a virtual ses...

Adolescent anglers can "Go Fish" for prizes this September

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Adolescent anglers are encouraged to “Go Fish” throughout the month of September in the inaugural Virtual Fishing Derby hosted by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department.

Participants may cast their lin...

Fall Tee-Ball League registration is underway

MUSCATINE, Iowa – All five- and six-year-olds are invited to register for the 2020 Muscatine Parks and Recreation Fall Tee-Ball program played on the diamonds at Kent Stein Park.

The program will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Thursday e...

Construction Update: Block of 8th Street to be closed one week

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The 200 block of East 8th will be closed to traffic one week for a sewer repair, Roscoe Avenue will be closed from 8th to Maiden Lane for WHSSSP Phase 4C, and a lane restriction begins Monday on the Becky Bridge to repair the l...

Riverfront gas dock closing for the season on September 7

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Municipal Boat Harbor Gas Dock will close for the season at 2 p.m. on Monday, September 7, 2020, according to the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department.

Regular hours for the remainder of the season ar...

Start date for Park Avenue Conversion Project is pushed back

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Lane restrictions on East 2nd Street from the intersection with Iowa 92 to the intersection of 5th Street and Park Avenue have been removed, for now, according to City of Muscatine Assistant Engineer Pat Lynch.

“Since ...

Canine rescued as fire damages Muscatine home Tuesday (Aug. 25)

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A Muscatine home was extensively damaged by fire Tuesday (August 25) afternoon. No one was at home at the time of the fire but fire personnel were able to successfully rescue a dog that was unable to escape the home.

The Muscati...

Lane restrictions in place as Park Avenue Project begins

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Lane restrictions are in place on East 2nd Street from the intersection with Iowa 92 to the intersection of 5th Street and Park Avenue in preparation for the start of work on the Park Avenue 4-to-3 Lane Conversion Project. The ...

Emergency sewer repair completed on North Houser Street

The emergency sewer repair in the 2600 block of North Houser Street was completed Monday afternoon according to David Popp, Solid Waste, Collections, and Drainage Manager for the city of Muscatine. Public Works crews were backfilling and restoring pavemen...

Muskie Punt, Pass, and Kick competition set for September 8

MUSCATINE, Iowa - A Muskie Punt, Pass, and Kick competition will be conducted by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department starting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. The competition will take place on Diamond 3 inside Kent Stein Park.

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Parks and Recreation employment opportunities available

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department is recruiting dependable, hardworking individuals to fill positions for the fall and winter of 2020/2021. 

A variety of job opportunities are available including:

• Se...

Fall special on slip rates at Muscatine Municipal Harbor

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Boaters will be able to take advantage of discounted slip rates in the Muscatine Municipal Boat Harbor staring Saturday, August 1, 2020. The discounts are available until the end of September.

The 2020 Fall Special will...