For those willing to hike, South Skunk Wildlife Area offers off-the-beaten-path experience 9/26/2023 12:54:00 PM View Count 4019 A 40-foot strip of wild plum-lined land leads from the one-and-only parking lot on the north end of the South Skunk Wildlife Area, to a large remote floodplain grassland in southern Jasper County.
Wastewater discharge reported at Newton Correctional Facility 4/1/2019 7:54:00 AM View Count 1971 JASPER COUNTY, Iowa – The Iowa DNR is investigating a wastewater discharge currently happening at the Newton Correctional Facility.
Man run over while setting up deer blinds for veterans hunt 11/12/2018 9:39:00 AM View Count 3182 JASPER COUNTY, Iowa – At approximately 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, November 10, a man was run over by a Polaris Ranger at the Reichelt Unit Area while setting up hunting blinds for a veteran’s deer hunt.
Boil advisory lifted in Kellogg 1/5/2018 2:32:00 PM View Count 2663 KELLOGG - A boil advisory in the Jasper County city of Kellogg was lifted this morning after test results showed the tap water is safe to drink.
Kellogg under boil advisory in Jasper County 1/3/2018 2:34:00 PM View Count 2673 KELLOGG - A break in a small water main in the 300 block of High Street Tuesday afternoon caused the city of Kellogg to lose water pressure for about an hour.
DNR traces fish kill near Collins in Jasper County to an underground tile line 9/14/2016 8:38:00 AM View Count 3755 COLLINS – A fish kill along Wolf Creek in Jasper County has been traced to high ammonia levels flowing out of an underground tile line about one mile southwest of Collins in Story County.
Fish Kill Investigated Near Collins in Jasper County 9/6/2016 8:40:00 AM View Count 3329 COLLINS – A fish kill south of Collins near the Jasper-Polk County line is being investigated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.