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Public meeting on Grandview Avenue Project set for Dec. 17

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Grandview Avenue will have a long anticipated makeover starting with the 2020 construction season pending approval by the Muscatine City Council in January 2020. The two-year project will replace and widen the pavement, add side...

Leaf Pickup back in Zone 4; program may end this weekend

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Crews from the Department of Public Works (DPW) are busy working through the eight city zones in the third round of the fall leaf pickup program that moved into Zone 4 Tuesday (Dec. 10). Work will progress int...

The Great Candy Hunt set for Friday in Riverside Park

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Santa Claus and his elves will be scurrying about inside Riverside Park Friday (Dec. 6) hiding thousands of candy canes for the annual Candy Cane Hunt sponsored by the Muscatine Parks and Recreation Department.

The hunt will begi...

City of Muscatine receives clean audit report ... again

MUSCATINE, Iowa - The City of Muscatine has once again received an unmodified (“clean”) opinion according to the annual audit report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, performed by Bohnsack and Frommelt LLP, certified p...

Leaf collection efforts entering final stage for 2019

MUSCATINE, Iowa – As long as the weather permits the Department of Public Works (DPW) will continue to collect leaves throughout the City of Muscatine, according to Brian Stineman, DPW Director. At least that is the plan, weather permitting, through Decem...

West 8th Street reopens to traffic November 27

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Crews from the Department of Public Works and prime contractor KE Flatwork, Inc., are finishing up cleanup activity on West 8th Street today (November 26) with the contractor planning to open up the street to traffic Wednesday ...

Eight street sections being repaired in Muscatine

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Eight street sections around Muscatine are undergoing “emergency” repairs by Heuer Construction, the prime contractor for the Full Depth Patching Project. The repairs will be full-depth patching with traffic control devices in place arou...

8th Street to reopen to traffic on November 27

MUSCATINE, Iowa – West 8th Street will be open for traffic in time for the Thanksgiving holiday according to City of Muscatine project managers. Phase 4B of the West Hill Sanitary and Storm Sewer Separation Project has kept the majority of 8th S...

Common sense key to preventing house fires this winter

MUSCATINE, Iowa – A little common sense can go a long way to keeping you safe throughout the year. That is especially true during the winter months when houses are closed up and cold temperatures arrive according to Assistant Fire Chief Mike Hartman.

With ...

ZBA, Airport Advisory boards in search of new members

MUSCATINE, Iowa – The Zoning Board of Adjustment and the Airport Advisory Committee are each looking for a member from the Muscatine community to fulfill unexpired terms on their respective panels. Interested community members are asked to visit...

Lane restrictions put in place for Houser Hill

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Work on the West Side Trail Project is underway and with that comes lane restrictions on North Houser Street from Hershey to Lucas. Heuer Construction has been removing topsoil from the west side of North Houser Street with the...

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