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“It’s an ongoing and active investigation and we continue to work on it very diligently,” said Des Moines County Sheriff Kevin Glendening, explaining the sheriff’s office has followed up on numerous tips and the case continues to develop.
Vierra and Bowman, meanwhile, have never stopped looking for his body. We re on this. We re not going to go away
They didn t stop looking after his bicycle was found June 9, 2015, at Lake West, and they didn t stop looking after his foot was found in the same lake one day short of a year after his bike had been discovered. We re on this. We re not going to go away, Vierra said. I m sure it s going to surface someday. As far as we know, Steven has been buried all over Burlington. We just don t know where.
Bob Saar
for The Hawk Eye
Des Moines County engineer Brian Carter told the county supervisors and department heads yesterday that residents are ready for Des Moines County 99 to open.
But we re going to have to wait.
Chaired by Jim Cary while chairman Tom Broeker is away on family business, the meeting essentially began with Carter s report on the DMC-99 bridge, the Flint Bottom bridge and county roads in general.
Carter said, If it would quit raining two or three inches all at once, that would help our progress as much as anything on projects. He said Monday s storms didn t cause much damage besides a few downed trees.
Des Moines County supervisors and department heads hear plans for Jamboree substitute.
Bob Saar
for The Hawk Eye
A summer highlight in Des Moines County is the annual Outdoor Youth Jamboree at Big Hollow Recreation Area, but COVID-19 sidelined that for this year.
No worries: conservation director Chris Lee told county supervisors and department heads the event will be replaced with an open house including a scavenger hunt May 15. We re going to have canoe rentals, we ll have some fishing poles you can borrow, Lee said.
Fill the Lake Flotilla
May 15 will include the new Fill the Lake Flotilla, which Lee said is similar to a flotilla in the Quad Cities area.