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Iowa 4" Soil Temperature ranging from 66 at Lamoni - 58 in Davenport - 52 Toledo.
Dry Today and Thurs - then Showers/Storms move in for the weekend (Strong Storms late Fri into Sat). Temps increase from 70 today to near 80 by Sunday. Next week is looking unsettled as a pattern change will bring systems thru Central Iowa about every 24 Hours.
Today thru Thurs 17th-19th: Dry - Breezy Thurs - Temps near 70.
Fri and Sat 20th/21st: Windy/TStorms by midday Fri into Sat (Periods of Heavier Rain) - Temps Low to Mid 70's.
Sun thru Tues 22nd-24th: Isolated Rainshowers - Temps near 80.
Wed thru Fri 25th-27th: Breezy/Rain and Isolated Tshowers - Temps Low 60's.
Sat thru Thurs 28th-June 2nd: Mainly Dry (May see a Shower Sat Morning - Seasonally Cool - Warmer after June 1st.
FEATURED POW COUNTY TOWNSHIP:
Jackson Township
Gideon and Isaac G. Wilson purchased lots and became the first residents of Montezuma. The first newspaper in the county (the Montezuma Republican) was originally published by John Cassidy in 1856. Lon H. Boyston established the Montezuma Democrat in 1877, which was later sold and became the Palladium.
The first doctor was H. Clay Sanford, who came in 1851. The first marriage was that of Catherine Wilson and James McIntire. Their daughter, Catherine, was the first birth in the township. W.A. Bryan opened a coal mine on Buck Creek.
Original Court House (East Side)
Jackson Township is the largest township in the county, being 6x8 miles. It is named after General Andrew Jackson. The town of Montezuma was platted in 1848, and designated the county seat, which it remains.
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