Henry County Declares Emergency After New London Downburst

On this episode of Southeast Iowa Today, John Bain attends the Henry County Board of Supervisors meeting at the Emergency Management Building in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The session began promptly at 6 p.m. and featured a full agenda, including:• County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss’s weekly update • Emergency Management Director Walt Jackson’s report on storm damage in New London, plus a request for a Proclamation of Local State of Emergency (Henry County, Iowa Declaration No. 2026-8-12) addressing the wind event classified as a “downburst” • Approval of an agreement designating RUSS to provide planning and zoning services for Henry County • Discussion of the County Attorney’s FY 27 budget amendments with Becky Wilson…and much more.