Iowa City Residents in Floodplain in Limbo as Flood Conditions Improve: Iowa City Daily News Links, June 3

I like the way the Iowa River is going...down. Keep it up!

On to the Links!

Dry conditions are improving the flooding situation. Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that some Taft Speedway and Normandy Drive residents are staying put, despite recommendations by the City of Iowa City for them to leave.

Sullivan also writes that most areas in rural Johnson County will likely make it past the flood OK.

Josh O'Leary of the Press-Citizen, however, writes that others have already left, deciding to not take any chances in the face of rising flood waters.

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that many in the flood-affected areas in Iowa City had already pulled up stakes after the flood of 2008.

Erin Jordan of the Gazette writes that Zach Wahls and other advocates for sexual orientation equality in the Boys Scouts say the decision to admit openly gay scouts is a good first step, but not the whole solution.

Meet David Hicks, longtime ACT employee, avid flute maker. (Press-Citizen)

Want to improve your brainpower? Try chess, writes Alesha Crews of the Press-Citizen.

Feeling an irresistible urge to snack? Try these ideas to outsmart your cravings. (Des Moines Register)

A conversation about Johnson County SEATS and what a loss of funding would mean. (PATV)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

Johnson County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil said officials have been in touch with federal personnel who are monitoring water levels. Recent analysis shows Old Man’s Creek near Hills and the English River near the southern edge of Johnson County won’t threaten homes.Neuzil attributed the favorable projections to sparse rainfall this weekend.

“We continue to get a lot of good news because there has not been an inundation of rain in our area,” he said.

A few areas in rural Johnson County are under mandatory evacuations, but officials don’t expect that to extend to any of the smaller towns.