a small town in northeast Iowa. Floods destroyed Littleport in 1999 forcing many of its residents relocate. Now the federal government has decided the town is not worth saving.

LITTLEPORT, Iowa (AP) -- The 101-year-old Hope Lutheran Church is now on higher ground as residents finished moving the Clayton County town ravished by flooding last year. ``A lot of people took ...

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Former residents of what’s now a virtual ghost town in northeastern Iowa met up over the weekend to share memories. The Clayton County town of Littleport held its first-ever reunion on Saturday.

LITTLEPORT, Ia. — A 33-year-old man has been treated at a hospital after being rescued from a northeast Iowa grain bin where he'd been trapped for nearly 20 hours. Rod Sylvester got buried up to ...

Chris: This place is named Littleport after my dad’s birthplace in Iowa. It was unincorporated in 2001 because it flooded one too many times. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.