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Running water fountain leaves soggy mess at Pott. County courthouse

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June 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – A fourth-floor water fountain apparently ran nonstop over the weekend and damaged floors, walls and equipment in the Pottawattamie County Courthouse in Council Bluffs. The Daily Nonpareil reports the leaky fountain was discovered Sunday morning, but by that time water had seeped through much of the courthouse.

On Monday, crews spread through the building, drying floors, tearing down parts of walls and cleaning up ceiling tiles that fell onto computers and other equipment. Jim Yochum, the county’s director of building and grounds, says it’s too early to say how much money it will cost to repair the damage.