Madrid Mayor Tom Brown On Derecho Recovery

By Ben Kieffer,

Rick Brewer

Published August 17, 2020 at 5:07 PM CDT

A drive that normally takes a few minutes took Madrid Mayor Tom Brown nearly 45 immediately following last Monday's derecho storm.

Madrid is a town of 2,600 residents situated between Des Moines and Boone in central Iowa.

The community suffered heavy damage one week ago today. Host Ben Kieffer talks with Mayor Brown in this edition of River to River.

Guest:

Tom Brown, mayor, Madrid

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Ben Kieffer

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River

Rick Brewer

Rick Brewer was a producer for IPR's Talk of Iowa and River to River