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Jail disappears

Nov. 10, 2024 2:47 pm

A stairway to nowhere is all that's left of the old Iowa County Jail in Marengo. — A stairway to nowhere is all that's left of the old Iowa County Jail in Marengo. Iowa County Building Maintenance Director Dylan Healey told the Board of Supervisors in May that the building would be ready to come down after Active Thermal Concepts removed asbestos from the building. “We’re already a year and some change behind,” Healey said. Inmates were moved to the new jail years ago, but the jail kitchen operated out of the old building until a few months ago. (Photo by Winona Whitaker/Hometown Current)

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