April 22 the Henry County Sheriff’s office received a report of an accident at the intersection of 260th Street and Oasis Avenue. An investigation determined that Larry Saunders of Farmington was operating a dump truck owned by Cole Construction of Keosauqua. After spreading a load of gravel Saunders forgot to lower the dump bed and continued driving. The raised dump bed struck a Mediacom fiber optic cable. The cable and pole supporting it were damaged.
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