AMES, Iowa — For people in Iowa the hurricanes in Florida may seem a long ways away, but there are many Iowans who have moved to the sunshine state or spend time there.
Mark Sobotka of Diagonal, Iowa decided to retire in Lee County, the Fort Myers area. When Hurricane Ian hit in 2022 Sobotka was there. He sustained some property damage, but saw first hand the damage a storm like that can do.
As Hurricane Milton approaches, Sobotka is back home in Iowa, near Diagonal, helping with the family soybean harvest…