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    September 24, 2014
    Battling the flood
    WORTHINGTON — While the June flood is in the past for most local residents, some are still seeing damage from the aftermath. One significant concern in the city remains where its flood zones are — and how are they determined. City Engineer Dwayne Haffield said that while some...
    newsSeptember 24, 2014 - 8:45pm
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    July 28, 2014
    Letter: State rep provides disaster relief update
    By District 22B Rep. Rod Hamilton, R-Mountain Lake Recently I was briefed on the status of southwestern Minnesota disaster relief and thought I’d share what I learned with you. As a result of last month’s flooding, President Obama declared a major disaster in eight Minnesota...
    opinion / lettersJuly 28, 2014 - 5:22pm
    July 2, 2014
    Drowned out
    LUVERNE — While Tuesday’s visit by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials was solely to collect damage estimates from governmental agencies such as counties, cities, townships and cooperatives, the region’s farmers continue to count their losses. In Nobles County,...
    newsJuly 2, 2014 - 8:52pm
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    July 1, 2014
    Minnesota federal flood aid likely, but homeowners in question
    ST. PAUL — Local governments across Minnesota and state agencies should receive federal aid to recover from widespread flooding last month, but it is not so clear where homeowners stand. Commissioner Mary Tingerthal of the Minnesota Housing Finance Authority said Tuesday that...
    newsJuly 1, 2014 - 9:02pm
    FEMA begins to tally flooding damage
    LUVERNE — Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Minnesota’s office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management were in Rock, Nobles and Jackson counties on Tuesday to conduct preliminary damage assessments for a region of the state damaged by flood waters...
    newsJuly 1, 2014 - 8:56pm
    June 18, 2014
    Branstad surveys NW Iowa flood damage
    ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa — Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Mark Schouten visited Rock Rapids Wednesday to survey the damage from Monday’s devastating storm that hit northwest Iowa. Branstad had issued a proclamation of disaster emergency...
    newsJune 18, 2014 - 8:57pm
    June 25, 2013
    FEMA backs away from reimbursements
    WORTHINGTON -- Even though they were told differently, cities in southwest Minnesota may not be reimbursed for regular work hours related to April's ice storm. It's a change that would cost cities thousands of dollars. "We had been at the applicant briefings, as well in Jackson...
    newsJune 25, 2013 - 10:15pm
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    May 23, 2013
    AmeriCorps members to assist FEMA locally
    WORTHINGTON -- After spending a few months in New Jersey helping with FEMA efforts after Hurricane Sandy, eight AmeriCorps NCCC (National Civilian...
    newsMay 23, 2013 - 11:26pm
    May 22, 2013
    FEMA ice storm reimbursement period begins
    WORTHINGTON -- The clock has started. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) met Wednesday morning and afternoon with officials from...
    newsMay 22, 2013 - 4:45pm
    May 15, 2013
    Tree trouble
    WORTHINGTON -- After discussions with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the city of Worthington will take...
    newsMay 15, 2013 - 10:36pm
    May 14, 2013
    FEMA addresses reimbursement
    WORTHINGTON -- The next step in the process toward recovery from the April ice storm was taken Tuesday afternoon as Federal Emergency Management...
    newsMay 14, 2013 - 10:30pm
    May 13, 2013
    Council questions tree trimming
    WORTHINGTON -- In a discussion with Ceres Environmental and True North during Monday night's meeting, the city council questioned the tree-trimming regulations set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "According to the FEMA regulations, at least what we've been told...
    newsMay 13, 2013 - 4:21pm
    May 7, 2013
    FEMA disaster reimbursement meeting is Tuesday
    WORTHINGTON -- An applicant briefing for cities, townships, watershed districts, hospitals, power companies and qualifying nonprofit organizations will take place Tuesday to begin the process for requesting reimbursement funds from FEMA. The meeting will include all the entities...
    newsMay 7, 2013 - 10:26pm
    May 3, 2013
    Southwest Minnesota receives disaster declaration
    WORTHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday signed a presidential disaster declaration for Nobles, Rock, Jackson, Murray and Cottonwood counties...
    newsMay 3, 2013 - 9:47pm
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