Flood Damaged Area Crops and River Levels Rise
Officials assess flood impact on crops and roads as Marais des Cygnes drainage basin absorbs rainfall. Pomona and Melvern reservoirs set water level records while US-75 remains closed at Pomona Lake. Ottawa reports river depth near 31 feet after gate openings and debris removal.
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Pepple
Marais Des Cygnes
Pomona Lake
Melvern Lake
Franklin County
Lane
Princeton
Ottawa
Andy Haney
Main Street
Pomona
Melvern Reservoir
Hillsdale Lake
Miami County
FEMA opens disaster aid centers in Kansas with Topeka office
FEMA has established a state disaster office in Topeka headed by John McKay. Centers opened today at Harmon High School in Kansas City Kansas and Sacred Heart Parish Hall in Halstead after recent heavy flooding. The Halstead site will move to Leavenworth on Friday, per FEMA spokesman Billy Penn, with briefings planned for local officials and reporters.
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FEMA
Topeka
John McKay
Washington, D.C
Harmon
Water rationing grips St. Joseph after river floods plant
About 85,000 people in St. Joseph and nearby areas face days without running water as the Missouri River flood inundates the water treatment plant. Officials say up to 1 million gallons daily will be needed for essentials until repairs finish midweek.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
Missouri City
Missouri
Kristi Sinn
Missouri-American Water Co
St. Joseph
Sinn
Mel Carnahan
Carnahan
Army Corps of Engineers
National Guard
Platte County
Weston
Riverside
Parkville
Anheuser Busch
Platte City
Heartland Medical Center
Buchanan County
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Des Moines
Army
Air National Guard
Krug Park
Caroleen Daniels
Savannah
Town Laughs at Floodwater Then Flees McBride Bar
In McBride Missouri the Mississippi River breached a levee as volunteers, exhausted from weeks of rescue work, turned to saving beer and sandbags. Al's Place owner Lois Naeger and her son Stanley fled as floodwaters engulfed the bar, part of widespread Midwest flooding that has left hundreds dead and billions in damage.
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McBride
Mississippi
Lois Naeger
Al’s Place
Chalmers Berkbuegler
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
National Weather Service
Midwest
Offi
Cials
Quincy
Jack Niemi
Army Corps of Engineers
St. Louis
Sag Island
National Guard
Coast Guard
Walmeyer
Ill
Naeger
Stanley
Osage County roads among state closings in Kansas
The Kansas Department of Transportation listed 23 highways closed on Sunday, including U.S. 75 at Dragoon Creek in Osage County and several others across the state. The closures followed 26 on Saturday and 35 on Friday, reflecting ongoing travel disruptions.
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Osage County
Topeka
Kan
State Department of Transportation
Kansas
Atchison
White Cloud
Marshall County
Dragoon Creek
Tuttle Creek
Milford Dam
Detroit
Enterprise
Wellsville Kansas Vacates Pine Street Section of City Ordinance
The city council enacts Ordinance No. 614 to vacate a portion of Pine Street in Wellsville. The action reverts 17 by 20 foot parcels to adjacent property owners, preserves existing utility easements, aligns with K S A 15 427, and takes effect after official publication. Mayor John Wilhite signed July 14, 1993.
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Pine Street
Wellsville
Kansas
Sixth Street
Lot 8
Block 6
Elder
foJohn Wilhite
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