HUMBOLDT — With Biblesta less than two weeks away, a team of volunteers is looking for assistance to beautify the community this Saturday. In particular, attention is being focused on the Neosho River Park on…

WASHINGTON —Five months after devastating spring flooding across the Midwest, farms along the Missouri River remain under water. This summer, severe drought has hit patches of Texas and Oklahoma. Areas of the West and Southeast…

Build higher, build stronger ? it pays off big in Kansas. Disaster mitigation investments in Kansas yielded more savings than efforts in any other state, a new study found. The Pew Charitable Trusts listed Missouri…

HUMBOLDT ? It will be several months before Humboldt?s Neosho River Park is back to its pristine self. The late May flooding that enveloped low-lying areas along the river kept floodwater over much of the…

Cleanup efforts after a May 22 tornado in Carl Junction, Mo., are being hampered by swarms of mosquitoes, volunteers say.  In addition to damage from the EF-3 winds, the area has been inundated with rain.…

Many of us have certainly been thrown a curve ball with the recent flooding.  I know three community gardens in our Extension district have gone totally underwater. So that brings the question — how safe…

We are, as of this writing, so happy that no homes and no persons were harmed by the floodwaters in Iola. That is something to be thankful for. Like most of life, the last 10…

MANHATTAN — Recent extreme weather conditions have impacted farmers and ranchers in Kansas. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has disaster assistance programs available to help agricultural producers recover after natural disasters, including floods and…

The Iola Municipal Pool will not open Monday as previously scheduled. Stormy weather, which flooded portions of Riverside Park, prompted city officials to empty the pool of chemicals and other equipment, Assistant City Administrator Corey…

Overflowing rivers and reservoirs across Kansas are already producing significant flooding, particularly in the southeast corner of the state. But, forecasters say, things could get much worse over the next several days as slow-moving thunderstorms…