Tag: flooding
WATCH: Floodgates at John Redmond Reservoir control raging waters pouring into the Neosho River. BURLINGTON Its been a few rain-free days, and Iolans arent quite as apt to cringe at the first clap…
I was glad to learn Iola commissioners are re-evaluating whether to put $155,000 of insurance money toward a new floor in the recreation building in Riverside Park. Now that it has flooded three times in…
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) The Arkansas River held steady at record levels Thursday morning, putting enormous pressure on aging levees and offering little relief to areas enduring historic flooding. In Fort Smith, Arkansas second-largest…
Iola is tapping the brakes for its plans to reopen the Recreation Community Building this summer. Recent flooding at Riverside Park once again sent stormwater runoff into the building, which has been closed because of…
Frustrated with what appeared to be consistently incorrect data on the level of the Neosho River, Kansas Rep. Kent Thompson sought a second opinion. Thompson placed calls to U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and Congressman Steve…
MOSBY, Mo. (AP) The residents of this small riverside town have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform their homes into islands and ruin their floors and furniture. Elmer Sullivan has replaced…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly is seeking a federal disaster declaration, citing severe weather and flooding that continue to ravage the state. Kelly, a Democrat, announced the request to President Donald Trump…
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) High water in central Kansas is forcing the Hutchinson Zoo to close for the first time in more than a decade. Zoo Director Ryan VanZant says the closing earlier this week…
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…
I have yet to find the sugar, but I spied a bottle of soy sauce in our bedroom next to the hockey sticks. When youre in a hurry to evacuate, any semblance of organization goes…
