flood damage

Schock on Federal Disaster Application

Scott Stuntz — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:34:06 +0000

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn applied to have 11 counties declared federal disaster areas because of recent flooding.

Counting Blessings Instead of Flood Damage Totals

Bill Knight — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:17:18 +0000

The week of the Boston Marathon bombing and the workplace explosion in West, Texas, it was impossible not to feel guilty about a nagging sense of loss from flooding. Even there, many people in west-central Illinois were hit far harder, losing everything short of their lives.

McDonough County to Open Flood Centers

Rich Egger — Wed, 01 May 2013 19:36:01 +0000

The McDonough County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency will open flood damage assessment centers to help those whose property was damaged by April’s heavy rains and floods.

Details are included in this news release issued by ESDA:

Flood Debris Pickup in Macomb

Rich Egger — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:27:53 +0000

Waste Management has agreed to collect flood damaged items in Macomb for the next two weeks.

Warsaw is Still Waiting for FEMA Money from 2008

James Lenz — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:23:50 +0000

The Mississippi River flood of 2008 heavily damaged the water treatment plant in Warsaw. At the time, FEMA told the city it would cover the the entire cost of getting the plant back online.

Hancock County Board Chairman David Walker said FEMA did not fulfill the promise. Instead, it paid 75% of the cost. That left the city to come up with $265,000 to get the plant running again.

Walker said that was a hardship.