Midwest Bracing for More Flooding This Spring
States that border the Missouri River are forecast to experience an elevated flood risk this spring.
The National Weather Service says those conditions will only be made worse by already saturated soils and a lot of snow to melt.
The NWS issued its first Spring Flood Outlook last week, saying Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and eastern North and South Dakota all face an above-average flooding risk.
It’s not good news as many of those areas are still trying to recover from devastating flooding last year that damaged levees and cost farmers millions in crop losses.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says they are “very concerned at this point.”
An Associated Press report says even in places where the Corps was able to patch holes in some levees, the normal level of protection won’t be there because initial repairs haven’t been done yet to the full height of the levees.
Officials say levee repairs will likely take up to two years to complete. Part of the challenge is the water remained so high in some areas that officials couldn’t even assess the full scope of damage until just recently.
Many levees in Iowa and Nebraska have been patched but work hasn’t begun yet in Kansas and Missouri.
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RSVP Bone Builders
RSVP Bone Builders
RSVP Bone Builders Belview Community Center Belview MN Tuesday’s and Thursday’s Class begins at 9:30
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RSVP Bone Builders
RSVP Bone Builders
RSVP Bone Builders Belview Community Center Belview MN Tuesday’s and Thursday’s Class begins at 9:30
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Fiber Arts
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Adult Winter Reading Program Sign Up
Adult Winter Reading Program Sign Up
Get Wrapped up in Reading! The Adult Winter Reading Program will be starting January 3rd and run […]
Updated Library Hours
Updated Library Hours
Starting January 3rd the library will be updating their operating hours. The new hours will be: Monday-Thursday […]
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Fiber Arts
Fiber Arts
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Planning Commission Public Hearings
Planning Commission Public Hearings
An Application for Conditional Use Permit has been filed by Clarense Wurtz, of Upland Hutterite Brethren Inc., […]
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Board of Adjustment Public Hearing
Board of Adjustment Public Hearing
An Application for Variance has been filed by Paul U’Ren of Everstrong Construction, on behalf of landowner […]
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Fiber Arts
Fiber Arts
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Redwood Falls Bloodmobile
Redwood Falls Bloodmobile
Redwood Falls Bloodmobile partners with American Red Cross to host community blood drive Redwood Falls, MN -- […]
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Redwood County 4-H Fruit and Food Sales Begin Today!!
Redwood County 4-H Fruit and Food Sales Begin Today!!
4-H Fruit & Food Sales begin today, January 17th through Monday, February 6th, 2023. This fundraiser supports […]
Redwood Falls Bloodmobile
Redwood Falls Bloodmobile
Redwood Falls Bloodmobile partners with American Red Cross to host community blood drive Redwood Falls, MN -- […]
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West Central MN Virtual Career Fair
West Central MN Virtual Career Fair
Redwood County EDA and other community partners across West Central Minnesota are pooling their resources to host […]
Vesta Lions Chili Feed
Vesta Lions Chili Feed
Vesta Lions Club: Chili Feed, Wednesday January 18th, Vesta Community center (old school building), 5PM-7PM, free will […]
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MyChart Training
MyChart Training
MyChart Training Offered at Redwood Falls Public Library CentraCare has partnered with the Redwood Falls Public Library […]
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Fiber Arts
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Redwood County 4-H Fruit and Food Sales Begin Today!!
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Fiber Arts
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Bridal Shower for Courtney Koch & Dillon Heckendorn
Bridal Shower for Courtney Koch & Dillon Heckendorn
Come and Go bridal shower honoring Courtney Koch, daughter of of Lori (Frank) Koch and Steve Koch […]
One Act Play Contests-RVHS
One Act Play Contests-RVHS
The subsection 9 contest will be held on January 28th at the Estebo Performing Arts Center beginning […]
Lucan Lions Meat Raffle
Lucan Lions Meat Raffle
The Lucan Lions are sponsoring a Meat Raffle on Saturday evening, January 28, 2023 starting at 7 […]
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69th Annual Men’s Sausage Dinner
69th Annual Men’s Sausage Dinner
The Church of St. Michael of Morgan 69th Annual Men's Sausage Dinner Sunday, January 29, 2023 Drive […]
Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Feed
Knights of Columbus Spaghetti Feed
Wabasso Area Knights of Columbus are having a Spaghetti Feed at St. Anne’s church on Sunday January […]
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Redwood County 4-H Fruit and Food Sales Begin Today!!
Bridal Shower for Courtney Koch & Dillon Heckendorn
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Planning Commission Public Hearings
Planning Commission Public Hearings
- An Application for Extraction Interim Use Permit has been filed by Cooper Scheffler, of L & […]
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Walk or snowshoe by candlelight at Fort Ridgely State Park
Walk or snowshoe by candlelight at Fort Ridgely State Park
Walk or snowshoe by candlelight at Fort Ridgely State Park on Feb. 4 The Minnesota Department of […]
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SLEEPY EYE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB 41st ANNUAL FISHING DERBY
SLEEPY EYE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB 41st ANNUAL FISHING DERBY
Come One, Come All! Bring the family or a friend. It’s the SLEEPY EYE SPORTSMAN’S CLUB 41st […]
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