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Community rallies together after family loses Rapidan Dam Store, home in same week
RAPIDAN TOWNSHIP, Minn. — Signs and memorabilia are the few surviving items left over after the Hruska family had to say goodbye to their business of more than half a century.On Friday, the Rapidan Dam Store was purchased by Blue Earth County and demolished to prevent it from falling into the Blue Earth River.This comes after the family home collapsed into the river earlier in the week."You've got to forget about it and just move forward," said David Hruska.David Hruska and his sister Jenny Barnes said their job now is to stay positive while looking forward to hopefully bringing Back their Rapidan Dam...
Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Early last week, floodwater in rural Minnesota pushed debris against a more than century-old dam and then carved a path around it, eroding so much of the riverbank that most of a house fell into the river. Several days later, intense rain damaged a dam that holds drinking water for Houston, forcing […] The post Worsening floods and deterioration pose threats to US dam safety appeared first on Austin Daily Herald.
A bridge near a Minnesota dam may collapse. Officials say they can do little to stop it
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rushing waters from the Blue Earth River have already left a trail of debris and destruction on the edges of a southern Minnesota dam that partially failed last week, but officials acknowledged Tuesday the structure most in danger may be the bridge that looms nearby. The...
Dams in distress: Partial failure in Minnesota offers a nationwide warning
The partial failure of Minnesota’s 114-year-old Rapidan Dam highlights risks that many communities face as the number of dams in disrepair rises and climate change makes rainfall more frequent and severe. Before the breach, which led floodwaters to carve away at the bank of the Minnesota River and swallow...
Blue Earth County officials buy, demolish beloved Rapidan Dam Store
BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Blue Earth County officials on Friday bought and demolished the iconic Rapidan Dam Store to prevent it from falling into the Blue Earth River.The nearby home collapsed into the river earlier this week as the raging waters caused an abutment of the 114-year-old dam to partially fail. Jim Hruska bought the store in 1972, and for more than 50 years, it was a place for pie and making memories. After the river swallowed the home, the family told WCCO that officials believed the store would be next, as the river carved out the ground around it. On Thursday,...
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