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Southeast Missouri Wakes Up Wednesday to a New Madrid Earthquake
If you blinked, you missed it. It was brief, but there was an earthquake to make sure everyone in southeast Missouri was awake thanks to the ever-present New Madrid Fault. I noticed on the USGS earthquake map, there was a circle in southeast Missouri early Wednesday morning. The epicenter of this not large quake was just west of New Madrid, Missouri.
SEMA to host area applicant briefing July 29 for local governments, nonprofits included in federal disaster declaration
Eligible local governments and nonprofit agencies in declared counties encouraged to attend to learn about application process and FEMA program rules. Following the federal disaster declaration for multiple severe weather systems that impacted Missouri May 19 - 27, the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will conduct applicant briefings July 29 for local governments and nonprofit agencies applying for Public Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). SEMA strongly encourages all eligible agencies in the 15 declared counties that plan to apply for assistance to attend one of the briefings, which explain program changes, eligibility information, the federal reimbursement process, documentation requirements and other essential program information.
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