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UP Employee Repurposes Downed Trees After Tornados in Missouri
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – After tornados in Missouri, a Union Pacific employee processed downed trees to turn into rail tie-ready logs for local mills. Track Supervisor, Tod Spradley, said, “I hated to see all of those trees go to waste,” after tornados hit the town of Poplar Bluff in Missouri. UP reports the track supervisor collected oak, hickory, and gum logs on and around his property to cut more than 40 logs into tie length. (Notably, there are an estimated 40 to 60 logs to collect on his 42-acre property.) The 8-foot, 6-inch logs were then loaded into Spradley’s large dump trailer with an excavator and tractor.
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.
John J. Pershing VA Medical Center’s weight-loss program sees success
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 percent of Americans are obese, but when it comes to veterans, that number nearly doubles. That’s why Veteran Affairs has a program aimed at helping veterans lose weight, and there is quite a success story...
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