Snow falls. Snow melts. Rivers flood. It happened in 2011. It may happen again in 2014. If you're smart, you pay attention to flood plain maps and build on higher ground. If you're rich, powerful, and arrogant, you build in…
Posts tagged as “flooding”
...um, actually... Democratic candidate Joe Lowe has released a video summarizing his leadership experience (hey: is Susan Wismer on YouTube yet?). His top three points are reasonably impressive: mayor of a city of a hundred thousand, first state fire chief…
Lincoln County is responsible for sending one of the most Tea-baggin'est contingents of legislators to Pierre. District 6, the Lennox-Tea-Harrisburg corner of the county, elected ultra-conservatives Ernie Otten, Herman Otten, and Isaac Latterell last year. The other three districts that…
A number of my Madison neighbors tell KELO they plan to hit the Madison City Commission meeting tonight to demand some flood control action. Frequent Madville Times commenter Tim Higgins, Kelli Stout, and Heather Roling all got heavy flood damage,…
South Dakota celebrates self-sufficiency... until it needs a check from Uncle Sam: State and federal disaster aid for South Dakota's floods this year has topped $9 million, disaster officials said today. The figure includes $1.8 million in aid from the…
I yield the floor to my colleague from Winner, who suggests the proper use of federal funds in flood assistance in the Pierre&ndashaquaplex: The only money the federal government should dump into Pierre and Ft. Pierre should be for moving…
Great civics class topic... and implications for Keystone XL? Flooding on Highway 81 north of Madison has brought up an interesting question of the local&ndashstate balance of power. As you'll know if you've tried to get from Watertown to Madison,…
The Vermillion Area Chamber and Economic Development Corporation are trying to turn disaster into local gain by offering money to Missouri River flood victims who will move to Clay County and buy a house. The web announcement indicates the relocation…