Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
More than 750 local residents have qualified for FEMA Individual Assistance
Flood-damaged debris is unloaded into a dumpster during a volunteer-led community cleanup in Hartley in June.
Though floodwaters receded two months ago, disaster recovery continues to progress in O'Brien County as autumn nears.
Emergency Management Director Jared Johnson reported last Friday that O'Brien County has had 757 valid registrations for FEMA Individual Assistance since June's floods. With the application deadline recently extended to Oct. 22, he expected that number to grow slightly as appeals get settled and late applications are filed.
"It was just so widespread, and every community in the county was affected in some way," Johnson said of the flood. "It was a blanket of water that hit the...
