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Flood assistance available By J-T Staff Reports
Union County residents and businesses impacted by recent flooding could be getting some assistance.

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Moorhead to improve structures
$2.7M will be spent on water intake project The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded Moorhead Public Service $2.7 million in flood mitigation funds to improve Moorhead’s river intake and pumping station.  Talk about this topic

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Officials Urge Cautious Travel During Flooding
PIERRE — State officials are asking citizens to be especially alert to flood-related changes in road conditions as they travel this weekend.

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Media Watch
A betting plunge on the Bombers, Harvey talks of Freo’s divine intervention, and the sub rule analysed

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Alleged flood fraudster charged
A MAN who allegedly broke into a dead man’s home and claimed flood relief assistance in his name following the January floods has been charged by police.

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Grantham first flood-hit town to be rebuilt
RECONSTRUCTION of Queensland’s disaster-hit communities will start with the devastated Lockyer Valley town of Grantham.

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Grantham first flood-hit town to be rebuilt
RECONSTRUCTION of Queensland’s disaster-hit communities will start with the devastated Lockyer Valley town of Grantham.

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Grantham first flood-hit town to be rebuilt
RECONSTRUCTION of Queensland’s disaster-hit communities will start with the devastated Lockyer Valley town of Grantham.

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Grantham first flood-hit town to be rebuilt
RECONSTRUCTION of Queensland’s disaster-hit communities will start with the devastated Lockyer Valley town of Grantham.

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Grantham first flood-hit town to be rebuilt
RECONSTRUCTION of Queensland’s disaster-hit communities will start with the devastated Lockyer Valley town of Grantham.

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New Inverse Bond ETFs: A Sign Of The Times
New exchange traded funds (ETF) continue to flood the markets, and this week has no shortage of variety. Direxion has a new line up of single-exposure bond ETFs. Oliver Ludwig for Index

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Rivers start to open in Wilkin County
A slow-moving spring storm that packed a punch on Tuesday night followed a Wilkin County meeting with flood officials. The National Weather Service in Grand Forks expects about an inch to 1.25 inches in total precipitation from the storm.

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Water to be released
The North Platte Telegraph Water flowing from Lake McConaughy will bring the North Platte River to near flood stage in North Platte by the end of the week.

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Farmers counting flood costs
Farmers in Tasmania’s north-east say it could be weeks before the full extent of rain damage is known.

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Pirated DVDs of Hollywood films flood Chinese market
BEIJING — Poking around a pirate DVD shop down the block from the Apple Store in central Beijing one recent afternoon on her lunch break, Zhou Xin eyed the floor-to-ceiling selection of Oscar-nominated films, indie flicks…

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Team Returns from Rebuilding Efforts in Louisiana
A team of 43 people recently returned from a weeklong trip to Louisiana, where they helped rebuild hurricane- and flood-damaged homes in Slidell and New Orleans. The team, which worked from Feb. 19 to 27, included members of Pathways Christian Fellowship and other local residents.

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NDSU dissertation relates to 2009 flood
Doctoral candidate Katheryn Hasbargen will present her dissertation Tuesday on the NDSU campus.

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Rainy Gras
Washington Parish officials are keeping a keen eye on area rivers as they are expected to crest above flood stage in the next few days.

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Flooding damages N. Calif. businesses and homes
Crews on California’s Central Coast were working Friday to reopen a highway through the Big Sur area and repair damage from a flood that forced the evacuation of a mobile home park, as the region got a respite from a…

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Milwaukee, Jefferson Counties and Hustisford Get Federal Flood Aid
Milwaukee and Jefferson Counties and the Village of Hustisford will receive more than $3 million in flood relief from the federal government, according to a statement from Governor Scott Walker’s office.

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Radnor commissioners deal with flood-plain, student-housing ordinances
Monday night the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners revised its flood-plain ordinance to square with recent FEMA changes and newly updated FEMA maps, and maintained its “two students” standard for student housing while rejecting Delaware County Planning Commission recommendations for expansion to three students per unit.

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Opening up the artistic flood gates
PARKLAND COUNTY – Classic work from some of the tri-areas finest artists is currently being displayed at the Multi-Cultural Heritage Centre in Stony Plain.

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Residents of flood-stricken area fighting for solution
BY SAM SLAUGHTER Staff Writer A fter a year of hard work and patience, the residents of Weber Avenue in Sayreville are far from giving up the fight to resolve flooding issues near their homes. read more

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New maps causing headache for some living on St. Joseph River
If you live along the St. Joseph River, there is a good chance you may need flood insurance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency redrew the flood plain maps recently, and for most it was no surprise. But one couple says the maps are wrong, that it would take an act of God to flood their house. And this potential mistake could cost them a lot of money.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder self-help therapies — cheap and drug-free
Winter is winding up. The calendar proclaims spring. Daylight Savings Time kicked out longer days. Despite these, Seasonal Affective Disorder sufferers, like me, know the end is sometimes the hardest part. Here are drug-free SAD therapies to help. Consult your physician first before trying anything, but based on my extensive experience, these method below really help.

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