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June 7, 2019

Additional counties added to disaster declaration for Public Assistance

The Kansas Division of Emergency Management was notified today that Governor Laura Kelly?s request to add the counties of Brown, Ness, Osborne, Smith, Stafford, Wallace and Wyandotte for public assistance was approved.? The Public Assistance program ...

June 5, 2019

Brian Eugene Sollers

Brian Eugene Sollers, 52, passed from this life on June 1, 2019. He was born Nov. 25, 1966, in Salina, the son of Albert E. ?Gene? and Marjorie L. (Johnson) Sollers. Brian graduated from Hutchinson High School and worked as a welder for Agco Corpo...

June 4, 2019

19-043 Update to disaster response: Three counties added to governor’s disaster proclamation; river levels trending downward

Atchison, Bourbon and Ford Counties were added to the state disaster proclamation signed by Governor Laura Kelly May 9 which brings the total to 63.? Counties currently named in the declaration are: ?Allen, Anderson, Barber, Barton, Butler, Chase, Ch...

June 3, 2019

19-042 SEOC begins third week of activation for storms and floods

Two weeks after its activation, the State Emergency Operations Center remains activated 24/7 to monitor flooding affecting the state. Several states are providing response and recovery support to assist Kansas through the Emergency Management Assist...

June 3, 2019

Kansas Army National Guard engineers support 116th CBCT

Soldiers from the 891st Engineer Battalion?s 772nd Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company prepare to move into position June 1, 2019, at the National Training Center in in Fort Irwin, California. The 772nd MAC is one of two Kansas Army National Guard...

June 3, 2019

Kansas Army National Guard medic serves Jefferson County, country

A D7 bulldozer sit on a trailer park in the 242nd Engineer Company in the company?s tactical assembly area June 1, 2019 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California. (Photo by Sgt. Sgt. Mason Cutrer, Idaho Army National Guard)......

June 1, 2019

19-040 Additional counties added to federal emergency declaration

The State Emergency Operations Center continues to remain activated 24/7 to monitor flooding impacting the state. Fifteen additional Kansas counties have been added to a federal emergency declaration for Kansas.? The counties added to FEMA-3412-EM...

May 31, 2019

19-039 Disaster response update: State keeping close watch on river levels

Tuttle Creek Reservoir discharge gate flowing at a rate of 30,000 cubic feet per second. (Photo by Spc. Katie Mazos, Public Affairs Office)......

May 31, 2019

Kevin Lee Meyer

Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Lee Meyer, 58, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at his home in Hutchinson, Kansas. Kevin was born July 23, 1960, in Smith Center, Kansas, to Donald and LaVern (Lehmann) Meyer. He attended Gaylord Elementary School and Smith ...

May 30, 2019

19-038 Disaster response update: State gets brief respite from storms

Kansans will see a brief lull in the severe weather system that has hammered the state since May 20, giving response and recovery efforts a little breathing room, although a new round of storms is expected to develop over the weekend in some areas as...