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Arkansas

Senate Appropriations Committee approves funds for Arkansas River Levee projects

TULSA, Okla. — Major flooding can wreak havoc on communities. Green Country is no stranger to it. The Arkansas River flooded in 2019, devastating many homes and businesses, especially in Muskogee and Tulsa Counties. Oklahoma lawmakers are taking steps to prevent this from happening again by replacing old levees. The flood of 2019 was one […]

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Mayor

Trump supporters and counter-protesters clash after 100,000 people from the southern border flood five boroughs

By Stephen M. Lepore For Dailymail.Com Updated: 05:11 28 Aug 2023 Mayor Eric Adams has opened over 200 shelters across the five boroughs to try and house the 100,000 who have arrived from the border Trump supporters and pro-migrant protesters fought outside his Upper East Side home, with punches thrown  Former New York City mayoral candidate […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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City Council

Lowell City Council updated on flood relief efforts | #citycouncil

LOWELL — During Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, Councilor Wayne Jenness called Lowell “the biggest small town I’ve ever lived in.” He was describing Lowell’s emergency response and recovery operations to the devastating post-Thanksgiving flood that destroyed the internal systems of a Lowell Housing Authority building on Moody Street in The Acre neighborhood. The eight-story […]

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Mayor

Mayor: New curfew in Hindman

HINDMAN, Ky. (WYMT) – Mayor Tracy Neice announced a new curfew in the city limits of Hindman on Sunday night. The curfew will start at sunset and end at sunrise. According to the mayor, multiple law enforcement agencies have been notified of the curfew. “This is not a step that we wanted to take, but […]

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