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June 20, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- Two temporary Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) are set to open this week in Metropolis on Wednesday and Herrin on Thursday for southern Illinois survivors to meet face-to-face with...
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June 17, 2011
Marion, Ill. -- Disaster assistance tops $6.2 million in approved grants in just a little over a week and disaster unemployment assistance is also available as a result of the Presidential...
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June 16, 2011
Marion, Ill. -- Disasters typically bring out the very best in people and there are countless stories of neighbors helping neighbors. Unfortunately, some scam artists try and take advantage of...
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June 15, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- Thirteen was a lucky number this week for a group of southern Illinois residents who were sworn in as disaster assistance local hires.
Tapping into local knowledge and experience...
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June 15, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- The second Illinois temporary Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is set to open on Thursday in Junction to help survivors meet face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists. Additional...
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June 13, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- A temporary Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is set to open on Wednesday in Cairo to help southern Illinois survivors meet face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists, and...
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June 13, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- In just four days since residents started making applications for disaster assistance on Wednesday morning, more than $2.5 million in grants have been approved to help Illinois...
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June 11, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- Community Relations (CR) specialists are on the ground in disaster-designated counties, reaching out to residents with information on available disaster assistance programs.
The...
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June 11, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- Twenty-one southern Illinois counties are now designated for Public Assistances (PA) or infrastructure losses, which opens the door to federal reimbursement for state and local...
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June 10, 2011
MARION, Ill. -- Residents in 14 Illinois counties only need to answer a few simple questions when they apply for federal disaster assistance as they recover from severe storms and flooding that...
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