FEMA turns down Ind. request INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Federal officials have turned down a request for disaster aid to 14 southern and central Indiana counties that were hit by severe storms in August.
Indiana Homeland Security Director Joe Wainscott said Thursday he was disappointed in the decision by FEMA and that state officials would seek other measures to provide aid to those with storm damage.
Gov. Mitch Daniels had sought the federal disaster aid for areas hit by the Aug. 4-5 storm, which dumped up to 10 inches of rain in some locations.
Individual disaster aid was sought for residents of Brown, Clark, Floyd, Franklin, Jackson, Jennings, Marion, Ripley and Rush counties. Aid was requested to local governments in Brown, Decatur, Floyd, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Owen, Parke, Ripley and Switzerland counties.
Boy, 2, dies on Indiana farm GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old boy was killed in an accident on his family’s farm in northern Indiana.
The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department said Dewynn Imhoff’s father was backing up a skid loader about 8 p.m. Sept. 24 and did not see the boy walk toward him in the dark. The skid loader ran over the child at the farm near Goshen.
The boy was taken to Elkhart General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.
Man dies in grain bin in NE Iowa AURORA, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a man from a grain bin full of corn in Aurora in northeastern Iowa.
Employees at the Aurora Elevator reported 54-year-old Paul Nurre, of Strawberry Point, missing on the afternoon of Sept. 23. He was last seen working in a grain bin.
Firefighters and employees spent several hours removing corn from the bin and recovered Nurre’s body late that day. Owner David Young said Nurre worked for the company for about 30 years.
Neighbors protest human waste HOLY CROSS, Iowa (AP) — Some neighbors don’t like the fertilizer Lee Wulfekuhl has been spreading on his crops near the Dubuque County town of Holy Cross.
The fertilizer is sewage sludge from the Waste Water Treatment Plant in Cedar Rapids, and it contains treated human waste.
Wulfekuhl and other farmers say the sludge is rich in nutrients, but neighbors Jim and Karen Ellerbach say the odor is offensive.
They say the stench and chemicals in the air coming from Wulfekuhl farm are destroying their health. DNR Environmental Specialist Mike Wade says the fertilizer Wulfekuhl is using does contain human waste, but it is legal.
Wulfekuhl says he is trying to help the city of Cedar Rapids by using the sludge, which would otherwise have to go into a landfill at city expense.
Ohio youth hunt opportunities COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s youth hunters will have opportunities to learn and practice their hunting skills this fall.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife offers more than one way for families to hunt together and create lasting traditions in the state’s outdoors.
Waterfowl: Youngsters age 15 and younger wanting to pursue waterfowl may do so, statewide, Oct. 3-4.
Small Game: Hunters age 17 and younger may hunt statewide for rabbit, pheasant and all other legal game in season during two designated weekends, Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Quail also may be taken in 16 designated areas.
Pheasant releases for young hunters will occur prior to these dates on the following state wildlife areas: Resthaven, Oxbow, Berlin, Killdeer Plains, Camp Belden, Grand River, Spencer, Wellington, Delaware, Dillon, Caesar Creek, Rush Run, Fallsville and Darke, as well as Charlemont Metropark in Lorain County.
To participate, all young hunters must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult and must abide by all regular hunting hours and bag limits.
A valid 2009-10 youth hunting license, along with the appropriate permits, are required. For complete details on all of Ohio’s youth hunting seasons, refer to the Ohio Hunting and Trapping Regulations booklet, call 800-WILDLIFE (945-3543) or go online to www.dnr.state.oh.us/Home/tabid/4414/Default.aspx |
