Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yankton manufacturer Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (KPI-JCI) became involved in regional flood relief efforts this past week during an extensive sandbagging operation in Dakota Dunes. The South Dakota National Guard used a Series 271 Screening Plant, engineered and manufactured at KPI-JCI in Yankton, to fill sandbags that were carried by a UH60 … Read Article →

Boaters on Lewis and Clark Lake are being restricted of coming within 1,000 feet of the Gavins Point powerplant intake and spillway.  The restriction is in place as a safety measure due to record outflows from Lewis and Clark Lake into the Missouri River. The outflows, expected to reach 150,000 … Read Article →

South Dakota Department of Transportation officials have re-opened Exit 1 on Interstate 29 to all traffic. Exit 1 was closed on May 31 to general traffic for two weeks to facilitate levee construction efforts in the area. Dakota Dunes and the surrounding area has been preparing for record water levels … Read Article →

State Labor and Regulation Secretary Pam Roberts announces the Division of Insurance today issued a bulletin requiring insurance coverage on property relocated in connection with the recent flooding in South Dakota.  Additional details on who is affected can be found by viewing the bulletin. �We cannot have millions of dollars … Read Article →

MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD 2011, a special documentary from South Dakota Public Broadcasting, will air �  On SDPB1 TV, Thursday, June 23, at 8 p.m. � On SDPB2 TV, Monday, June 27, at 4 p.m. � On SDPB2 TV, Wednesday, June 29, at 11 a.m. The one-hour television program takes us … Read Article →

PIERRE � In response to a request by Governor Dennis Daugaard, the President recently added Yankton County to the federal disaster declaration originally signed on May 13, 2011. In total, 31 South Dakota counties are now eligible for FEMA Public Assistance funding, and one county (Clay) is eligible for emergency … Read Article →

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has dispatched an Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) to southeast South Dakota to help local entities coordinate their response to recent flooding on the Missouri River. The 10-member team has been sent to Dakota Dunes to assist officials in Union, Clay and Yankton … Read Article →