SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – Eight days after a powerful storm hit the Ozarks, people are still cleaning up the vast amount of debris left behind. The Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management says more volunteers are needed for storm relief efforts.
Throughout the county you’ll find no shortage of downed trees and damaged homes. But at the call center at the Public Safety Center, it’s a different story when it comes to volunteers. The center has 24 computer stations set up with phones. But on Wednesday, there were only three people in the center fielding calls, and returning messages.
“A lot of people concerned about the cleanup, you know, what can we do to get clean up?” said volunteer John Wall. “And that’s what this is hopefully accomplishing is we’ll get these lists distributed to volunteers that come into town.”…