Gov. Mike Kehoe is requesting federal assistance following two separate spring storm systems affecting eight counties in southwest Missouri.
One request seeks a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Declaration for Greene, Lawrence, and Newton counties. The other seeks a federal major disaster declaration for Dade, Douglas, Ozark, Vernon, and Webster counties hit hard by storms over Memorial Day weekend.
“Today, we are requesting a federal disaster declaration for the May 23-26 storms to rebuild damaged infrastructure in five counties and low interest loans to support homeowners, renters, and businesses in the three counties hardest by the April 29 storms,” Kehoe said…