Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Trump declares disaster for UP storm

By RICHARD JENKINS

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WASHINGTON — Gogebic, Houghton and Menominee counties will be able to use federal assistance in recovering from the rain and flooding in the mid-June storms, after President Donald Trump issued a federal disaster declaration Thursday.

The declaration makes funding and other resources available to state, tribal and eligible local governments and other organizations for emergency work and repairs to infrastructures and facilities damaged by the flooding in the storms of June 16-18, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Gov. Rick Snyd...