Hopkins County will receive another round of state funding to help with clean-up from last December’s tornadoes that devastated several areas of the county including Dawson Springs.
Governor Andy Beshear said the money comes from the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies or SAFE fund.
click to download audioBeshear said Hopkins County will receive money for the purchase of heavy equipment to facilitate debris removal.
click to download audioBeshear said the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management continues to receive additional applications for SAFE funding.
Last week’s announcement follows a previous award of $3.25 million to help farmers in Western Kentucky continue to grow and process grains after grain elevators in Mayfield were critically damaged by December’s tornadoes.
click to download audioFamily-owned and operated Mayfield Grain Company buys corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola from approximately 200 local farmers. At full capacity, it stores over 6.5 million bushels of grain. But the sustained damage limits capacity and backs up grain supplies across the commonwealth.
While repairs are underway at the Graves County elevator, farmers there must travel 50 miles or more to the next nearest grain elevator to sell their crops. The additional mileage and lack of larger trucks for hauling grain have increased costs for local farmers and threatened a loss of crop yield.
Governor Andy Beshear said the money comes from the West Kentucky State Aid Funding for Emergencies or SAFE fund.
click to download audioBeshear said Hopkins County will receive money for the purchase of heavy equipment to facilitate debris removal.
click to download audioBeshear said the Kentucky Division of Emergency Management continues to receive additional applications for SAFE funding.
Last week’s announcement follows a previous award of $3.25 million to help farmers in Western Kentucky continue to grow and process grains after grain elevators in Mayfield were critically damaged by December’s tornadoes.
click to download audioFamily-owned and operated Mayfield Grain Company buys corn, soybeans, wheat, and canola from approximately 200 local farmers. At full capacity, it stores over 6.5 million bushels of grain. But the sustained damage limits capacity and backs up grain supplies across the commonwealth.
While repairs are underway at the Graves County elevator, farmers there must travel 50 miles or more to the next nearest grain elevator to sell their crops. The additional mileage and lack of larger trucks for hauling grain have increased costs for local farmers and threatened a loss of crop yield.
