WV and National Disaster News - October 13, 2023

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WEST VIRGINIA

2016 Flood Recovery

• Nicholas County BOE makes decision for remaining FEMA funds  (MetroNews-Radio)
• Nicholas County School Board Votes to Build New PreK-8 Complex with Remaining Federal Funds  (WV News)
• Town of Rainelle seeks funding for mural project honoring 2016 flood victims  (WVVA-TV)

 COVID

• WV Weekley COVID Update for October 11, 2023 (WV DHHR) - there have been 12 deaths reported since last week's dashboard update, with a total of 8,247 deaths attributed to COVID-19. For details, see this link.  
• West Virginia Coronavirus 'Czar' Dr. Clay Marsh Sees Management of COVID Situation Improving  (The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register)

Emergency Response Exercise

• MU to host emergency community response exercise at Joan C. Edwards Stadium Oct. 21  (WCHS-TV)

• Hazard mitigation grant meetings ongoing  (The Register-Herald)

Infrastructure

• West Virginia Part Of Nearly $1 Billion Regional Hydrogen Hub  (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio)
• Coalfield Solar Fund grants recognize WV public school districts (Lootpress) 
• Residents share concerns about new Meadows Elementary project  (WSAZ-TV)

Opioid Prevention Efforts

• Organizers Celebrate Success of Save A Life Day  (WV Public Broadcasting-Radio)

NATIONAL NEWS
Disaster Recovery

• FEMA officials visit Leominster to assess damage from 'catastrophic' flooding (Boston Globe), related news: WBZ News 4 and WHDH News 7 
  
• Biden declares 10 Montana counties a disaster after June flooding (Daily Montanan) , related news: Billings Gazette 
  
• Gov. Inslee cautions that fire recovery efforts may be slow (The Spokesman-Review) related news: KREM News 2 
  
• FEMA announces more funding for communities impacted by natural disasters (ABC News)

• A powerful cross-country storm will bring risk for damaging weather AccuWeather)
• Massive storm to spread rain along 1,600-mile swath of US into this weekend (AccuWeather)
• FEMA and Biden-Harris Administration Announce Nearly $2 Billion in Available Funding to Increase Climate Resilience Nationwide (FEMA R3 News Release) 

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