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Southwest Missouri College Breaks Ground for Safe Room

Crowder College in southwest Missouri has broken ground on an expansion at its Webb City campus that will include a large room intended to provide the community safety during tornadoes. The college’s new building in Webb City will add a …

Fallin to Announce Oklahoma Storm Shelter Tax Break

Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to announce details of a plan for a $2,000 tax rebate to eligible homeowners for the installation of a tornado safe room. Fallin and Oklahoma Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood have scheduled a news conference …

Arkansas Town Gets $1 Million Grant for Safe Room

A town hard hit by a deadly tornado outbreak in late April is getting more than $1 million to build a safe room at the high school. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Tuesday that its Hazard Mitigation Grant Program …