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Osage SkyNews 6 pilot Dustin Stone was overhead the Lake Waxhoma dam that failed again on Wednesday, nearly four years after ...
Emergency officials say flooding concerns have eased for now at the Lake Waxhoma dam east of Barnsdall, but long-term repairs ...
The patch added to the Lake Waxhoma dam after a breach that occurred back in 2021 is failing, according to city officials.
Water from Lake Waxhoma Dam flows into nearby creeks, including Bird Creek, which moves through the nearby city of Barnsdall, ...
We are following breaking news from yesterday.. As a temporary patch on a dam in lake waxoma in the city of barnsdall has failed.City leaders and first respon ...
Access to the popular beach on Laurel Lake, where residents swim and sunbathe during the summer, came under question earlier this year when a newly formed nonprofit purchased the dam that residents ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - Rend Lake Dam West Boat Ramp will be temporarily closed on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2 from sunrise to 3 p.m. on both days. According to the U.S. Army Corps of ...
He added that if these issues continue in the next five years, it may result in a dam failure and total power plant shutdown. “A dam failure would be catastrophic because of the downstream ...
THEcomplete failure of the Austin dam, with its resultant loss of property and human life, has naturally drawn attention to the early history of this structure. The dam was constructed in the year ...
COBDEN, Ill. (KFVS) - A southern Illinois teacher has been selected as a winner of the 2025 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. Cobden Jr./Sr. High School teacher Karen Engelmann was ...