Category: Tough Issues

Posts in the Tough Issues category will discuss the tough subjects that well all have to deal with. This includes floods, tornadoes, and other disaster events.

Shopko Reuse Examples

In 2019 retailer Shopko declare bankruptcy and many small towns throughout the Midwest were left without a viable option for home goods. But they are also left with an empty… Read more »

Local Mitigation Planning Handbook

September is National Preparedness Month. Each year National Preparedness Month is recognized to promote family and community disaster and emergency planning. Each year FEMA puts out a themed campaign during National Preparedness… Read more »

National Preparedness Month 2023

The Floods of 2019: Links to the Stories

Rural Resurrection covered the Floods of 2019 through a series of posts since floodwaters first impacted the upper Midwest. The coverage of the event and how communities have worked to… Read more »

2019 Flood Recovery: Helping with Flood Buckets

Helping with Flood Buckets is the latest in a series of posts about how rural communities were impacted and are striving to recover from the floods of 2019. Craig, Missouri… Read more »

Tabletop Exercises help with Disaster Preparedness

National Preparedness Month 2022

Remembering the Pilger Tornadoes (Part 2)

Last week we remembered the tornadoes that devastated Pilger, Nebraska in 2014. June 16th marked the 8th anniversary of the twin tornadoes that changed Pilger forever. In the aftermath of… Read more »

Remembering the Pilger Tornadoes (Part 1)

June 16th of this year marks the 8th anniversary of Pilger, Nebraska, tornado. Or more so, the Pilger tornadoes as twin tornados ripped through the Pilger area at essentially the… Read more »

2019 Flood Recovery: Grafton, Illinois

The recovery of Grafton, Illinois, is the latest in a series of posts about how rural communities were impacted and are striving to recover from the floods of 2019. Most… Read more »