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NP River Levels Update For May 20th

Karen Snyder — Fri, 20 May 2011 21:47:15 +0000

A conference call between water managers, first responders and agencies up and down the North Platte river confirmed the expectation that water will begin to spill out of Pathfinder reservoir late Sunday.

Lt Stew Anderson, Natrona County Emergency Manager says release out of Grey Reef will follow.

"They'll start increasing the flows out of Greyreef Reservoir starting on the 25th to the 28th."

Sand Bags Move Slowly On First Offering [VIDEO]

Karen Snyder — Sun, 15 May 2011 02:50:06 +0000

As Natrona County anticipates its record runoff emergency managers made sandbags available for the first time over the weekend. K2 Radio’s Karen Snyder visited the westside station…

Limited Sandbag Distribution Starts Saturday

Karen Snyder — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:29:17 +0000

Natrona County Emergency Managers will make a limited number of bags available to residents at risk of flooding this Saturday. If your concerned call the Emergency Manager for your area to check on whether you qualify.

Managers will target areas and high value structures most at risk.

Bags and the sand to fill them will be available at stations located on both sides of town.