Tribe granted disaster declaration for severe storm damage in July

The Fe d e r a l Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced last Friday, Nov. 1, that President Joe Biden has declared that a major disaster exists for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and ordered federal aid to supplement the tribe’s efforts in areas affected by a severe storm that struck the region July 13-14 with straight-line winds, hail and flooding.The disaster declaration makes ...