debris removal

Two deadlines are looming for eastern Kentuckians this week, three months after devastating flooding.

Keith Rose didn't want debris contractors cutting trees on his property in Neon, KY. Police say he threatened workers, so they tased and arrested him. Rose has black lung. His wife says it would have been impossible for him to flee.

The City of Mayfield is clarifying code violations that some citizens received regarding tornado debris.

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers will make their last pass of right-of-way debris in Graves County on Mar. 13.

About 60 trucks and other hauling units are moving around the small city picking up debris, and the city has been split up into four zones to coordinate efforts.

Gov. Andy Beshear says he plans to ask the federal government to extend its 100% coverage of the tornado debris clean-up costs for another 60 days, with ongoing debris clean-up largely unfinished and the anticipated overall costs massive.

A salvage contractor plans to begin removing debris tomorrow from around the Eggners Ferry Bridge crash site. U. S. Coast Guard spokesman Lt. Jason Franz…