http://kbia.org en http://kbia.org/post/northwest-mo-levee-districts-get-grants <p>Six levee, drainage and road districts in northwest Missouri will receive a total of about $1.2 million in community development block grants to help repair damage from flooding along the Missouri River. Gov. Jay Nixon&#39;s office said in a release that the six districts are located in Atchison and Holt counties.</p><p>Levee districts applied for the grants to cover either the 20 percent local cost share required under the Army Corps of Engineers&#39; maintenance program, or for the entire cost if the levee district is not part of the Corps&#39; system.</p> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:24:27 +0000 Associated Press 8726 at http://kbia.org Northwest Mo. levee districts get grants