Residents of Eureka are taking a break from cleanup efforts the past week to celebrate the Fourth of July.
City Manager Ian Martell says the annual Party in the Park will take place as scheduled at Eureka City Park after a tornado caused extensive damage last week.
Activities got started around 8 am with a boat parade at Eureka City Lake, with a parade at 10 am, pool activities at 1 pm, turtle races, a community meal and fireworks to close out the event.
Meanwhile, cleanup from the June 26 tornado will resume in earnest Thursday. The city is reminding residents debris pickup by staff will only be in the affected tornado area. Property owners need to apply for demolition permits, while residents hiring roofing companies need to make sure those contractors have a city permit, state certificate and proof of liability insurance.
AT&T may not have landline phone service fully restored until July 20. Mediacom, the city’s Internet and TV provider, may have its outage restored by this upcoming Monday.
More information is available at www.eurekakansas.com and KVOE.com.
KVOE News ongoing coverage
*Click here for Tuesday’s perspective from Lyon County Director of Emergency Management Jarrod Fell
*Click here for Tuesday’s story on donation pickup locations in Eureka
*Click here for Monday’s story about Gov. Jeff Colyer’s second visit to Eureka following the tornado and work to restore phone, Internet and TV service
*Click here for Sunday’s feature on Adrianne Stapleford, who took impressive photos of the Eureka tornado, and the cleanup at her mother Mandi Stapleford’s house
*Click here for Saturday’s report on the injured and the attendance at the Multi-Agency Resource Center
*Click here for Saturday’s story on the return of electric power and a deluge of donations
*Click here for June 29’s update on debris clearing efforts and food/water donations
*Click here for June 28’s update on the number of damaged structures, the ongoing help of Emporia and Lyon County government agencies and the upcoming implementation of the MARC
*Click here for information on the June 27 tour by Gov. Jeff Colyer and the National Weather Service’s preliminary rating
*Click here for June 27s damage assessment by Eureka and Greenwood County officials
*Click here for June 27’s story on how to help the recovery effort
*Click here for June 27’s initial story and photos about the Eureka tornado
