Rick Whitson, the Montgomery County Director of Emergency Management (also the District Fire Chief and Deputy Coroner) tells KGGF about a special, "free" event this evening in Independence. Storm Fury on the Plains is Monday, March 25th starting at 6:30 until about 8:30 at Memorial Hall on Pennslvania Ave. Meteorologists from the Wichita office of the National Weather Service will be presenting.

 

An "Advanced Training" is coming up on April 5th in the Main Auditorium at Independence Community College starting at 6:30pm. For questions, contact Rick at 620-330-7040 or email him at rwhitson@mgcountyks.org. 

 

Before talking with KGGF, Whitson addressed Montgomery County Commissioners Monday morning about the county's updated Emergency Operations Plan, and also about his success securing grant money from Independence and Coffeyville Walmarts for the purpose of purchasing two drones that Whitson says will tremendously increase efficiency in emergencies. Stay tuned to KGGF 690 AM for more details soon, and you can listen online by clicking "Listen Live" located on the Home page, to the right of the first local news story, or just CLICK HERE.