OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - More Oklahoma counties are getting federal aid to recover costs from the Christmas Eve blizzard and an ice storm on Jan. 28.
Gov. Brad Henry said Monday the disaster assistance will help local governments repair roads, bridges and public facilities and remove debris. Preliminary damage estimates exceed $100 million from the two winter storms.
Counties receiving aid for the December storm are: Alfalfa, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Carter, Cherokee, Creek, Dewey, Greer, Harmon, Haskell, Kiowa, LeFlore, Logan, Mayes, McCurtain, McIntosh, Osage, Pawnee, Pittsburg, Roger Mills, Seminole, Wagoner, Washington and Washita. Twenty-nine other counties already were approved.
Counties getting help for the January storm are: Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Cherokee, Craig, Creek, Custer, Garvin, Grant, Lincoln, Logan, Major, Mayes, Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Ottawa, Pawnee, Rogers, Sequoyah, Texas, Wagoner and Washington. Twenty-five counties previously were approved for assistance.
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