Get the Facts: Second FEMA Recovery Center Opens in Jefferson County

Get the Facts: Second FEMA recovery center opens in Jefferson County

In the wake of April’s devastating tornadoes and flooding, FEMA has opened a second Disaster Recovery Center in Jefferson County.

More Kentucky counties eligible for disaster unemployment

Kentucky is expanding eligibility for Disaster Unemployment Assistance to include individuals in 24 additional counties who are out of work due to severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides that began in Kentucky on April 2, 2025.

Disaster unemployment assistance expanded to 37 Kentucky counties after April storms

People unemployed or self-employed living or working in the affected areas and became unemployed or had work interrupted as a direct result of the flooding that occurred in Kentucky starting April 2 are eligible to apply for DUA benefits through…

Kentucky adds 24 counties for disaster unemployment aid after April storms

Gov. Andy Beshear announced expanding Disaster Unemployment Assistance to include affected workers from 24 more Kentucky counties after April’s severe storms.

Disaster Unemployment Assistance now available for storm-affected residents in area

Residents in 37 Kentucky counties — including Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, and Ohio — may now qualify for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) following a federal disaster declaration stemming from severe weather that hit the state beginning April 2. Continue reading Disaster Unemployment Assistance now available for storm-affected residents in area at The Owensboro Times.