Rossville residents receive extra help with storm damage

ROSSVILLE (KSNT) - Residents in Rossville are seeing an abundance of help from community members to tackle storm damage.

Early Wednesday morning, strong winds and heavy rain swept through all of northeast Kansas. Rossville was amongst many areas hit hard with fallen tree limbs and uprooted trees seen throughout the town.

Though the town was shaken up, community members rallied together. One resident posted to Facebook showcasing how the high school football team stepped up to help clean storm debris throughout neighborhoods.

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KSNT 27 News spoke with head football coach of the Rossville Dawgs, Derick Hammes, about his players helping out their community, and he said he's grateful his players are giving back.

"I want them to understand that the community supports them, and when it's their turn to support back, they're available to do that," Hammes said. "We realize that helping one another out is all apart of being in a small community."

And the help doesn't stop there. Rossville community members are able to discard any large tree limbs or leaves at the waste pile just southwest of town. The pile is closed for the day, but will reopen tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.

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