Floodwaters subsiding, officials still urging caution

With the levels of creeks and rivers subsiding, officials are going into full recovery mode following flooding in the last two weeks, although the complete impacts are still unknown and local residents are urged to be cautious.

The costs of initial damage from an assessment at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation have been released, with the total damage listed at $6 million and $2.3 million of that eligible for federal assistance, state Disaster and Eme r g e n c y S e r v i c e s Pu b l i c Information Officer Monique Lay said this morning.

The most significant flooding occurred on Rocky Boy, resu...