Steve Oberg Archives - State of Emergency

How one pet shop became a fish sanctuary after an ice storm

LANSING, Mich. — He’s been living in pet shops his entire life, including the one he owns now. Preuss Pets, […]

July 16, 2019 / Allie Barton

The “island mindset” of a resilient Iowa community

ABEL ISLAND, Iowa – Simply put, Abel Island is an unlikely place to live. Surrounded by the Mississippi River on […]
June 12, 2019 / Sarah Beth Guevara

How a Midwestern community is healing itself

Stephen McCullough grabbed his cellphone to call his mom in case he survived one of the deadliest tornadoes in history, […]
August 7, 2019 / Isaac Windes

Reading into natural disasters: how bookstores weather the storm

When Jamie Anderson took over Downtown Books, a bookstore in Manteo, North Carolina, in 2012 it had flooded eight times […]

August 9, 2019 / Alex Simon

How volunteers helped rebuild West Virginia’s bridges

CLENDENIN, W.Va. — When the flood created an endless waterfall off the hillside behind her trailer home on June 23, […]
August 8, 2019 / Justine Coleman

Having faith when disaster strikes

BUCKSPORT, S.C. – As a resident of Bucksport, Nelisa Geathers and her home endured a variety of disasters from Hurricane […]
August 7, 2019 / Isaac Windes

Reading into natural disasters: how bookstores weather the storm

When Jamie Anderson took over Downtown Books, a bookstore in Manteo, North Carolina, in 2012 it had flooded eight times […]