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Three months later, residents of Lesterville try to recover from flash flooding

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A Lesterville homeowner is still dealing with the destruction of his property three months after the July 10th flash flood.

Ken Atkins, of Lesterville, stands in his home destroyed by the July 10th flood in Lesterville, Mo., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026. He had just bought the house months earlier from a friend and had to sit on his tractor…

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