9 May 2018

Perry Lake swim beach closed for 2018 season

PERRY, KAN. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Perry Lake announce that the public swim beach will be closed for public safety due to ongoing recreation upgrades. Once the improvements to the swim beach are complete, visitors will enjoy new outdoor wash stations and a new restroom. In addition to the recreation upgrades, the Corps is working to stabilize the beach shoreline and adding a retaining wall.

7 May 2018

Corps of Engineers at Wilson Lake reminds visitors of road closure at Lucas Park

SYLVAN GROVE, Kan. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wilson Lake continues to monitor the

7 May 2018

Open House and Annual Site Tour for former Nebraska Ordnance Plant

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will host an Open House from 4:30-5:30 PM, and a Site Tour from 5:30-7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Main Groundwater Treatment Plant in Ashland, Nebraska located at the junction of County Road 6 and County Road F. To learn more about the former Nebraska Ordnance Plant, please plan on attending our Open House and Site Tour for handouts and light refreshments. Project personnel will be available to provide and interpret water sampling results and other site data from 4:30-5:30 p.m.

1 May 2018

Harlan County Lake hosts ribbon cutting for gate repair

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Media members and the public are invited to Harlan County Lake, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, part of the Kansas City District, which will host a ribbon cutting for the recently completed project to repair the mechanisms for multiple tainter gates which allow the Corps to release water from the lake. The event is Friday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Harlan County Lake near Alma, Neb. Col. Doug Guttormsen, commander of the Kansas City District, and other dignitaries will speak at the event hosted at a location with a view of the dam – the North Outlet Park.