Fed aid for 3 Brownville shops, railroad left out

Federal money is heading to three Brownville businesses hit by harsh summer storms, but an area railroad employing 175 workers is ineligible for the assistance.
In total, five businesses in the area were damaged by summer storms, which did not meet the threshold of six affected businesses within a county to qualify for federal disaster aid, according to state officials. But earlier this week, $34,500 in federal Community Development Block Grant fun ...