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Treece’s final days

The small southern Kansas town of Treece has been approved for an EPA buyout, five years after neighboring town Picher, Okla. Both towns are in an area that was heavily mined, leaving the land polluted.

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Treece residents speak out

By Janet Reid · December 15, 2009 · Comment on this

Several of Treece's 100 residents speak out about their town and the federal buyout. Many residents will move, but some longtime residents will remain in the dying town.

  • Treece residents speak out December 15, 2009
  • Treece: Finally a buyout December 14, 2009
  • Treece Mayor Bill Blunk December 13, 2009
  • Rep. Doug Gatewood December 13, 2009
  • Sen. Pat Roberts December 13, 2009

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