40 years after Agnes, officials say Laurel is better prepared for storms

Every once in a while, Richard Kluckhuhn, president of Laurel Fuel Oil and Heating Co., will open an old shelved box to find a specific copper fitting for a plumbing job. Instead, he will find dried mud and silt from 1972 — when Tropical Storm Agnes flooded the company at 101 Main St.

By Kevin Rector, krector@tribune.com

June 20, 2012