Barry NewsLocal news for Barry, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Flood Blog: Levees holding in the Quincy area- June 20, 2008 Welcome back to the SJ-R.com Flood Blog, where we'll keep you up to date on the devastation happened along the Mississippi River.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/flood-blog-levees-holding-in-the-quincy-area?fr... Sny Island district takes action during major flooding- June 18, 2008 The Sny Island Levee, which protects farmland along the Mississippi River in western Illinois, is a manmade ridge, constructed mostly of sand with a core of earth and clay.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/sny-island-district-takes-action-during-major-f... News Minute: Here is the latest Illinois news from The Associated Press- June 8, 2008 The Reverend Father Pfleger will take about a two-week leave of absence from St.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/news-minute-here-is-the-latest-illinois-news-fr... 31 NS freight cars derail in Illinois- June 6, 2008 BARRY, Ill. - Freight train traffic on a main Midwest throughway is on hold after 31 cars of a Norfolk Southern train derailed in western Illinois.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/31-ns-freight-cars-derail-in-illinois?fromrss=1 Cleanup continues at Pike County train derailment- June 4, 2008 Crews still are clearing the aftermath of a train derailment involving roughly 33 rail cars near the western Illinois community of Barry in Pike County.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/cleanup-continues-at-pike-county-train-derailme... Reports of train derailment near Barry, Ill.- June 3, 2008 Of the 78 cars, 34 jumped the track. Traffic is down to one lane on Illinois Highway 106 at the scene.http://www.topix.net/city/barry-il/2008/06/reports-of-train-derailment-near-barry-ill?from... |