Old Monroe NewsLocal news for Old Monroe, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Burke Out As St. Louis Archbishop; Gets Vatican Post- June 29, 2008 Archbishop Raymond Burke will no longer serve as Archbishop of St. Louis. Pope Benedict the 16th promoted Burke to the Catholic Church's highest judicial authority.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/burke-out-as-st-louis-archbishop-gets-vati... Ag secretary, lawmakers discuss farmers' flood aid- June 27, 2008 Hoot Jones stands in his flooded corn field Wednesday, June 25, 2008, in Old Monroe, Mo.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/ag-secretary-lawmakers-discuss-farmers-flo... Weak levee concerns- June 27, 2008 People stack sandbags as they fight to keep the waters from the flooding Mississippi River from inundating the town June 24, 2008 in Old Monroe, Missouri.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/weak-levee-concerns?fromrss=1 Missouri: Waterlogged levee under pressure from Mississippi- June 25, 2008 WINFIELD, Mo. - It's a levee so waterlogged the sandbags must be placed by hand: heavy equipment would quickly sink into the soft soil.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/missouri-waterlogged-levee-under-pressure-... Fawn Rescued From Flood Reunited With It's Mother- June 24, 2008 It's not just people needing to be rescued from the rising waters. Animals, also trapped, have no way to get out and nowhere to go.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/fawn-rescued-from-flood-reunited-with-its-... Mo. towns breathe easier as river crest projections fall- June 22, 2008 Towns up and down the Mississippi River were feeling confident the worst was behind them Friday, as government weather forecasters scaled back their projected river crests, suggesting water levels would fall ...http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/mo-towns-breathe-easier-as-river-crest-pro... Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi- June 20, 2008 WINFIELD, Mo. - The flooding in the Midwest has brought freight traffic on the upper Mississippi to a standstill, stranding more than 100 barges loaded with grain, cement, scrap metal, fertilizer and other ...http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/flooding-strands-100-plus-barges-on-missis... Floodwaters breach another Lincoln County levee- June 20, 2008 A farm in northern St. Charles County has become an island surrounded by the floodwaters of the Mississippi River.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/floodwaters-breach-another-lincoln-county-... Missouri River Towns Prep For Flooding- June 18, 2008 An artists' town where the Mississippi River is expected to crest at record levels Friday was hanging on with prayers from strangers and volunteers from as far away as sympathetic New Orleans.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/missouri-river-towns-prep-for-flooding?fro... Officials Urge Some Lincoln County Residents to Leave- June 17, 2008 The Lincoln County Emergency Operations Center is still urging people living east of Highway 79 to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground.http://www.topix.net/city/old-monroe-mo/2008/06/officials-urge-some-lincoln-county-residen... |