Palmyra NewsLocal news for Palmyra, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Thousands of Thai protesters storm barricade; demand PM resigns- June 26, 2008 Heaving crowds of Thai protesters breached a police barricade and surrounded government offices Friday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/thousands-of-thai-protesters-storm-barricade-... Mississippi floodwaters cresting, costs mount- June 24, 2008 PALMYRA, Missouri - The crest of the swollen Mississippi River moved relentlessly downstream on Saturday as volunteers manned sandbagged levees, nursed hopes and coped with the costs of the worst ...http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/mississippi-floodwaters-cresting-costs-mount?... Humor, the strongest levee in the Midwest- June 22, 2008 Nick Carey is a Chicago correspondent for Reuters who spent last week traveling up and down a 300-mile (480-km) stretch of mid-Mississippi River flood plain as the giant stream overflowed its banks and levees and swallowed up small towns and thousands of acres of some of the richest farmland in America. In the following story he writes of his impressions of people he met as they fortified levees, organized flood responses, and coped with the disaster. By Nick CareyPALMYRA, Missouri (Reuters) -..http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/humor-the-strongest-levee-in-the-midwest?from... Nigerian rebels ask foreign workers to leave oil installations- June 22, 2008 Nigeria's most active armed group Saturday urged foreign workers to leave oil facilities in the volatile Niger Delta, warning of fresh unrest following a government crackdown on the militants.http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/nigerian-rebels-ask-foreign-workers-to-leave-... Volunteers needed in Marion County to fight flooding- June 20, 2008 Marion County is seeking some volunteers to help with sandbagging. Marion County Commissioner Lyndon Bode says a levee in the south river drainage district east of Palmyra could be overtaken by the river.http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/volunteers-needed-in-marion-county-to-fight-f... Lesson learned in 1993 flood of help- June 19, 2008 We trust this could never happen to us. When we walk through the mud and see people whose lives have been washed away, we don't forget.http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/lesson-learned-in-1993-flood-of-help?fromrss=... Driver Examination Station closing in Canton- June 18, 2008 Captain John W. Elliott, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, announces the Canton Driver Examination Station, located at Canton City Hall Building, will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2008, due to flooding ...http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/driver-examination-station-closing-in-canton?... Men nabbed in asphalt scam to appear in court Monday- June 5, 2008 Two men wanted in a construction scam in Polk County have been arrested in Palmyra, Mo.http://www.topix.net/city/palmyra-mo/2008/06/men-nabbed-in-asphalt-scam-to-appear-in-court... |