Cairo NewsLocal news for Cairo, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Will Midwest floodwaters swamp Mid-South- June 28, 2008 As areas of the Midwest struggle with flooding, Mid-South growers wonder what will happen when those floodwaters head south.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/will-midwest-floodwaters-swamp-mid-south?fromrs... Rain pushes river crests higher, later- June 26, 2008 Heavy rain to the north has rivers again on the rise, with a higher crest now expected on Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/rain-pushes-river-crests-higher-later?fromrss=1 Roy Exum: Fear The Waters Not- June 24, 2008 I am not a plumber and the years have well-proven I don't know anything about what has become more and more an exacting science, but one of the rudimentary principles is this - water flows downhill.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/roy-exum-fear-the-waters-not?fromrss=1 The Damage is Done- June 22, 2008 Farmers and officials are assessing the damage as the flooding continues in the mid-Mississippi Valley, and the picture is not pretty.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/the-damage-is-done?fromrss=1 Ice - 50 years- June 20, 2008 Mr. and Mrs. Forrest L. Ice of Miller City will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception June 22, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/ice-50-years?fromrss=1 Mississippi River museum launches in S. Illinois- June 18, 2008 Southern Illinois' towns on the Mississippi River have been immortalized in Elzie Segar's Chester-inspired Popeye cartoons and Mark Twain's mention of Cairo in the "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." Between ...http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/mississippi-river-museum-launches-in-s-illinois... River Sweep Needs Volunteers For June 21 Clean-up- June 12, 2008 On June 21 portions of the Ohio River and its tributaries will be the focus of the largest environmental event of its kind encompassing six states.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/river-sweep-needs-volunteers-for-june-21-clean-... Reaching out for a better future: Southern Illinois teens volunteer to set a good example- June 10, 2008 The wind was doing more than blowing dust into the eyes of students and instructors standing in a parking lot across the street from the Delta Educational Extension Center in Cairo.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/reaching-out-for-a-better-future-southern-illin... A day like no other- June 8, 2008 From the dream of victory to the reality of defeat, a turnaround compressed into just six days: Nesmahar Sayed speaks to some of those who remember the 1967 war A 1967 painting by Wagdi Habashi; Sayed Aly at ...http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/a-day-like-no-other?fromrss=1 Go, Jake Speed, go- June 6, 2008 Jake Speed is certain that Rivertown Breakdown has arrived. 'The first year I did this, I had to get on my hands and knees to get people to play.http://www.topix.net/city/cairo-il/2008/06/go-jake-speed-go?fromrss=1 |