Pleasant Hill NewsLocal news for Pleasant Hill, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Flood Information- June 29, 2008 Quincy mayor John Spring once again called for volunteers to make sandbags at the Quncy Civic Center on Thursday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/flood-information?fromrss=1 Latest on area flooding- June 27, 2008 There is concern about the Fabius River levee in Marion County. The head of that levee district, Roger Sutter told KHQA's Melissa Shriver this morning there is NO mandatory evacuation order for the Fabius ...http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/latest-on-area-flooding?fromrss=1 How to Help Midwest Flood Victims- June 25, 2008 Airmen from the Illinois Air National Guard team up with local residents to spread sheets of plastic over reinforced levees along the Mississippi River June 19 near Pleasant Hill, Illinois.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/how-to-help-midwest-flood-victims?fromr... Floods Rage While Region Battles Back- June 23, 2008 An Amish boy takes a break from filling sandbags to combat the flood waters from the Mississippi River at the Pike County Fairgrounds in Pleasant Hill, Illinois, Wednesday, June 18, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/floods-rage-while-region-battles-back?f... Hull residents and church packing up- June 21, 2008 Across the river, sandbagging efforts continue in Hull to protect the Sny Island Levee district.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/hull-residents-and-church-packing-up?fr... Small towns suffer big losses as rivers rise- June 19, 2008 As floodwaters take aim at the tiny towns lining the Mississippi River, the heartland ethic of neighbors helping neighbors is proving to be a potent force against the rising water.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/small-towns-suffer-big-losses-as-rivers... Blagojevich tours flooded Illinois areas- June 19, 2008 The Associated Press Writer PLEASANT HILL, Ill. -- Kathy Gates lived in Grafton during the devastating 1993 floods and lost her house and everything in it.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/blagojevich-tours-flooded-illinois-area... Governor tours Ill. areas flooded by Mississippi- June 19, 2008 Kathy Gates lived in Grafton during the 1993 floods and lost her house and everything in it.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/governor-tours-ill-areas-flooded-by-mis... Western Illinois Bracing for Record Flooding- June 17, 2008 Morale remains as high as the tension as we watch the river rise to historic levels.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/western-illinois-bracing-for-record-flo... Video Glyph- June 4, 2008 There's quite a mess in Pike County Tuesday night after 32 freight train cars jumped the tracks around 8 a.m. The 78-car freight train slowed traffic in rural Barry.http://www.topix.net/city/pleasant-hill-il/2008/06/video-glyph?fromrss=1 |