La Grange NewsLocal news for La Grange, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.More rain forecast for rain-weary Midwest- June 27, 2008 Thursday, June 26, 2008 More rain forecast for rain-weary Midwest USA Image: Soybeans lie ruined in a flooded field outside of La Grange, Missouri, June 21, 2008.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/more-rain-forecast-for-rain-weary-midwest?f... A resident of La Grange, Missouri lay down sandbags to shore up flood defences- June 25, 2008 President George W Bush has arrived in the US state of Iowa for a tour of the areas affected by the recent severe flooding in the region.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/a-resident-of-la-grange-missouri-lay-down-s... Third Lincoln County Levee Breaches South East of Elsberry- June 23, 2008 The Lincoln County Emergency Operations Command and the Army Corp of Engineers confirmed a third levee breach southeast of Elsberry near Norton Woods Rd.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/third-lincoln-county-levee-breaches-south-e... 'We Had Confidence in Those Levees': Flood Victims Feel Misled by FEMA- June 21, 2008 The Associated Press 16 comments Juli Parks didn't worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River - not even when volunteers began piling on ...http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/we-had-confidence-in-those-levees-flood-vic... Missouri river towns scrambling- June 19, 2008 Mississippi River towns in northeast Missouri were racing to save homes, businesses, and lives ahead of river crests expected to reach record and near-record levels this week.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/missouri-river-towns-scrambling?fromrss=1 Mo. Flood Victim: Rebuild a Third Time- June 19, 2008 In La Grange, Missouri, a town of 1,000 people without a levee, the only way to travel down Main Street was by boat.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/mo-flood-victim-rebuild-a-third-time?fromrs... Deadline approaching for flood prep in Canton- June 18, 2008 Northeast Missouri towns Tuesday were hanging on, giving up, or suspending efforts out of confidence they could meet the challenge of a near-record flooding expected later in the week.Clarksville, where the ...http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/deadline-approaching-for-flood-prep-in-cant... Mo. residents bracing for near-record river levels- June 18, 2008 Northeast Missouri residents and businesses, and an entire City Hall in La Grange, evacuated Monday as crews worked feverishly to hold back the swollen Mississippi River from levels that may in two cases top ...http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/mo-residents-bracing-for-near-record-river-... First Person: Watching As Flood Waters Rise- June 18, 2008 A La Grange, Missouri couple can only watch as the Mississippi River consumes their home and their business.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/first-person-watching-as-flood-waters-rise?... Video Glyph- June 15, 2008 We've showed you all the heartfelt sandbagging efforts around the tri-states. But we caught up with one family in La Grange Missouri that's turned this potential disaster into a positive.http://www.topix.net/city/la-grange-mo/2008/06/video-glyph?fromrss=1 |