Keokuk NewsLocal news for Keokuk, IA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Counselors available to help vitims cope- June 27, 2008 By MEGAN SPEES mspeesthehawkeye.com Long after the waters recede, flood survivors in southeast Iowa and west-central Illinois may find themselves mentally burdened by the stress of what they dealt with this ...http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/counselors-available-to-help-vitims-cope?fromr... Study viability of a larger Saylorville- June 25, 2008 Time is the key factor in producing such floods as Iowa is now experiencing. Heavy rains falling in a short period of time result in a flood because the rivers can't move the water fast enough.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/study-viability-of-a-larger-saylorville?fromrs... Iowa: Floodwaters reach southern tip of Iowa- June 23, 2008 Flooding that began in northern Iowa last week finally reached the state's southeast tip, where residents stacked sandbags and waited with frazzled nerves Wednesday for the Mississippi River to peak.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/iowa-floodwaters-reach-southern-tip-of-iowa?fr... More Iowa counties added to presidential declaration list- June 21, 2008 A dozen more counties in Iowa have been added to the list of presidential disaster declaration areas.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/more-iowa-counties-added-to-presidential-decla... Flooding strands 100-plus barges on Mississippi- June 21, 2008 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 products while ...http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/flooding-strands-100-plus-barges-on-mississipp... State issues Thursday morning update on Floods of 2008- June 20, 2008 DES MOINES Governor Chet Culver will join President Bush as he travels throughout eastern Iowa today.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/state-issues-thursday-morning-update-on-floods... Iowa begins cleanup, but water still rising in some spots- June 19, 2008 Flooding that began in northern Iowa has finally reached the state's southeast tip.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/iowa-begins-cleanup-but-water-still-rising-in-... Illinois works to keep bridge to Keokuk open- June 18, 2008 The Illinois Department of Transportation is shoring up the Illinois approach to the only major bridge over the Mississippi River linking Hamilton in Illinois and Keokuk in Iowa.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/illinois-works-to-keep-bridge-to-keokuk-open?f... Culver: Flood Rebuilding Team Being Organized- June 18, 2008 Gov. Chet Culver said Monday that a rebuilding team is being organized as the flooding that has ravaged central and eastern Iowa heads to southern Iowa.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/culver-flood-rebuilding-team-being-organized?f... Iowa Recovers From Ferocious Flooding, Prepares for More- June 16, 2008 The last time Cedar Rapids, Iowa resident Mark Meyers' wife and daughter saw their home; the view was from the bow of a rescue boat as floodwaters rose to the doorframes and window sills.http://www.topix.net/city/keokuk-ia/2008/06/iowa-recovers-from-ferocious-flooding-prepares... |