Clarksville NewsLocal news for Clarksville, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Sandbagging efforts halted for now along Mississippi- June 30, 2008 June 28, 2008 --"We thought it was gonna hold last night," said 80-year-old Hazel Jack, left, after she took in the scene Saturday with Michele Hall, right, at Walnut and East Main Streets in Winfield.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/sandbagging-efforts-halted-for-now-along-... Another sandbag barrier fails at Winfield, Mo.- June 28, 2008 A makeshift sandbag levee holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday and authorities said part of the town was evacuated.Water began flowing under the 4-foot-high barrier around 4:30 a.m. An alarm ...http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/another-sandbag-barrier-fails-at-winfield... What to do with all the sandbags- June 26, 2008 Photo Credit: AP Photo In this June 17, 2008 file photo, members of the Missouri National Guard work on securing the levee along the Mississippi River in Clarksville, Mo.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/what-to-do-with-all-the-sandbags?fromrss=... Rain threatens fragile Mississippi River towns- June 26, 2008 Severe thunderstorms rattled northern Missouri early Thursday, threatening to add even more rain to the swollen Mississippi River and complicate efforts to keep the river from engulfing this community.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/rain-threatens-fragile-mississippi-river-... List of Shelters from the United Way of Greater St. Louis- June 26, 2008 The United Way of Greater St. Louis released a list of shelters for flood victims and animals.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/list-of-shelters-from-the-united-way-of-g... Residents keep fighting rising Mississippi River- June 24, 2008 As towns upriver watched the Mississippi River slowly begin to recede, a few farther south focused on holding on for a few more days - furiously filling sandbags and keeping watch over saturated levees ...http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/residents-keep-fighting-rising-mississipp... Cresting River Keeps Residents On Guard- June 23, 2008 After weeks of misery in the Midwest, the Mississippi River is finally hitting its high water mark.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/cresting-river-keeps-residents-on-guard?f... Missouri Guard lends a hand on flood defense- June 22, 2008 Hundreds of Missouri National Guard soldiers - some from Mid-Missouri - have been busy this week constructing sandbag walls to hold back the rising waters of the Mississippi River in northeast Missouri.http://www.topix.net/city/clarksville-mo/2008/06/missouri-guard-lends-a-hand-on-flood-defe... |