Brookport NewsLocal news for Brookport, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Toddler Drowns In Family Pool- April 26, 2008 "It was getting dark, I had just seen him. It was like 10 minutes and I asked where he was" "The only reason I'm coming on TV right now is to warn other parents to be careful." A two-year-old falls into a family pool and drowns. via WPSD-TV Paducahhttp://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/toddler-drowns-in-family-pool?fromrss=1 Two-Year-Old Nearly Drowns in Massac County- April 24, 2008 Last Update: 423 11:22 pm Sheriff's deputies are investigating the near drowning of a two-year-old boy in Massac County Wednesday evening. via WPSD-TV Paducahhttp://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/two-year-old-nearly-drowns-in-massac-county... Help Needed at the Brookport Levee- April 11, 2008 "We're working our city employees to death day and night and weekends too" Heavy rains from these storms could cause flooding along the Ohio River near Brookport. via WSILhttp://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/help-needed-at-the-brookport-levee?fromrss=... Brookport Seeking Volunteers To Monitor Levee Pumps- April 9, 2008 Brookport, Illinois Mayor Ada Copley is urging people to volunteer in the community to help watch the pumps at the Brookport levee. via WPSD-TV Paducahhttp://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/brookport-seeking-volunteers-to-monitor-lev... Flooding Prompts Voluntary Evacuations In Brookport, Illinois- April 5, 2008 "It's getting spooky. I was telling them I'll need some sandbags or something because I'm afraid it's going to get in our house" Voluntary evacuations are underway in Brookport, Illinois because rising floodwaters are threatening home. via WPSD-TV Paducahhttp://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/flooding-prompts-voluntary-evacuations-in-b... Leaky Levee Concerns Continue in Heartland Town- April 1, 2008 "With all the pumping we've done, we feel like we've got ahead of the water that's coming in on us" City leaders in Brookport say they're a lot more worried about the Ohio River flooding their town because of a leaky levee than they were last year. via KFVS12http://www.topix.net/city/brookport-il/2008/04/leaky-levee-concerns-continue-in-heartland-... |