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Blowing Up Missouri

Blowing Up Missouri

It sounds ridiculous to blow up and flood part of a state, but this ridiculous idea worked.

By Sheila J. Simon

A dry fall and winter is a great time to plan for the next big Mississippi River flood. The flood is inevitable, and failing to prepare will cause this problem to blow up on us – literally.

In the 2011 the Mississippi and the Ohio Rivers had record floods at the same time. The water got so high that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activated the Birds Point-New Madrid floodway, something they ha ... Read more

2015-2016 Flood: What We Know So Far

Heavy rainfall and swollen rivers have caused major flooding in Missouri and southern Illinois, leading to voluntary evacuations and road closures. The governors of both states have declared a state of emergency, and water levels on the Mississippi R ... Read more

Chantelle Porter Is Now the First Black Woman Judge in Illin

She worked hard for this!

The Supreme Court of Illinois recently appointed Chantelle Porter, former family law attorney, as the first Black woman judge in the state's 18th judicial circuit, Black Enterprise reports.

Illinois ... Read more

Pulaski Co. Courthouse to remain closed until Jan. 19 due to

MOUND CITY, Ill. (KFVS) - The Pulaski County Courthouse in Mound City, Illinois will be closed on Thursday, January 7.

Plans were to have the courthouse up and running again on Wednesday, Jan. 13, but this has been postponed.

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Traffic Stop Leads to two Illinois arrest.

On December 6, 2022, at approximately 2357 hours, A McCracken County Sheriff’s deputy conducted a traffic stop on Kentucky Dam Road near Tyree Road for traffic violations.

The operator of the vehicle was identified as Candace M Grant out of Metropolis, Illinois and the passenger was identified as Terrell B Deen out of Golconda, Illinois.

During the investigation, Candace M Grant was found to be in possession of illegal narcotics.

Deputies also located drug paraphernalia and 2grams of suspected methamphet ... Read more

A day with the Memphis District Revetment team

On Dec. 7, 2022, Memphis District Commander Col. Brian Sawser made the trip down to St. Francisville, Louisiana, to visit the Memphis District Revetment Team at their current project site. The commander spent the day getting a firsthand look at what ... Read more

Illinois Has 102 Counties–Here’s The Smallest One

There's just something about a woman making the "small" sign by holding two fingers slightly apart that brings out the inner George Costanza in guys. You just want to shout "I was in the pool!"

However, in this case, when we're talking a ... Read more

The Liverpool Mounds in Illinois: Part 2 - Rediscovering Hop

In part 1 of this article, the features of the Liverpool Mound group in Fulton County Illinois were described. This second half focuses on the possible meanings of the mounds and their contents and should be cross-referenced with the data from Part 1 ... Read more

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