Zalma NewsLocal news for Zalma, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.FEMA tours Bollinger County- March 27, 2008 "We are just counting doorknobs right now" At the Twin Bridges RV Park along the Castor River, Don Ezell lives in a home with a floor about nine feet off the ground. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/fema-tours-bollinger-county?fromrss=1 Flood shelters- March 26, 2008 The Red Cross is providing emergency shelter to people who have been forced from their homes by high water or who cannot reach their homes because of high water. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/flood-shelters?fromrss=1 Floods close Woodland schools until next week- March 24, 2008 "Our teachers are used to flooding out here" Schools just recovering from ice storm damage spent Wednesday assessing further damage caused by recent floods. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/floods-close-woodland-schools-until-next-week?f... Bollinger County 'just a mess'- March 23, 2008 "None of us got any sleep last night" Bollinger County officials are still trying to grasp the scope of damage from the floods, but it's difficult. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/bollinger-county-just-a-mess?fromrss=1 Officials, volunteers join for Zalma rescue- March 22, 2008 "I couldn't have done this without the help from everybody" Richard Myers, like many firefighters, shrugs off the suggestion that he and other Zalma firefighters were among Tuesday's heroes. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/officials-volunteers-join-for-zalma-rescue?from... Floodwaters continue to rise in southeast Missouri- March 21, 2008 "The biggest thing is not knowing what to expect" ' Horace Hitt was busy Friday cleaning his farm shed just a few feet from lapping brown water that covered his family's 120-acre farm in southeast Missouri. via Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/floodwaters-continue-to-rise-in-southeast-misso... Federal, state agencies assisting with Southeast Missouri, Southern Illinois battle against floods- March 21, 2008 "We got him back to 61, and he was just happy to be out. His wife was waiting for him and she was just tickled." Volunteers occupy County Road 261 in Scott County, filling sand bags to reinforce a levee earlier today. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/federal-state-agencies-assisting-with-southeast... Man missing near Castor River in Bollinger County located, rescued- March 20, 2008 "It is a lot like living in the mountains, but once the river gets up in that area it is virtually impossible to get out." Bollinger County emergency officials sent out a search team Wednesday morning to look for a man in an isolated home near the Castor River. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/man-missing-near-castor-river-in-bollinger-coun... Neighborhood dispute leads to alleged arson attempt in Gipsy, Mo.- March 13, 2008 "No one wins in a situation like this" GIPSY, Mo. - A neighborhood dispute in Gipsy led to an attempted arson, according to Leo McElrath, Bollinger County Sheriff's Department's chief deputy. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/zalma-mo/2008/03/neighborhood-dispute-leads-to-alleged-arson-att... |