Ursa NewsLocal news for Ursa, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Video Glyph- June 30, 2008 Here's an update to a story we first brought you last Tuesday. We told you about two massive soybean grain bins that came crashing down at the Ursa Farmer;s Co-op grain elevator in Warsaw early that morning.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/video-glyph-2?fromrss=1 Latest area flooding information- June 28, 2008 KHQA's Melissa Shriver talked with Mike Reed, the superintendent of the Sny Island levee district Monday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/latest-area-flooding-information?fromrss=1 Latest on area flooding- June 27, 2008 There is concern about the Fabius River levee in Marion County. The head of that levee district, Roger Sutter told KHQA's Melissa Shriver this morning there is NO mandatory evacuation order for the Fabius ...http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/latest-on-area-flooding-2?fromrss=1 Elevator bins collapse in Illinois flooding- June 26, 2008 Rising Mississippi River floodwaters breached two levees June 18 south of the Hancock County, Illinois, U.S., near the community of Warsaw, Illinois, U.S., flooding tens of thousands of acres of farmland, the ...http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/elevator-bins-collapse-in-illinois-flooding?from... Latest on area flooding- June 24, 2008 The area around Meyer is still off-limits as water completely covers the bottoms in that area.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/latest-on-area-flooding?fromrss=1 Flood waters take over Meyer- June 23, 2008 Water still covers the streets in Lagrange, leaving much of the downtown district and many homes underwater.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/flood-waters-take-over-meyer?fromrss=1 Midwest floodwaters crest as recovery underway- June 22, 2008 By Nick CareyHANNIBAL, Missouri (Reuters) - The Mississippi River's crest rolled downstream on Friday, submerging small towns and some of the U.S. Midwest's most fertile farm fields with a relentless flow as people and industry struggled to cope with the effects of the worst flooding in 15 years.The flooding and violent storms blamed for 24 deaths since late May have generated damage in the billions of dollars and are expected to aggravate rising food prices.Hannibal, Missouri, the boyhood home.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/midwest-floodwaters-crest-as-recovery-underway?f... North Indian Graves still fighting river on 3 sides- June 21, 2008 Volunteers are still weathering the water on the Northern Indian Graves levee just west of Ursa.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/north-indian-graves-still-fighting-river-on-3-si... Illinois river towns fear repeat of 1993- June 20, 2008 Kathy Gates lived in Grafton during the devastating 1993 floods and lost her house and everything in it.http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/illinois-river-towns-fear-repeat-of-1993?fromrss... River muscles over levees- June 19, 2008 URSA, Ill. - Despite a history of heart problems, Larry Ippensen lifted shovel after shovel of sand Wednesday afternoon with scraped and sunburned hands in a desperate sandbagging effort to save his 160-acre ...http://www.topix.net/city/ursa-il/2008/06/river-muscles-over-levees?fromrss=1 |