Allenville NewsLocal news for Allenville, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Flood Victims Continue Cleaning Up Despite Rains- March 31, 2008 "Monday, we have a deadline. FEMA will come and haul off all this refuge off here" Folks affected by floodwaters in southeast Missouri did their best to clean up Sunday, despite all the rain. via KFVS12http://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/flood-victims-continue-cleaning-up-despite... FEMA director to tour local flooding Thursday- March 30, 2008 Federal Emergency Management Agency director David Paulison will visit Cape Girardeau Thursday, according to a news release sent out today by U.S. Rep. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/fema-director-to-tour-local-flooding-thurs... Head of FEMA Tours Flood-Stricken Heartland- March 28, 2008 After flying into Cape Girardeau, Paulison toured damaged areas of Dutchtown. He says his heart goes out to all of the people who have lost so much. via KFVS12http://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/head-of-fema-tours-flood-stricken-heartlan... FEMA Begins Damage Survey- March 26, 2008 FEMA started Thursday inspecting flood damage in southeast Missouri;the first step to preparing a declaration by President Bush making homeowners and business owners eligible for federal assistance in their ... via KFVS12http://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/fema-begins-damage-survey?fromrss=1 Several towns are having voluntary evacuations due to threatening flood waters.- March 24, 2008 First it was Allenville and now Dutchtown is being evacuated due to the threat of rising water. via KZIM-AM Cape Girardeauhttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/several-towns-are-having-voluntary-evacuat... Missouri continues flood fight; Mississippi, Meramec still rising- March 22, 2008 "Why would they spend $50 million if they expected it to fail" Residents and officials in small towns along the Meramec River here breathed a sigh of relief Saturday morning, as floodwaters crested and appeared to leave the worst damage behind after torrential rains this ... via The Topeka Capital-Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/missouri-continues-flood-fight-mississippi... Missouri continues flood fight; Mississippi, Meramec still rising- March 21, 2008 "When you looked to the south and the east from the airplane, in the southeast part of the state in many of the fields it looks like a vast inland sea" 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 KMOV-TV Saint Louishttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/missouri-continues-flood-fight-mississippi... River rises; more people evacuated- March 21, 2008 "The Kaskaskia, Big Muddy and Meramec rivers all three are swollen right now and are large contributors to the lower river" By Matt Sanders , Bridget DiCosmo , Peg McNichol and Lindy Bavolek Southeast Missourian The swollen Mississippi River, facing south, from atop the closed Broadway flood gate in downtown Cape Girardeau. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/river-rises-more-people-evacuated?fromrss=... Flood events in Cape Girardeau County- March 20, 2008 "Nobody wants to leave until water is coming in the front door" Water ran over the top of the Hubble Creek levee in Dutchtown Wednesday morning, and residents were told to leave their homes. via Southeast Missourianhttp://www.topix.net/city/allenville-mo/2008/03/flood-events-in-cape-girardeau-county?from... |