Mississippi River crest slows, but flood preparations continue
March 29, 2011 at 10:07 am in South Washington County Bulletin
Last week’s cold snap has the National Weather Service predicting far lower crests this week. Officials in Newport say that means floodwaters will stop just short of the top of an 800-foot long levee that protects the low-lying riverside neighborhood where the Lees reside. Continue Reading
It was nice to see Rep. Kriesel touring Newport, talking to the folks who stand to lose everything and learning first-hand what needs to be done in order to avoid this catastrophe…oops, my bad! he wasn’t there…I guess he was too busy doing the radio thing and chatting with Karl Rove & the Koch brothers…never mind
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