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East Prairie storm clouds

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Monday, June 27th, 2011, 12:54pm
East Prairie storm clouds

EAST PRAIRIE, MO (KFVS) - Viewer Ashley N. Brown Wyvell sent us this picture Monday of the storm in East Prairie.

The picture was went to us through cNews.

Send us your pictures of storms or storm damage and we will feature them on one of our county sites.

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Mississippi rising due to flooding up north

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Friday, June 24th, 2011, 10:44am

As the flood fight continues along the Missouri, the Mississippi River is rising again and threatening portions of southeast Missouri.

The Army Corps of Engineers is working to construct a berm at a section of the Birds Point levee which was blown open in May.

The river is rising in that area this weekend, the result of recent rains.

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MoDOT warns of one lane traffic to Oklahoma

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer
Friday, June 24th, 2011, 10:00am
MoDOT warns of one lane traffic to Oklahoma

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning drivers that Interstate 44 and the Will Rogers Turnpike will be under construction from July 5 until next summer.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority is planning to fix about 4.5 miles of pavement between Oklahoma/Missouri state line to mile marker 325 in Oklahoma and completely rebuild the Five Mile Creek Bridges in Oklahoma.

Traffic in the area will be down to one lane in each direction just east of the Missouri state line.

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Bridge repair on Route B in Mississippi County

Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2:03 pm
Bridge repair on Route B in Mississippi County

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - Missouri Department of Transportation crews will conduct bridge maintenance on Route B in Mississippi County on June 29 .

The section of roadway will be marked with signs and reduced to one lane from County Road 812 to County Road 428.

Drivers are urged to use extreme caution while MoDOT crews work from Wednesday, June 29 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Some positive comes out of flooding in Mississippi Co.

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 6:34pm

Mount Level Farms in Mississippi county is home to more than 15,000 acres of farmland.

When the US Army Corps of Engineers activated the Birds Point flood plan, most of that land ended up underwater.  This area is also home to many families. 

Austin Parker says more than 20 homes on the farm were damaged, including his. Parker says homes on this farmland are provided by the farmers free of cost and says that's a common practice on huge farmlands.

Parker says some homes will be salvageable, but his home of six years will not.  He says losing the housing puts many in this area in huge financial burden, but says for him it's not all bad.

"I've definitely had to juggle my finances to make it happen," said Parker.  "God's opened the doors for me to go to school, you always have to find the positive in everything. I'm going to head back get my degree."

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Ag experts concerned about 3 types of bugs

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 6:25pm

Agriculture experts say they are very concerned about three types of bugs that are infesting southeast Missouri.

They are concerned about the Japanese beetle, the Emerald ash borer, and the Gypsy moth.

Dr. Mike aide, the chair of Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Agriculture, says the bugs could damage the area's forests and crops.

 "The great migrations are yet to come," Dr. Aide said. "The Emerald Ash Borer has decimated thousands and thousands of trees in Michigan.  It's now becoming present in our region and all of these insects are going to play a greater role in our home maintenance, our agriculture in the future."

Dr. Aide says complete infestation could occur in the area within the next two to 25 years.

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Health department targets mosquitoes with state money

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011, 10:23am

Bugs getting to you this season? Well the Mississippi County Health Department decided to take some action.

Clint Wolford, an environmentalist with the department, said they applied for a state grant that gave them almost $50,000. With that money, they had two options: pay an outside party to spray for the season, or buy sprayers to use each year. The department got the sprayers.

They gave one to Charleston, East Prairie, Wyatt, and Mississippi County.

"Well since the flood the mosquitos have really been bad," said East Prairie Road Supervisor Ray Givens. "It's been gnats, flies, mosquitoes, it's been you know everything."

City workers like Allen Rogers, who works for Charleston, are thankful for the gift.  "I love it, it works out great," said Rogers.

Rogers says he usually sprays between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., since that's when the bugs can be the worst.

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