Sikeston woman dies in single vehicle crash

Monday, June 13th, 2011, 10:38am

A Sikeston woman dies after she crashes her vehicle late Sunday evening in Mississippi County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 52-year-old Regina Bollerud was driving on US 62, just west of Bertrand. Troopers say Bollerud drove off the roadway and crashed into a tree.

This Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker pronounced Bollerud dead at the scene. Her body was taken to the McMikle Funeral Home in Sikeston.

According to the crash report, Bollerud was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and that the vehicle she was driving was totaled in the wreck.

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Residents, farmers of Mississippi County dealing with theft

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Sunday, June 12th, 2011, 6:49pm

It's a new problem for farmers on the Birds Point Spillway: theft.

"People are walking in here taking off with whatever they can get their hands on things that have washed up on the farm or on the levee," Milus Wallace said. Wallace farms near Dorena and lives just down the road from the area where the third levee was breached when the Birds Point Plan was activated to ease pressure on other parts of the levee system.

"The water is going down but there's no telling what's out here. People are pulling up taking it and putting it in their truck," said Wallace. "It's not theirs. Farmers would get to their stuff eventually but we've got our hands full right now."

County leaders in Mississippi and New Madrid County and authorities there tell us Wallace isn't the only one reporting a problem.

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Pinhook residents want to relocate as a community

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Saturday, June 11th, 2011, 3:12pm

Residents of Pinhook could get their wish to relocate as a community.

The area was destroyed when the Birds Point plan was activated. Now state and county leaders, as well as Pinhook residents, are working together to see if it's possible to help the people of that close-knit community move together to another location.

"After going back and looking at our homes with the insurance people and FEMA, there really isn't a whole lot you can do, and there is no guarantee the water won't come back," said resident Twan Robinson. "So, we would have a hard time trying to rebuild knowing that the levee is still broke."

Residents have formed a task force to work out a plan for funding and direction . Friday, they met with Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, and county leaders to discuss options.

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Recent flooding heavily damages roads

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Friday, June 10th, 2011, 6:51pm

From holes in levees to holes in roads, now Mississippi County leaders say they're not dealing with only fixes for flood control, but also fixing streets, roads and bridges torn apart by flood waters.

"It's terrible," said Twan Robinson. "It's just hard to get around and it takes a long time."

"County road 310 is probably the worst, " said Commissioner Carlin Bennett. "We're not just dealing with 20 foot gaps here, we're dealing with ninety foot gaps that are as much as ten to twenty feet deep. We're trying to figure out how to fill that in."

Bennett says it's not just a problem for the spillway of Birds Point,. "Half the roads across the county were probably under water at one time," said Bennett.

Initial estimates put the price tag to repair the damage at seventy-five million dollars.

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Corps: Missouri River flooding won't cause more Birds Point flooding

Submitted by KFVS Web Staff

Friday, June 10th, 2011, 4:09pm

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers predicts the Missouri River flooding will not cause additional flooding in the Birds-Poin News Madrid Floodway without another significant rain event.

The latest 28-day forecast from the National Weather Service indicates that Missouri River flooding will not cause additional flooding on the Lower Mississippi River.

With no additional rains, Missouri River flows where the river enters the Upper Mississippi will be approximately 200,000 to 225,000 cubic feet per second for the next 25 days, according to the Corps.

With the declining flows on the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River, and a 10-13 days travel time from Gavins Point to Cairo, the NWS projects river levels at Cairo will continue to fall.

The NWS also estimated that to turn Cairo back above flood stage would require a widespread area of 5 to 7 inch rains over the lower Missouri, middle Mississippi, and or middle/lower Ohio.

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Facebook page helps owners find missing pets

Submitted by Amber Ruch, KFVS12 County News Web Producer

Friday, June 10th, 2011, 2:13pm

Facebook page helps owners find missing pets

MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A Facebook page is reaching out to the community to help owners around the Heartland find their missing pets.

SEMO Lost Dog lets owners post pictures of their missing pets, along with information, so that anyone that "likes" the page can see it and hopefully find them.

If you have found a stray, you can post a picture and information as well.

All you have to do is go to the page and "like" it.

Creators encourage people that find their missing pets to post on the page as well, sharing the "happy tail."

Along with missing pet information, you can find tips on how to keep animals safe and other ways to get your missing, furry, family member's picture out there.

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