Traveler picked up this link about a scary close encounter with the Black River, and found out it was a friend of ours, Dallas Rich from Chaonia Landing.
Glad to see everything worked out well. Remember, spring is the time flooded rivers can rise suddenly, and what is a balmy day can turn chilly, and [...]

LITTLE ROCK, AR— Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes today announced that the White River, along with its watershed, has been named the nation’s second National Blueway. Hayes was joined by Senator Mark Pryor, Congressman Tim Griffin, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army Terrence “Rock” Salt, Deputy Undersecretary of Agriculture Ann Mills, [...]

By Jo Schaper
The rocks seemed almost as hot to the touch as the day they were formed. The East Fork of Black River trickled through them, barely the size of a small creek, and almost apologetic to the swarms of late holiday tourists hoping for a little relief from [...]

In a report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued on June 29, federal officials denied a claim from Ameren Corporation that it’s Taum Sauk upper reservoir rebuild project was a “green-jobs” project and said that the utility was not eligible for a federal green-energy grant from remaining 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [...]