According to the Associated Press in this story from BSD.com, the Army Corps of Engineers said that the Mississippi had finally quit flowing into the breached levee at Birds Point, Missouri.
Earlier in the week, Governor Jay Nixon told the Corps that Missouri was willing to assist financially with the rebuild of the levee. A decision [...]

Here’s a link to a Wall Street Journal story on the aftermath of the openinof the New Madrid Floodway.
Jo is going to see what she can find out about the current status of public lands in the area, and post here if she has any success.
If anyone from the area knows, please contact her [...]

According to this article on STLToday, portions of Mississippi County in the New Madrid Floodway are being evacuated effective 1 p.m. today, pending the Army Corps of Engineers decision on whether or not to blow the levee at Birds Point on the Mississippi River.
This is the first time since 1937 that this action has [...]

EAST PRAIRIE, MO-The Conservation Department and the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) are sponsoring a special event for disabled hunters on Sept. 3 at Ten Mile Pond Conservation Area in Mississippi County.
Typically scheduled on the first weekend of dove season, the hunt provides fast shooting for participants. Up to 30 hunters can participate. The area [...]