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Levee project has goal in its sight
A regional effort 10 years in the making to strengthen river levees protecting the metro-east should achieve a major goal by next year, attendees of last Wednesday’s Columbia Chamber of…
Read MorePrairie du Rocher levee issue heading in right direction
Federal, regional and local officials gathered Wednesday in Prairie du Rocher to discuss issues related to the levee protecting the village and the process underway to have it accredited. Officials…
Read MoreIEMA touts flood mitigation efforts since ’93
Twenty years ago, communities along the Mississippi River, including Valmeyer, Fults and other portions of Monroe County, were dealing with the historic, months-long Flood of 1993. The Mississippi River crested…
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