Posts Tagged ‘flood’
Hecker family witnesses Colorado flooding
When we dream of a vacation to the Rocky Mountains, we imagine brilliant sun-filled days with crystal clear blue skies contrasted with puffy white clouds and scenes that stretch to…
Read MoreDark days for Valmeyer in ’93
(This is the second in a three-part series looking back at the Flood of 1993 and its impact on Valmeyer. The final article in this series will run in September.)…
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…
Read More1993: beginning of the end for old Valmeyer
By ANDREA DEGENHART and COREY SAATHOFF For the Republic-Times (This is the first of a three-part series marking the 20th anniversary of the Flood of 1993 and eventual relocation of…
Read MoreSand boils detected near levee north of Valmeyer
The U.S Army Corps of Engineers received assistance Thursday from area fire departments and various Monroe County emergency management personnel in tending to several sand boils detected near an agricultural…
Read MoreSchneider’s employee was steadying force through change
So much can change in 43 years. Businesses succeed and fail, towns change, the economy fluctuates, and people come and go. But for Rayma Rippelmeyer of Valmeyer, a 43-year employee…
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