NEWS - September 9, 2003
“State mulls catfish management plan.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 01 September
2003.
Missouri may never again produce a
catfish like the one taken from the Missouri River near Portland in 1866. It
weighed 315 pounds. Two years later, two anglers landed one near Hermann that
tipped the scales at 242 pounds.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2003/Sep/20030903News017.asp
“Corps increases river flow: Reservoirs will refill quickly, official says.”
Columbia Daily Tribune, 03 September 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers is defending plans to release water from Kansas
reservoirs to support barge traffic on the Missouri River despite criticism from
Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 03 September 2003.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/local/6677869.htm
“Missouri River Dispute: Corps defends plan.” Grand Forks Herald, 03 September 2003.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is defending plans to release water from Kansas reservoirs to support barge traffic on the Missouri River, despite criticism from Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
Adams, William. “Flyin’ fish everywhere.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 04 September 2003.
The jumping fish are actually two species of carp, the silver and the bighead.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=845190
“Higher river levels should float marina boats.” Omaha World Herald, 04 September 2003.
The marina closed after a court ordered that dam releases on the river be reduced to help endangered wildlife. That created low water levels and threatened to ground the marina's floating dock system.
http://newstribune.com/stories/090403/sta_0904030012.asp
“Four states committed to river summit.” Jefferson City News Tribune, 05 September 2003.
Governors from at least three Missouri River states have accepted South Dakota's invitation to a summit on river issues.
*also appeared in the St. Lois Post Dispatch, 04 September 2003.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 05 September 2003.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 05 September 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 05 September 2003.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=845991
Kelley, Matt. “Species' fate distresses corps biologists.”
Omaha World Herald, 05 September 2003.
Greg Pavelka doesn't need his biology degree or fancy satellite-positioning
equipment to see that this sandbar is dissolving into the Missouri River,
gradually eroding yet another breeding ground for the endangered shorebirds he's
trying to save.
Schlinkmann, Mark. “Towns along Missouri River prepare for Lewis and Clark bicentennial.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 07 September 2003.
To handle out-of-towners and local residents who tag along on water and land, state and local governments are scurrying to add boat launch ramps, line up new river fuel stops and expand dock, camping and parking capacity.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=848660
Kelley, Matt. “Fighting for a more natural river flow.” Omaha World Herald, 08 September 2003.
Growing up in Omaha, Rebecca Wodder was intimidated by the fast flows of the Missouri River.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=847979
“Power plants feel the heat of lower Missouri River.” Omaha
World Herald, 9 September 2003.
When a judge ordered cuts in dam releases and Missouri River water levels
started dropping last month, something happened at the Cooper Nuclear Station
that operators had never seen.