Missouri River News - January 10, 2005
Tim O’Neil. “Five days of rain leaves the St. Louis area soggy.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 6 January 2005.
Because the waves of storms swept from Kansas into Illinois, even the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are on the rise.
“Officials call for water conservation measures on Missouri River.” Billings Gazette, 7 Janaury 2005.
South Dakota officials said Friday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers should quickly begin additional conservation of Missouri River water to avoid severe consequences for both upstream and downstream states next year.
*also appeared in the Columbia Daily Tribune, 8 January 2005.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 8 January 2005.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2005/jan/20050107news012.asp
“Heavy rains cause flooding throughout Missouri.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 7 January 2005.
Floods are rare in the winter, but rivers in parts of Missouri were pouring over their banks today after several days of heavy rain. While nothing like the Flood of ’93, a few spots along the Missouri River in Central and eastern Missouri will reach above flood stage this weekend.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 7 January 2005.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/articles/2005/01/07/news/state/sta02.txt
Curt Woodward. “Standing Rock chairman calls for cooperation on Missouri River water.” Bismark Tribune, 7 January 2005.
American Indian tribes and the state should consider going to court to challenge the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' management of the Missouri River, the chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe says.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 7 January 2005.
*also appeared in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 7 January 2005.
http://www.argusleader.com/news/Saturdayarticle6.shtml
Ben Shouse. “Rounds wants barge season cut by month.” Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 January 2005.
Gov. Mike Rounds on Friday proposed aggressive water conservation on the Missouri River, a management change he said would benefit all parties along the 2,300-mile waterway.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1638&u_sid=1305294
David Hendee. “Lewis and Clark go south for the winter.” Omaha World Herald, 10 January 2005.
Lewis and Clark weathered a brutal Great Plains winter 200 years ago, but re-enactors of their journey are drawing a line in the sand, err snow, at too much realism.