Pleading with the Guard: McClure mayor wants troops to help sandbag, but policy forbids

Thursday, June 27, 2019 ~ Updated 9:57 PM

Efforts to hold back the floodwaters in Southern Illinois has sparked a dispute over use of National Guard troops for sandbagging.

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