NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Bill Henry of New Madrid said he wishes he could have seen those turkeys Tuesday when corn and milo rained down on their heads like manna from heaven. The grain is a gift from "just a group of guys who are avid hunters but also conservationists," Henry said. Birds and beasts along the river have had hard times recently with flood waters crowding them on high ground like the levees. A total of 550 bushels of grain was spread by plane along a 10-mile long strip of land. Kewanee Ag Service pilot Mike Hall volunteered his time to fly and only charged for the fuel and county commissioners agreed to close County Roads 404 and 405, which run through the area seeded, to prevent traffic from disturbing the wildlife as it feeds, Henry said.
A Cape Girardeau motorist was injured in a one-vehicle accident at 6:25 a.m. Thursday on Scott County Road 201, five miles north of Chaffee, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 1996 Ford driven by Wendell Miller, 50, ran off the left side of the road and hit a bridge guard rail. Miller reportedly overcorrected, ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned several times. He was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries.
-- From staff, wire reports
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