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NewsJune 3, 2013

Spring Flooding in Dutchtown

Residents of Dutchtown, Mo. prepare for the rising Mississippi River floodwater, Monday, June 3, 2013.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Schlosser walks along a road flooded by the Mississippi River while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cody Schlosser walks along a road flooded by the Mississippi River while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, left, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, left, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dustin Schmidt walks along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dustin Schmidt walks along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dustin Schmidt walks along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dustin Schmidt walks along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, left, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, left, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Dumey, right, and his brother Mike remove items from their mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Dumey, right, and his brother Mike remove items from their mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, right, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brennan Scheeter, right, and Cody Schlosser wade through Mississippi River floodwater while bow fishing, Monday, June 3, 2013, just east of Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Motorists travel with caution along Highway 74 while crews build up the sandbag levee in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013. Floodwaters from the Mississippi River are one again approaching the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Motorists travel with caution along Highway 74 while crews build up the sandbag levee in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013. Floodwaters from the Mississippi River are one again approaching the small Southeast Missouri town.
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LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kyle Evans feeds the remains of his popsicle to Loxley the puppy in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kyle Evans feeds the remains of his popsicle to Loxley the puppy in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
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LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Dumey, right, and his brother Mike remove items from their mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charles Dumey, right, and his brother Mike remove items from their mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Eric Lindsay closes the trunk of his packed car as motorists travel along Highway 74 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town. Lindsay and the other members of his household were vacating their home before the floodwaters reach it.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Eric Lindsay closes the trunk of his packed car as motorists travel along Highway 74 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town. Lindsay and the other members of his household were vacating their home before the floodwaters reach it.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Sandbags block the west lane of Highway 74, just west of Highway 25 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Sandbags block the west lane of Highway 74, just west of Highway 25 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Thirty-nine inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center work on the sandbagging efforts in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River flood water.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Thirty-nine inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center work on the sandbagging efforts in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River flood water.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Anthony Barber and Lisandra Moreno pile sandbags around the perimeter of their Dutchtown, Mo. home, Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Anthony Barber and Lisandra Moreno pile sandbags around the perimeter of their Dutchtown, Mo. home, Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center place sandbags along the south side of Highway 74 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River floodwater.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center place sandbags along the south side of Highway 74 in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River floodwater.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From right, Kyle Evans, Dustin Schmidt, Sabastian Spangler and Jaelyn Spangler munch on popsicles as they walk along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town. The children were eating the last of the frozen treats so they would not go to waste while their homes were flooded.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com From right, Kyle Evans, Dustin Schmidt, Sabastian Spangler and Jaelyn Spangler munch on popsicles as they walk along the levee surrounding two homes in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches on the small Southeast Missouri town. The children were eating the last of the frozen treats so they would not go to waste while their homes were flooded.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Butch Schlitt, right and his son Alex help remove items from a home in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Butch Schlitt, right and his son Alex help remove items from a home in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ALex Schlitt, left, and Randy Stroup remove a dresser from the home of Mike Dumey's mother in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com ALex Schlitt, left, and Randy Stroup remove a dresser from the home of Mike Dumey's mother in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River approach the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kasi Spangler adds a vacuum to the truckload of her family's belongings, Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Kasi Spangler adds a vacuum to the truckload of her family's belongings, Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwater from the Mississippi River approaches Dutchtown, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mississippi River floodwater encroaches on a field of corn in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mississippi River floodwater encroaches on a field of corn in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Thirty-nine inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center work on the sandbagging efforts in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River flood water.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Thirty-nine inmates from the Farmington Correctional Center work on the sandbagging efforts in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, in preparation for the rising Mississippi River flood water.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Alex Schlitt, left, and Mike Dumey remove items from Dumey's mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Alex Schlitt, left, and Mike Dumey remove items from Dumey's mother's house in Dutchtown, Mo., Monday, June 3, 2013, as floodwaters from the Mississippi River encroach on the small Southeast Missouri town.
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