The two top stories of 2019 were both carry-overs from 2018. A cascading series of devastating spring floods affected every river system. Dozens of flood records were set or broken,… Read More
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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” The famous opening sentence of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities could well apply to the Port… Read More
The “worst may be over” for Midwest flooding. That’s according to Accuweather, which said on June 13 that large storm systems are no longer moving in from the Pacific Ocean… Read More
In the wake of a weekend of more flooding in St. Louis, which overwhelmed a downtown pumping station and breached several levees, officials of the St. Louis Engineer District and… Read More
Continued rains and high water mean that river restrictions, lock closures and delays are now expected until mid-June. At this writing, another storm system has just pushed through the Midwest—again… Read More
Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retired from the Corps of Engineers on November 30 2013. He was the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations providing executive leadership and strategic… Read More
Maj. Gen. Michael Walsh retired from the Corps of Engineers on November 30 2013. He was the Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations providing executive leadership and strategic… Read More
A photo was taken recently of two boats beached out on the bank at Ledbetter, Ky., near Paducah. They were apparently placed there for dismantling and scrapping. Both of these… Read More
Ken Eriksen Temperatures are warming up, daffodils are blooming, farmers are wanting to plant crops, river levels have been surging and falling and barge freight rates are stagnant. Spring… Read More
A question posed to me on a social media post recently has prompted this column. Multiple boats with the same name can cause confusion, particularly when the boats in question… Read More
