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… Read More
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A look back at the year 2025 shows a bumpy but exhilarating ride. The country saw major policy reversals and actions by President Donald Trump and his administration… Read More
H.G. “Chilli” Simpson of Charleston, Mo., a former Mizzou football player, began opening gas stations in southeast Missouri under the name Simpson Oil Company during the late 1920s and 1930s. Read More
A long-range forecast indicating the potential for wet weather ahead means that low-water conditions could soon be improving on the Lower Mississippi. Donnie Williams, chairman of the Lower… Read More
This column has previously detailed vessels built by Petersen & Haecker Ltd., Blair, Neb., a shipyard that was established in the late 1930s on the right bank of the… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District honored Brian Markert at a September retirement ceremony in St. Louis. The district expressed thanks for Markert’s dedication, leadership and commitment to serving the… Read More
On September 4, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act (H.R.4553) by a narrow, partisan 214-213… Read More
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) kicked off its annual low-water inspection tour on the St. Louis Riverfront August 15. It was the first of five public meetings scheduled… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers charts approximately 7,500 miles on the Western Rivers, and the Corps’ Inland Electronic Navigational Chart (IENC) program updates and maintains a suite of 109… Read More
Brennan Marine Inc. expanded its locations, assets and team along the Upper Mississippi earlier this year with the acquisition of Matteson Marine Service. Adam Binsfeld,… Read More
