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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 Homes ﬂ ood as Missouri River breaches levees By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of homes ﬂ ooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warn- ing that the ﬂ ooding was expected to linger. About 200 miles of levees were compro- mised — either breached or overtopped — in four states, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. Even in places where the water level peaked in those states — Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas — the current was fast and the water so high that damage continued to pile up. The ﬂ ooding was blamed for at least three deaths. “The levees are busted and we aren’t even into the wet season when the rivers run high,” said Tom Bullock, the emergency manage- ment director for Missouri’s Holt County. He said many homes in a mostly rural area of Holt County were inundated with 6 to 7 feet of water from the swollen Missouri River. He noted that local farmers are only a month away from planting corn and soybeans. “The water isn’t going to be gone, and the levees aren’t going to be ﬁ xed this year,” said Bullock, whose own home was now on an island surrounded by ﬂ oodwater. One couple was rescued by helicopter after water from three breached levees swept across 40,000 acres, he said. Another nine breaches were conﬁ rmed in Nebraska and Iowa counties south of the Platte River. In Atchison County, Missouri, about 130 people were urged to leave their homes as water levels rose and strained levees, three of which had already been overtopped by water. Kent Sievers/Omaha World-Herald Anthony Thomson, left, and Melody Walton make their way out of a ﬂ ooded neighborhood in Fremont, Neb. Missouri State Highway Patrol crews were on standby to rescue anyone who insisted on staying despite the danger. “The next four to ﬁ ve days are going to be pretty rough,” said Rhonda Wiley, Atchi- son County’s emergency management and 911 director. The Missouri River already crested upstream of Omaha, Nebraska, though hun- dreds of people remained out of their homes and water continued to pour through busted levees. Flooding was so bad around Fremont, Nebraska, that just one lane of U.S. 30 was uncovered outside the city of 26,000. State law enforcement limited trafﬁ c on that road to pre-approved trucks carrying gas, food, water and other essential supplies. “There are no easy ﬁ xes to any of this,” said Fremont City Administrator Brian New- ton. “We need Mother Nature to decrease the height of the river.” In southwest Iowa, the Missouri River reached a level in Fremont County that was 2 feet above a record set in 2011. The coun- ty’s emergency management director, Mike Crecelius, said Monday that more water was ﬂ ooding into low-lying parts of Ham- burg, where a wall of sand-ﬁ lled barriers was breached when one failed. President Donald Trump tweeted Monday that he is staying in close contact with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about the ﬂ ooding. Trump asked Vice President Mike Pence to go survey the ﬂ ood damage in Nebraska Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in the tweet . She did not say where in Nebraska Pence would go. Reynolds, touring ﬂ ood-ravaged areas of the state for the second straight day, warned that ﬂ ooding will worsen along the Missis- sippi River as snow melts to the north. The National Weather Service said the river was expected to crest Thursday in St. Joseph, Missouri, at its third-highest level on record. Military C-130 planes were evac- uated last week from nearby Rosecrans Air National Guard base. In North Dakota, Fargo was preparing for potentially major ﬂ ooding along the Red River — the same river that ravaged the city a decade ago. Mayor Tim Mahoney declared an emergency and asked residents to help ﬁ ll 1 million sandbags in response to a weather service warning that snowmelt poses a big risk in Fargo. Sandbag-ﬁ lling operations start March 26. In Illinois, weather service readings showed major ﬂ ooding along the Pecatonica River at Shirland and Freeport, and the Rock River in the Rockford area and Moline. Free- port City Manager Lowell Crow said ofﬁ cials there expected the Pecatonica River “to pos- sibly rise to a record level or at least to a level we haven’t seen in 50 years.” The ﬂ ooding started after a massive late-winter storm hit the Midwest last week. The high water was blamed in the deaths of three people from Nebraska. Betty Hamernik, 80, of rural Columbus, was trapped in her home by the fast-rising Loup River. Her body was recovered Saturday. Aleido Rojas Galan of Norfolk was swept away Friday night in southwestern Iowa, when the vehicle he was in went around a barricade. On Thursday, Columbus farmer James Wilke, 50, died when a bridge col- lapsed as he used a tractor to try and reach stranded motorists. Two men in Nebraska have been miss- ing since Thursday. One was last seen on top of his ﬂ ooded car; the other was swept away after a dam collapsed. The Missouri Department of Transpor- tation reported about 100 ﬂ ood-related road closures, including a stretch of Interstate 29. Jud Kneuvean, emergency manager with the Army Corp of Engineers’ Kansas City district, blamed rainfall, snowmelt and higher temperatures “converging all at the same time.” No signiﬁ cant ﬂ ooding was expected east of Kansas City, though Kneuvean said the Corps was monitoring closely. “When you have a high river and have any forecast of rain on it, it can change the sce- nario very quickly,” Kneuvean said. CLASSIFIEDINDEX classifieds NOTICES MARINE RENTALS Special Notices ............................. 104 Boats for Sale................................. 251 Public Notices ............................... 107 Boating Parts & Accessories ..... 254 Announcements .......................... 110 Boats Wanted ................................ 257 Boat Trailers ................................... 260 PERSONALS Marine Supplies & Equip. .......... 266 Lost & Found ................................. 181 Boat/RV Storage ........................... 269 Personals ........................................ 184 Fund-raisers ................................... 188 RVs & Trailers RVs & Travel Trailers ............ 301-307 AUTOMOTIVE Campers, Utility Trailers .... 310-313 Antiques/Classic Vehicles ......... 201 Automobiles .................................. 204 REAL ESTATE SUVs/Trucks .......................... 207-210 Open Houses ................................. 501 4WD .................................................. 213 For Sale ................................... 504-513 Vans .................................................. 216 Lots & Acreage .............................. 516 ATVs/Motorcycles ........................ 219 Income Property .......................... 519 Truck/Auto Parts .......................... 222 Manufactured Homes ................ 522 Detailing ......................................... 225 Commercial Property ................. 525 Tires & Wheels ............................... 228 Real Estate Wanted ..................... 531 Properties for Rent ............. 601-613 Rooms & Roommates................. 616 Commercial Rental ...................... 619 Vacation Rentals .......................... 622 Storage Space ............................... 628 Wanted to Rent ............................ 634 RV/Mobile Home Space ............ 637 PETS/LIVESTOCK Animal Boarding .......................... 701 Feed-Hay-Grain ............................ 704 Pets & Supplies ............................. 710 Horses & Tack ................................ 713 WE GETRESULTS MISCELLANEOUS CALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD Fuel, Heating & Firewood ......... 807 Furniture & HH Goods ................ 810 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TV & Electronics ........................... 811 Business Opportunities ............. 643 Antiques & Collectibles ............. 813 Business for Sale .......................... 644 Jewelry ............................................ 814 Arts & Crafts ................................... 816 503-325-3211 or 800-781-3211 Email: classifieds@dailyastorian.com Web: www.dailyastorian.com HELP WANTED Help Wanted .................................. 651 APPLIANCES & EQUIP. Work Wanted ................................. 652 Tools & Heavy Equipment ........ 851 Lawn & Garden Equipment ...... 854 SERVICES Appliances ..................................... 860 Childcare/Adult Care .................. 661 Medical Equip. & Supply ........... 866 Services ........................................... 664 Farm Equipment .......................... 923 107 Public Notices Occasionally other companies make telemarketing calls off classified ads. These compa- nies are not affiliated with The Daily Astorian and customers are under no obligation to participate. If you would like to contact the attorney gener- al or be put on the do not call list, here are the links to both of them Complaint form link: http://www.doj.state.or.us/ finfraud/ 504 Homes for Sale Beautiful House For Sale In Astoria! www.stantussing.com Go. Do. coastweekend.com THE DEADLINE FOR CLASSIFIED ADS is 1 p.m. the day before your ad is scheduled to run 504 Homes for Sale All classifieds require pre-payment 651 Help Wanted Full-Time Employment PUBLISHER’S NOTICE All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “Any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD at 1(800)669-9777. 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Seaside, OR. (503)738-3311sarchibald@ sunsetempire.com County Engineer $6,191.78 to $8,377.12 Seeking County Engineer to provide professional engineering assistance to Public Works personnel. Four-year degree in engineering field or equivalent plus minimum five years’ experience required. Visit www.co.clatsop.or.us/ jobs to review the detailed announcement, job description, and to apply online. Closes March 15, 2019. EOE/AA If you live in Seaside or Cannon Beach, call 503-325-3211 to place a Daily Astorian classified ad. Peace Learning Center has openings for Teachers and assistant Teachers! If you love children and are passionate about supporting families, please stop by and talk to Kim. Call 503-325-4041 or email: dirplc@yahoo.com. 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