Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Four news items

First, two from Louisville, where the Sherman Minton Bridge remains closed.

The shuttle service across the Ohio River will end on Thursday.

And a casino in Indiana that drew a lot of customers across that bridge is hurting.

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There will a race featuring the Belle of Cincinnati and the Belle of Louisville on Saturday.

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I meant to post this one yesterday, but ... uh ... my intern forgot to remind me. Remember the levee in Missouri that was breached this past spring to alleviate flooding upstream on the Ohio and the Mississippi? Well, farmers are harvesting crops this year, only they had to plant soybeans instead of corn. And they have other complaints and concerns. The whole thing is worth your time.