NewsJune 20, 2015

The Mississippi River continues to rise, causing flooding along the shores, Saturday, June 20, 2015.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Mike Blankenship pulls in a boat in from the floodwaters of the Mississippi River before securing it to a cinder block, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Mike Blankenship pulls in a boat in from the floodwaters of the Mississippi River before securing it to a cinder block, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
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Bob Keesee drives his boat along a flooded driveway, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Keesee went out to find and help his grandson after his grandson's boat motor got flooded.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bob Keesee drives his boat along a flooded driveway, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Keesee went out to find and help his grandson after his grandson's boat motor got flooded.
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Tim Keesee, left, Bill Keesee, center, and Terry Buel head back to shore after fishing in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Tim Keesee, left, Bill Keesee, center, and Terry Buel head back to shore after fishing in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Bill Keesee, right, and Terry Buel unload their catfish from the boat after fishing in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bill Keesee, right, and Terry Buel unload their catfish from the boat after fishing in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A catfish rests in a bucket after being caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A catfish rests in a bucket after being caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A barge floats along the swollen Mississippi River in the background as Cody Enderle, left, Wade Keesee, center, and Cody Tuschhoff float past a flooded house, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Graysboro is located across the river from Thebes, Illinois.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A barge floats along the swollen Mississippi River in the background as Cody Enderle, left, Wade Keesee, center, and Cody Tuschhoff float past a flooded house, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Graysboro is located across the river from Thebes, Illinois.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Robert Welker, left, and his son, Jason, look over as an Asian carp flops into the water as they kayak through the flooded Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Robert Welker, left, and his son, Jason, look over as an Asian carp flops into the water as they kayak through the flooded Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Robert Welker laughs as he chats with his son, Jason, at the Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. The father and son were fishing from their kayaks in the floodwater.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Robert Welker laughs as he chats with his son, Jason, at the Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau. The father and son were fishing from their kayaks in the floodwater.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wade Keesee walks back to his truck after fishing with his friends in flood water from the Mississippi River, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wade Keesee walks back to his truck after fishing with his friends in flood water from the Mississippi River, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Terry Buel unloads the catfish he caught in the Mississippi River floodwater, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Gary Blankenship, right, and is brother Mike chat after fishing in flood water from the Mississippi River, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Gary Blankenship, right, and is brother Mike chat after fishing in flood water from the Mississippi River, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Bob Keesee drives his boat along a flooded driveway, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Keesee went out to find and help his grandson after his grandson's boat motor got flooded.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Bob Keesee drives his boat along a flooded driveway, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Graysboro, Missouri. Keesee went out to find and help his grandson after his grandson's boat motor got flooded.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Wildflowers are reflected in floodwater from the Mississippi River near the Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Wildflowers are reflected in floodwater from the Mississippi River near the Juden Creek Conservation Area, Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Cape Girardeau.
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The Mississippi River continues to rise, causing flooding along the shores, Saturday, June 20, 2015.

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