NewsMay 10, 2011
Gov. Jay Nixon addressed the community during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Red Cross workers Butch Hammontree, left, and Robert Cooper, right, hand out clean up kits during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Red Cross workers Butch Hammontree, left, and Robert Cooper, right, hand out clean up kits during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

David Bowman, left, and Nancy Bowman, second from right, work with Ruth Jaegers, second from left, and Cheryl Maloney, right, to file for unemployment assistance during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com David Bowman, left, and Nancy Bowman, second from right, work with Ruth Jaegers, second from left, and Cheryl Maloney, right, to file for unemployment assistance during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

People visit booths for different agencies during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People visit booths for different agencies during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Gov. Jay Nixon addresses the crowd during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Kay Griffin, right, of the Scott County Health Department, bandages the arm of Betty Parker after administering a tetanus shot during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Kay Griffin, right, of the Scott County Health Department, bandages the arm of Betty Parker after administering a tetanus shot during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Evidence of flooding can still be seen as waters recede in Commerce, Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
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Gov. Jay Nixon addressed the community during a Community Response Meeting in Sikeston Mo., on Tuesday, May 10, 2011. The meeting aimed to assist flood victims by connecting them with state programs and agencies that can help them recover.

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