The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Ok, we have snow. We've had wind. We have drifts and everyone is talking how this winter measures up to the winter of 78/79. Comments like, "this is the most snow I've ever seen in the area", or "We're going to have so much flooding just like in 79"! To be sure thoughts need to turn to preparedness for flooding, which is hard to believe when snow is up to our eyebrows.

In the spring of 1979 there were numerous road outages, culverts throughout Chouteau county weren't big enough for the massive water trying to get through them. The prairie which is considered flat by too many discove...