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Buffalo, IA (AP) — Dale O'Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and wanted a good view from his front porch. He got his money's worth Monday as the Mississippi crested at a near-record high just feet from his home, which was surrounded by sandbags and with a sump pump hose snaking from his basement. "It was a lot of work to get the sandbags in place but then it was just a matter of watching and hoping it goes down," said O'Donnell, a 79-year-old retiree who bought the house three years...

BUFFALO, Iowa (AP) - Dale O'Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because he enjoys watching the river and

Despite the good news, in the next few days officials will be checking their floodwalls and sandbag barriers closely.

BUFFALO, Iowa—Dale O’Donnell bought his small brick home only 100 yards or so from the Mississippi River because ...

As a slow-moving crest works its way down the Mississippi River this week, flood-weary Iowans living along the water were doing their best to cope with the rising water.