Monday, March 31, 2008

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. - The Humane Society of Missouri is rescuing dogs and cats from the flood-prone Caruthersville area of southeast Missouri. According to KFVS 12 dot com, for the second time in three days last week, dogs and cats had to be removed from the Caruthersville Humane Society. 48 dogs, 16 of them puppies, and 18 cats were removed. Humane society officials say that in many cases, owners gave up the pets because of the flood threat. The animals will be housed in St. Louis and put up for adoption.

(WMCTV.COM) Some Dyer County land has been leased to a Louisiana oil and gas exploration company. WMC TV dot com reports HPS Oil and Gas Properties Inc based in Lafayette Louisiana oversees the project registered to its subsidiary Charleston Energy. The leases were signed by local landowners in November and filed in the Register of Deeds office. The land accounts for about one point six percent of Dyer County's 544 square miles, and no plans for drilling have been announced.