Ohio River news, 1/29/07

Newspapers along the Ohio River are writing stories about the 1937 flood. We can have a shameless plug for our own Bob Withers' stories here.

Speaking of Bob Withers, our soon-to-retire rail fan marks the 50th anniversary of the passing of some rail passenger service for our river communities.

People in the Pittsburgh area say their Depression-era locks and dams need major overhaul work.

No, this guy says, he wasn't skinnydipping in the Ohio River in January.

It's been almost 21 years since I was there, but Cave-In-Rock, Ill., is an interesting place to visit. A cave along the Ohio River was home to pirates and other malefactors some 200 years ago. There's a little story about it here.

I had to throw this one in because you look at the address and wonder why the Cattle Network cares about conditions on the Ohio River at Marietta, Ohio. I'm not criticizing or making fun of anyone. I just like seeing odditities like this.