The new truck is here !!!
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The new truck cost $238,000. Most of the money came from a federal grant. Village and department funds totalled $58,000. The 1975 truck it replaced (not shown) will be retired. The 1964 "city" truck (shown on left) is a solid workhorse that still passes yearly inspection and comes in handy at times.
Village information is on "Village of Dongola" page.
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Dongola
We're a quiet little town, sometimes. When we have things happen, they sometimes happen in a big way. We were in the path of the 2002 killer tornadoes. We lost a restaurant in 2006 to fire. Fires have hit town in past decades in a big way. The main rail line between Chicago and New Orleans splits our town, and we've dealt with train wrecks, and evacuations.
A Look around Dongola - slideshow
The Cache River Wetlands - a joint state-federal project - is just south of us. I-57 is at the edge of town. Interstates 24 and 55 are near.
And it's likely within a decade or so that I-66 will connect Paducah and Metropolis with I-57 near Ullin, with a link to the new Cape Girardeau river bridge, perhaps even closer than Ullin. The nearness of a major railroad, an interstate (or two, in the future), possibility of storms and earthquakes, means we need to be ready to serve you. We take pride in the responsibility you have given us.
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