The search for two canoeists floating the Little Niangua River near the Missouri Department of Conservation Access at Fiery Fork ended in tragedy when the campground operator who had gone looking ...

"It was totally surrounded. Just a little island out there." The water is now gone, Burgin said, in large part due to the hard work of the campground's maintenance team.

Burgin, also the campground safety director, said they're preparing as much as possible. "We've got the electrical grid protected the best we can," Burgin said. "Our water supply is protected.

On a summer day in 2017, Lonetta Bartell was sitting along the Little Niangua River. "I was reminiscing," Bartell recalled. "All of the sudden, the owner of the campground came up and sat.

by Dirk Weishaar KVAL Sports Wed, June 23rd 2010 at 12:00 AM Updated Wed, June 23rd 2010 at 5:00 PM ...