The sign says "Welcome to Red Bird Field," but Monday the road leading to it was closed, and anyone wanting to use the diamonds would have needed a boat.
City property wasn't all the Rock River flood affected. Area homeowners flocked to appliance stores Sunday and Monday to hinder any oncoming water damage.
Luverne True Value sold 30 sump pumps, about 10 shop vacs and rented large numbers of both items along with carpet cleaners. M-M Distributing also went through more equipment than it had in the past two years.