Norman Haerr

'I had never seen anything like it before': Fifty years later, memories of the flood of 1973 remain vivid

May 30, 2023 | By Steve Eighinger

QUINCY — When Norman Haerr thinks back to the great flood of 1973, he will always believe it served as a reminder. “The Lord was letting us know that he’s in charge,” Haerr, a resident of Taylor Mo., said. This spring marks the 50th anniversary of the devastating event that saw the Mississippi River overflow…