PlusLevee Break Threatens Missouri TownLevee Break Threatens Missouri TownThe Associated PressResidents in Winfield, Mo. were dealt a blow when a burrowing muskrat brought down a saturated levee early Friday. But within hours, a new defense was built -- a sandbag levee to protect the 100 homes in harm's way. (June 27)On Friday every pair of binoculars in Winfield Missouri zoomed in on the pin oak levee where a pin sized hole, made by an animal had exploded into this.. (aerials??) originally the levee was said to be the last hope to save about 100 homes in Winfield, but once the break was discovered.. The army national guard rushed into action.(sot) Col. Michelle Meltonthe army always wants to win just because it looks like it broke Here doesn't mean we give up we still have residences we can save.."(standup)The new plan is to move all of the sandbags in the entire county to one spot, and build a four foot tall makeshift levee around the town...(vo)It is already too late to save most of Winfield.. This is highway N which runs along winfields northern edge..Mark porter's entire family lives here, his parents, aunt's and uncles....(sot) mark porter/Winfield residentEveryone's stuff is just wasted everything's gone..(vo)While the guard figured out where to put the new sandbag wall, randy meyerpeter Raced to get the rest of the valuables out of his main street antique shop(sot)I just was getting the last stuff off the ground I was worried about now it's in the lord's hands, it's all I can do...(vo)The only good news is that very few people are threatened by the levee break, everyone around here knew this might happen.. And Friday downtown Winfield was all but a ghost town, businesses even restaurants for the most part were closed, making it a little easier for the national guard troops to move around and work..Rich Matthews the associated press Winfield Missouri... ___ ___, The Associated Press.