STEUBEN — The flooding Kickapoo River spilled over sandbags, washing out all but one of the roads leading to this Crawford County community of about 163 people.

"We sandbagged for two days. There's got to be 10,000 or more sandbags," resident Marcus McCullick said. "It's disappointing. We thought we were ahead of the game this time."

The village, about 95 miles west of Madison, was hit hard by flooding in August. But flooding from this weekend's heavy rains caused even more damage, residents said. A trip across town, which normally takes about 15 seconds, instead took two hours with detours.

Gays Mills uncertainty

GAYS MILLS — The future of this Crawford County community — still recovering after being clobbered by flooding in August — is now uncertain.

"It's gonna hurt it big time," said Kenwood Huebner, 30, whose home was flooded for the second time in 10 months. "There's already people talking (about) not coming back."

On Tuesday, floodwaters were still coursing over Main Street.

"A lot of the businesses downtown don't think that they're going to re-open. They can't take two floods in one year," said Robert Robinson, whose home escaped flooding.

"If they don't come back, it will be a ghost town, nothing left," said Village President Larry McCarn.