Gladstone News

GULFPORT, Ill. -- Despite being told by the Henderson County, Ill., Sheriff's Department to close shop, Heartland Fireworks LLC has returned to Gulfport, Ill., to sell its combustible wares.

Money will address basic unmet needs. By CHRISTINIA CRIPPES ccrippes@thehawkeye.com GLADSTONE, Ill.

MEDIA MEANDERINGS: Thomas Wilson returned from Florida where he purchased a home and soon will move there.

GLADSTONE, Illinois - One year ago today, residents of Gladstone, Illinois were preparing for the historic flood of 2008.

Villagers face many of the same woes decades later. By CHRISTINIA CRIPPES ccrippes@thehawkeye.com "Shanties, corn stalks and just plain trash were flowing south across town.

Friendship is a bond that reaches beyond death. That's certainly the case for resident Brian Randall, who spent the weekend racing at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis in a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 diesel truck that belonged to his friend Dennis "Tunk" Fritz.

Most of rest of county sees less competitive races. The Hawk Eye In the wake of the Flood of 2008, the Illinois elections in townships and villages will have an impact on a few communities.

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye Henderson County residents meet with FEMA representatives and other officials Tuesday during an open house at the Henderson County Health Department building in Gladstone, Ill.

Naomi Lightfoot's life with her husband, Charles, began and ended with a flood. After meeting at church camp, the two courted between the Illinois farming communities of Gladstone and Knoxville.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., reacts to the damage caused by the flood of June, 17, 2008, while being guided by Gail Russell of Biggsville, right, after Hare held a meeting with residents and officials from Henderson County Saturday, March 21, 2009, at the Gulfport Fire Station.

The Flood of 2008 changed the perspective of what exactly high water means. As moderate flooding threatens to encroach the banks of the Mississippi River, those taking precautionary measures aren't too worried.

The '95 Pontiac Formula was a fantastic car. It carried over the slippery shape of the less-seasoned V-6-equipped Firebird, while rectifying its power deficiency with a 275-horse, 350ci LT1.

Pair from Western to use research from group discussions to develop better disaster response.

Slowly but surely, the village of Gladstone is getting its flood bills paid from the natural disaster in June.

GLADSTONE, Ill. -- Traffic on U.S. 34 will be detoured at Indian Hills Mound after a semi overturned early Wednesday.

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Traffic backs up after an August motorcycle accident on U.S. 34 near Gladstone, Ill.

Last week in the January 2009 Gladstone Board Meeting account, the hours in Byron Sebastian's "Flood Bills" were incorrectly reported in the Quill as 50 hours and 30 hours on various equipment.

When a flood hits anywhere, residents and volunteers frantically try to save their community and don't stop to document all of their actions.

As we get ready to head into 2009 a lot of us are looking forward to putting 2008 behind us.

GLADSTONE GLEANINGS: W. T. Galbraith purchased a fine farm near Bowen, Ill; he and Mrs.