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Wednesday Jul 1 | Hawk Eye

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye

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.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Hawk Eye

Flood grants still flow

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

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Henderson County Quill

May 20 & 27, 1920

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

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

WQAD

Farming returns at flooded Gladstone family farm, but it will never be home again

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

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Hawk Eye

Gulfport's flood of '65 mirrors 2008 event

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.

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Sun May 31, 2009

Hawk Eye

Racing in memory of a friend

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.

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Sun Apr 05, 2009

Hawk Eye

Gladstone races hotly contested

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.

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Wed Apr 01, 2009

Hawk Eye

John Lovretta/The Hawk Eye

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.

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Sun Mar 29, 2009

Hawk Eye

Woman loses home to flood, husband to heart attack

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.

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Mon Mar 23, 2009

Hawk Eye

Hare not prepared for Gulfport devastation

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.

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Thu Mar 12, 2009

Hawk Eye

Flood worry on low level

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.

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Tue Mar 03, 2009

High Performance Pontiac

1995 Pontiac Formula Firehawk - Top Of The Food Chain

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.

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Sun Mar 01, 2009

Hawk Eye

Professors to document flood stories

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

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Wed Feb 25, 2009

Hawk Eye

Gladstone OKs portion of flood bills

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

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Thu Feb 12, 2009

Hawk Eye

U.S. 34 cleanup leads to detour

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

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Wed Jan 28, 2009

Hawk Eye

John Gaines/The Hawk Eye

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

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Thu Jan 22, 2009

Henderson County Quill

WHOOPS! Error

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.

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Tue Jan 13, 2009

Hawk Eye

Gladstone bill dispute lingers

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

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Wed Dec 31, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

Weather of 2008

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

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Wed Dec 24, 2008

Henderson County Quill

Mar 4 & 11, 1920

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

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