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Rising Mississippi River floodwaters breached two levees June 18 south of the Hancock County, Illinois, U.S., near the community of Warsaw, Illinois, U.S., flooding tens of thousands of acres of farmland, the ...

' Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today will visit the Quincy area to tour flooding along the Mississippi River, after two additional levees broke early this morning.

OF THE JOURNAL STAR Posted Jun 21, 2008 @ 01:08 AM WARSAW - Hancock County residents watching the flooded Mississippi River have moved into a wait-and-see mode as water levels have stabilized.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 2:36 PM by Julie Harker Four levees broke early this morning in the Mississippi River town of Warsaw, Illinois - ' a heartache for farmers in that area, but a glimmer of hope for those ...

Levees in west-central Illinois were breached early Wednesday as the swollen Mississippi River spilled floodwaters into Hancock and Adams counties, according to a CNN report.

Friday Update: Please check here for the latest developments throughout the weekend.

We received a call just moments ago in our newsroom saying sandbaggers are badly needed all day at the Hunt Drainage District pumping station south of Warsaw.

Here's some other KHQA Floodwatch 2008 information: Quincy mayor John Spring says work will begin Thursday to safeguard the city's water filtration plant from rising water.

There were three traffic fatalities in Hancock County in 2006; four in 2007; and now seven so far in the first five months of 2008.

A Quincy man allegedly tried to run down a Hancock County sheriff's deputy Tuesday night in a chase that involved gunfire.

The Hancock County Board rejected four Motor Fuel Tax bids from W. L. Miller Company of Hamilton when they did not have the correct amount of money to secure the bids.

Just as you load up your car and begin your Memorial Day vacation, gas prices have reached another record high.

Laurie Burger, a former Buffalo Public School District educator, has been appointed principal of Warsaw Middle School by the Warsaw School Board. via Buffalo News

“When it gets low it takes a while to get back up and we couldn't get no water in because we were sucking pure sand, we had to clear a plant out and all of our pipes out”

The city of Warsaw has been having problems with its water pump. The Water Department hasn't been able to pump water out of the Mississippi River. via KHQA-TV Quincy

Residents in the City of Warsaw are asked to conserve water beginning Friday, April 18, 2008 until further notice. via KHQA-TV Quincy

“I think this is something that would benefit us”

A former Warsaw, Ill., resident is considering building a housing development north of Hamilton, Ill. via Daily Gate City

Four members of a Carthage, Ill., family -- including the principal of Hamilton Elementary School -- were found dead following a single car accident Sunday. via Hawk Eye

I noticed with some interest a half-page ad featured on page 5 of this week's issue of a local advertising publication, an ad purchased by persons calling themselves "concerned citizens against deactivation." ... via Daily Gate City

“We'll take the cap off the curb box and it's full of dirt and rocks”

Escalating costs, summer flood burdens budget By Cindy Iutzi/Gate City Staff Writer WARSAW, Ill. via Daily Gate City