Henderson County News

The Wisdom Of Barnyard Bruke: "You Can't Keep Trouble out of Yer' house, but you don't hafta' give it a Chair to sit on" Greetings to all residents of Hancock and Henderson counties, making things do inspite of ...

Morning News to Go - Friday, July 4th New levee started to get water out of Oakville New levee started to get water out of Oakville Associated Press - July 4, 2008 10:34 AM ET GLADSTONE, Ill.

BNSF announced today that service has been restored to its track in Henderson County, Ill.

Local Firework Displays Genesis suspends vaccines for children Sheley Childhood vaccinations suspended at Genesis pediatric clinics Local soldier, Lt.

With 28,000 acres of farmland under water from flooding at the broken levee in Gulfport, Henderson County officials plan to cut holes in the levee to allow water back into the receding Mississippi River.

The Illinois Attorney General's Office filed a lawsuit Thursday against the owner of a truck that dumped carbon black on roads in two western Illinois counties this month.

It was about dusk when residents of Stronghurst came alert very quickly last Wednesday after hearing an explosion which had occurred at the Stronghurst Grain & Mdse.

Levee break at Gulfport washing out tracks of BNSF railroad. Ayerco at County's only stop light, HWY 34 and Carman Road Road in front of Bundy house near Carman Cemetery Cruisers on Hwy 34 Gladstone Lock & Dam ...

What they saw made their hearts sink. "It's just sickening. The only thing you see are rooftops," said Henderson County Sheriff Mark Lumbeck.

Stronghurst:Henderson County Retirement Center received word from Congressman Phil Hare that U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development approved financing for their new 18 room assisted living facility.

The Canton Emergency Operations Center has set up a new number for people who want to volunteer.

Hundreds of families in Henderson County are displaced Tuesday night. Meanwhile the Burlington Bridge to Illinois and a section of Highway 34 is closed after a levee in the Carthage Lake Drainage District broke ...

Water poured into a western Illinois town after a levee on the Mississippi River burst.

The rising Mississippi River burst its banks Tuesday, breaking a levee near Gulfport and prompting authorities to rescue people they want out of waterlogged areas.

Over 75 people gathered at the Stronghurst village park at 4:00 p.m. Saturday, May 24th for the rededication of the Civil War cannon that has been in the park almost 100 years.

Raritan Opera House offers free movie night 5/15/2008 Henderson County Reads 2008, sponsored by the Turning Pages Book Club, will present a free night at the movies Saturday, May 17, at the Raritan Opera House, ... via Roseville Independent

Meet your neighbor, my step-dad Tom Galbraith of rural Gladstone. Tom was born in Burlington, Iowa, and raised in Henderson County in rural Gladstone. via Henderson County Quill

A Stronghurst, Ill., man was pinned under his pickup Thursday afternoon while he was trying to start his vehicle. via Hawk Eye

A Monmouth, Ill., man died in a single vehicle accident Sunday morning. Vehicle passenger, Ronie Mecum, 42, was transported to the Great River Medical Center where he was pronounced dead of injuries sustained ... via Hawk Eye

“Thirty steps and a jump from the Town Pump.”

AEROPLANE VISITS VILLAGE: Quite an exciting crowd of citizens gathered on the streets to observe an aeroplane which came from Galesburg and visited our village Wednesday evening. via Henderson County Quill