adams county

The numbers are starting to trickle in for the first weekend of firearm season in the Land of Lincoln and there are many counties that have already harvested over 1,000 deer, but who is in the lead so far...?

It was one of the strongest twisters in Adams County, Illinois history and it happened in an era where there were no tornado sirens or early warning systems. It was a terrifying EF-3 tornado that touched down in May of 1878. By the time it dissipated, 1 person was dead and 50 cows were also killed.

I grew up in the Hannibal/Quincy area and tend to be a weather nerd, but have never heard of this historic storm. It was the most devastating tornado in northeast Missouri history and it claimed 14 lives back in March of 1876.

A 31-year-old woman was seriously injured when her ultralight aircraft crashed Friday morning near Fowler, Illinois.

Recently on these pages, I passed along information on the Pike County, Illinois Catfish Trail. I have learned that I didn't know the half of it.

Wednesday was a deadly day on area highways, with one dead and five injured, two seriously.

Area health departments reported 108 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Tuesday.

With one area county updating its COVID numbers for the first time in nearly three weeks, area health departments reported 386 new coronavirus cases Thursday.

The variant driven surge in COVID-19 cases continues, with area health departments reporting 249 new cases Tuesday.

The surge in new cases of COVID-19 in the area continues, with area health departments reporting 178 new cases Monday.