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Saturday, April 27, 2013  The highway was closed for more than a week due to flooding along the Mississippi River.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The Illinois River is encroaching on the Cass County town of 6,100.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Residents of Perry, Naples, Rushville, Hamilton, Meredosia and Niota, Ill. and in Macon County and LaGrange, Mo. are looking for volunteers to help sandbag.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The entire village lost water as a result of a Sunday water main break.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The village will remain under a boil order until Tuesday evening at the earliest, pending the results of a water treatment lab's results, confirming the water is safe to consume.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  City officials, including Mayor John Spring, said that the city water is safe to drink.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Water should return by the day's end

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Carol O'Connell was cited in crash that led to John Flaiz's disappearance

Thursday, July 26, 2012  Residents are asked to conserve water due to drought conditions.

Monday, July 23, 2012  Gov. Pat Quinn has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture for disaster designations for virtually all Illinois counties amid scorching temperatures and one of the state's worst droughts on record.

Friday, December 23, 2011  Higher than acceptable levels of a disinfection by-product was found in Hannibal's drinking water, and that could lead to a fine for the Board of Public Works.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The $9.3 million dollar project included 14 miles of piping as well as developing an alternate water source.

Friday, July 01, 2011  Mark Twain State Park Public Beach will be closed this holiday weekend ... again due to high levels of E. coli.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Mark Twain State Park swimming beach is closed for again.

Saturday, May 07, 2011  Standing water on the roof could be to blame for a building collapse in Mt. Sterling.