Adams County

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.

There is a real good chance that Adams County hit its peak in the 1980's and we may never see it surpass that peak again, or at least that's what the numbers are showing.

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.

2xtreme Monster Truck Series comes to the Adams County Fair grounds this weekend for a can't miss show!

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.