Lamoine River News Today

Fifty-one congregations in Illinois have disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church amid the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing schism over its stance on sexuality.

Clubs and organizations: CWC luncheon to feature photography, talk on self-worth.

A number of parishes within the United Methodist Church are leaving for the conservative Global Methodist Church over the issue of LGBTQ inclusion.

The search for Brandy Brewer ended Tuesday when she was found in Argyle Lake State Park

May in Hancock County ended with torrential rain, flooding and a tornado warning.

A survey team was in the county Wednesday morning to assess the damage from Tuesday night's storm.

Columnist John Hallwas discovers early poetry from a British immigrant living in Springfield decades before the Civil War.

Weekend storm brings large hail, flooding to area Rudy Kemppainen Special to the Augusta Eagle Scribe, USA TOAY NETWORK A powerful line of thunderstorms delivered a pounding to the area that lasted well over twenty-four hours, delivering both agricultural and structural damage to Plymouth, Augusta, Bowen and surrounding areas. Hail ranging in size from golf ball to nearly the size of small oranges pounded on home roofs and unprotected vehicles. Some fairly large trees also fell victim to Saturd...