Hardin NewsLocal news for Hardin, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.IDOT busy cleaning up River Road- July 7, 2008 Despite a setback from overnight rains, IDOT employees worked hard Thursday to reopen the Great River Road from Grafton to Alton.http://www.topix.net/city/hardin-il/2008/07/idot-busy-cleaning-up-river-road?fromrss=1 Flood Resources, Archive- July 5, 2008 A makeshift barrier holding back the Mississippi River failed early Saturday, swamping the low-lying part of Winfield and ending a valiant but ultimately doomed battle against the surging river.http://www.topix.net/city/hardin-il/2008/07/flood-resources-archive?fromrss=1 Police patrol rivers for looters : News- July 3, 2008 Law enforcement and one lone river snake were all that were plying the flooded Illinois River and its channels near Hardin Tuesday morning.http://www.topix.net/city/hardin-il/2008/07/police-patrol-rivers-for-looters-news?fromrss=... Hardin residents question wisdom of barge traffic- July 2, 2008 Some residents were holding their breath and others were breathing fire Friday as another day of flood fighting faded into the history books.http://www.topix.net/city/hardin-il/2008/07/hardin-residents-question-wisdom-of-barge-traf... Flooding On The Illinois River In Hardin- July 1, 2008 High water is the last thing people in Hardin want to see. "It just brings back memories of 93," says Phil Gress, the mayor of the small town in Calhoun County .http://www.topix.net/city/hardin-il/2008/06/flooding-on-the-illinois-river-in-hardin?fromr... |