Mount Carmel Wabash County EMA gains StormReady status
The National Weather Service recognized Wabash County Emergency Management Agency as a StormReady county during a Monday ceremony in Mount Carmel. Volunteers aided by donations helped equip the agency to meet StormReady standards, with local officials noting enhanced weather information dissemination and community resilience amid frequent severe weather including past February 2017 tornadoes.
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Jake Bethel
the Register
Wabash Emergency Management Agency
WEMA
Gerald Brooks
Mount Carmel
Bill Hudson
Robie Thompson
IEMA
Steve Simms
Paducah
Kentucky
National Weather Service
Rick Shanklin
Wabash
Emergency Management Agency
EMA
NWS
Wabash County
Shanklin
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Getting all trussed up
Jake Bethel reports on prep for a forthcoming event as organizers outline security and staging measures, detailing costumes, fittings, and procedural steps in the run up to the public appearance.
County resident raises road surface concerns
County residents express frustration over neglected county roads near 1850 and 700. Jesse Kasinger cites five to seven years of wear, potholes, and uneven packing, blaming the district road commissioner. County officials plan to confer with responsible parties as Sheriff Morgan notes high traffic.
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Wabash County
Jesse Kasinger
Kasinger
Kasingers
Dustin Bunting
Thompson
Derek Morgan
Judge throws out conviction in SIU student's death
Jackson Circuit Court Judge Mark Clarke vacated Gaege Bethune's first degree murder conviction in the 2014 death of 19 year old SIU student Pravin Varughese after ruling juror confusion over indictment wording. Bethune had faced sentencing after a June jury verdict and a delay followed his new defense attorney's questions about the trial and evidence.
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Murphysboro
Southern Illinois University
Jackson
Mark Clarke
Gaege Bethune
Eldorado
Illinois
Bethune
Pravin Varughese
SIU
Chicago
Morton Grove
Daily Prayer Seeks Names in Call to God and Neighbor
A brief prayer asks loving God to open eyes and ears to people nearby and to call each person by name as God calls us. The sentiment emphasizes personal recognition and mindful address in daily life.
Weather Outlook Through Weekend With Warm Temperatures
Wednesday brings 92 with 70 percent humidity and partly cloudy skies. Thursday rises to 90 with 72 percent humidity and mostly sunny conditions. Friday cools to 88 with 65 percent humidity and scattered thunderstorms. Saturday reaches 77 with 64 percent humidity and isolated thunderstorms.
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