Teutopolis bus involeve in a crash on the way to tonight’s game (Dave McClain-Shelby County News)
Moreland/Bishop Enterprises take over Carbondale McDonald’s locations
February 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Carbondale McDonalds at University Place Shopping Center, that has been recently purchased by Moreland/Bishop enterprises, which their corporate offices are in West Frankfort.
Women’s Basketball to host ‘Give Back Game’
February 8, 2017 By Leave a Comment
West Frankfort, Ill. – The women’s basketball home game on February 11th against Robert Morris-Springfield has been announced as the school’s first Give Back Game, an effort to support local schools by donating a portion of ticket sales to Frankfort community schools.
“Part of our program’s mission is community outreach, and what better way for us to support our community than by hosting an event to support our local schools,” said women’s basketball head coach Drew Smith. “This is an idea I have had for a while, and it just makes too much sense when you sit and think about it.”
“Being such a small community, our college has unique opportunities to provide support that other larger schools may not have. We hope this can grow into an event that West Frankfort can really get behind. Not only will it help our schools, but it will also showcase Morthland College’s commitment to becoming a more engrained part of the fabric of this city.”
The premise behind the Give Back Game is very simple. Each person who purchases a ticket will be able to request their ticket support Denning Elementary, Frankfort Intermediate, Central Junior High, or Frankfort Community High. For each ticket pledged in support, $1 will be donated to that school, and the school with the most fans in attendance will receive double the donation. There will also be a paper airplane competition at halftime, with several throws that land closest to center court winning free pizza.
“With this being the first time we have tried something like this, I am not sure what the turnout will be. What I do know is that it should be an exciting game and an exciting time for our program. This program, coupled with some of the high-profile recruits we are bringing in, is on the verge of something special, and we hope to get this community behind us. In turn, we always want to be appreciative and support those who support us.”
The Patriots are led in scoring by a couple local products. Maranda Chance (Vienna, IL) is averaging 17.8 points per game and leads the nation in steals per game at 3.6, while Autumn Gunter (Christopher, IL) is averaging 16.7 points per game.
The game will be played at Frankfort Intermediate at 2:00. The two teams met earlier in the year, with the
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Ferrell – Vaughn hit the 1,000 point mark for Crab Orchard Tuesday night
February 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment
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THOMPSONVILLE- I am going to bring you up to speed on The last several days of Tiger basketball. A week ago Friday, some key senior leadership down the stretch by Cory Wilce and Jared Payne from the free throw line, gave the Tigers a 55-44 win over Pope County, in the 7th place game of the GEC Tournament.
Saturday night down at Joppa, Thompsonville left the small Massac County school with a 61-54 loss. Foul trouble plagued the Tigers from the first two minutes of the game. Corbin Fitch led the Tigers with 15 points, and Tyson Kessler added 12.
A good crowd was a Doc Harvey Gym, as the two long time rivals, Thompsonville and Crab Orchard hook up. This was considered a non conference game in the GEC standings.
Last Tuesday night the Tigers played their best 32 minutes of basketball on the year in a 59-54 loss to the highly touted Crab Orchard Trojans. Tyson Kessler and Cory Wilce added 14 each for T’ville on the night.
I had the most fun that I ever had at a HS basketball game in years. When I visit Doc Harvey gym, I set behind the scorers table. First, I can see what is happening on both benches. Second, to keep me from doing my favorite thing to do, talking to the T’ville fans. I visit a lot during the JV game and at halftime.
One of my favorite people in the world I was able to have a good conversation with is Danny Droit, a follower of my blog and this website. I gained a lot of “magnificence.”
I was holding court anyway. It was good to reunite with a lot of old friends that was from Crab Orchard. Yes, I would talk a little smack every once in a while.
Thompsonville played their best game of the year against the Trojans. They led 34-24 at halftime. It was a one possession game all the way until the final few ticks of the clock as the Trojans iced it at the free throw line.
Listening to Jim Muir and Tom Wheeler over the years, they always say first few minutes of the third quarter are the most important. Caleb Vaughn and Cameron Stevens came out on fire, hitting two threes a piece in the opening three minutes of the half, as the Trojans took the lead 36-34 around the 4:30 mark of the third quarter.
The story of the night were two players that reached the 1,000 point mark for Crab Orchard in the same game. The First was post player McKager Ferrell, who came into the game with 999. He hit a stick back bucket at the 3:42 mark of the first quarter to put him over the top.
Ferrell had this to say about the feat, “It was amazing to finally hit 1000 and on the same night Caleb Vaughn hit his!”
Vaughn came into the game at the 970 mark. One his second of back to back threes, at the 2:52 mark of the fourth quarter, he hit the 1000 point mark. He had a game high 37 on the night.
I asked Caleb if he thought he would score 30+ on the night to hit 1,000. He said, “Not really, but I was hopeful that it would happen in the flow of the game. It was extra special to be able to do it with Mckager.”
Vaughn signed a letter of intent to go to the next level to play for Southeastern Illinois College, during the GEC tournament. He said that he had about three other offers, but decided to play for the Falcons because of the few miles to Harrisburg from home.
Vaughn reminds me of Christopher’s Jared Curry, as he plays all over the floor. Ferrell is a load to deal with in the post. They also have another good post player in Amos Beasley, who is strong as an ox. Stevens can shoot the lights out. The fifth starter, Jaden Schell is out with an injury and he will be back by regional time.
I gave the quick preview of the Trojans in case the Christopher Bearcats or Sesser-Valier Red Devils meet them in post season play.
Talking to Crab Orchard coach Jon Brown after the game, he felt his team had a let down after their big win against Gallatin County in the GEC championship. I told him, by far, it was the best 32 minutes the Tigers put together. We then went on to talk about some of the other teams they will face in the regional-sectional complex.
Talking to Thompsonvile coach Pete Gordon after the game he was telling me how proud he was of the effort, especially scoring 17 points in back to back quarters. He was feeling things were starting to come together at the right time of the year.
After the loss to Joppa, the Tigers are 5-14 on the season. They host Doug Miller’s Gallatin County Hawks at Doc Harvey Gym tonight in a GEC conference matchup.
After an 84-72 loss down at Cairo Thursday night, the Trojans are 18-6 on the season. They host Keil Peebles’ Carrier Mills Wildcats at Dee Ozment Gym tonight.
Update on severe weather situation for tonight and tomorrow
February 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Recently updated severe weather threat map for tonight and tomorrow (KFVS-TV graphic)
There is a slight risk of severe weather for tonight and tomorrow for the region. Fog will be a problem today until the early afternoon hours. ‘
The high today will be around 60 degrees, rising to near 70 by tomorrow morning. When it gets that warm in early February with an advancing cold front, something has to give.
Large hail and damaging winds will be the biggest threat. Today the National Weather Service in Paducah mentioned the possibility of brief isolated tornadoes.
Here are the statements issued by the NWS regarding the fog and severe weather.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 845 AM CST Mon Feb 6 2017
…AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO PERSIST FOR AWHILE THIS MORNING… FOG WILL CONTINUE TO HAMPER DRIVING CONDITIONS EARLY TODAY OVER MUCH OF THE QUAD STATE REGION. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE WHERE THE FOG IS THICKEST. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW SOME EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WHEN DRIVING IN FOG. CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE AS WE GET INTO THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 343 AM CST MON FEB 6 2017
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARD…HOWEVER DAMAGING WINDS AND A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ON TUESDAY. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE ON TUESDAY WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY HAZARD…HOWEVER LARGE HAIL AND A BRIEF TORNADO OR TWO ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Please have some way of getting watches and warnings for this event. We will post all watches on the website. Warnings will be tough to get timely information out on the website. We will give the information on the Facebook page as soon as possible.
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Severin Weekly Newsletter February 3, 2017
February 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Dear Friend,
Welcome to the Weekly Newsletter for the week of February 3, 2017. The House did not hold session this week but there was still plenty going on both in Springfield and the 117th District. From meeting with constituents at the district office to supporting new legislation to protect state employee paychecks, there is a lot to catch you up on.
HB 1787 – Keep Paying State Employees
This week I signed on as a sponsor of HB 1787. The bill would create a continuing appropriation for state employee pay. HB 1787 was filed in response to the Attorney General’s motion last week to stop paying state employees as long as the state does not have a budget.
As I said last week, the Attorney General’s motion is simply a political stunt. However this stunt has real life consequences for thousands of hardworking Illinoisans. The services state employees provide are crucial, and like any other job we cannot expect them to continue if they are not paid on time and in full. I am proud to be a sponsor of HB 1787. State employees should be protected from political stunts like this, especially while negotiations on a balanced budget with reform continue.
You can learn more about HB 1787 by clicking here
Rotary Club of Marion
On Thursday, I was invited to attend the Rotary Club of Marion’s meeting. I really enjoyed having the opportunity to meet some of the members and learn more about the community service projects they’re working on. I also had the chance to talk to the club about what is going on in Springfield. The Rotary Club of Marion is a great group of community leaders and I look forward to visiting them again soon.
Committee Assignments
Also on Thursday, I learned what committees I will be sitting on for the 100th General Assembly. I will be serving on the following committees: Appropriations – Elementary & Secondary Education, Business Incentives for Local Communities, Agriculture & Conservation, Tourism, Appropriations – Human Services, and Mental Health. I am excited to work on all the legislation that comes to these committees, since they all have relevance to the 117th district.
You can read my full statement on these Committee Assignments by clicking here
Stay Connected
My office in Marion is staffed Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. You can email me directly through the Contact Form on my website www.repseverin.com. You can also sign up for the E-Newsletter which will send the weekly newsletter and more straight to your email! My staff and I are here to serve you! You can reach the District office at (618) 440-5090 and the Springfield office at (217) 782- 1051. Please feel free to reach out and share your opinions with us.
Democratic legislators call for Obama state holiday
February 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment
President Barack Obama, as he leaves the podium in his last press conference. (New Yorker Magazine Photo)
