The Weather Channel is calling for morning thunderstorms then clearing for the day of the eclipse, with a high of 83 degrees.  The storm prediction center has placed points north of Route 13 under a marginal risk of severe weather today.

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
443 AM CDT Fri Aug 11 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern
Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast
Missouri.

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms are expected today as a cold
front moves through. While lightning and locally heavy downpours
will be the primary concern, a couple of strong or severe storms
may produce hail and gusty wind, mainly this afternoon. The storms
will weaken and diminish during the evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Saturday through Thursday

Periodic chances for thunderstorms will be possible next week,
especially over southern sections of the outlook area through
Wednesday. Although the probability of widespread severe weather
remains low, a few storms may produce torrential downpours and
isolated strong wind gusts, mainly during the afternoon and early
evening hours.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Detailed Forecast

weather.gov
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light north wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light east northeast wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2017/08/08/st-louis-abbott-ems-to-get-new-owner-in-2-4.html

NASHVILLE, TN – (Eric Snyder, Nashville Business Journal.  Please click on the link above for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.

Envision Healthcare Corp. has reached a deal to sell a subsidiary in an all-cash deal worth $2.4 billion.

According to a news release, Nashville, Tennessee-based Envision will sell its ambulance business, American Medical Response, to buyout firm KKR & Co. KKR will combine American Medical Response with its Texas-based Air Medical Group.

“We are pleased to have identified a strong partner for American Medical Response,” Christopher Holden, Envision’s president and CEO, said in a news release. “The Envision leadership team conducted a robust process to review strategic alternatives for AMR. The agreement delivers on our commitment to continue the proud tradition of AMR and enables Envision to focus on its physician-centric strategy and ongoing services, including facility-based provider services, post-acute care and ambulatory surgery.”

 

http://www.bentongazette.com/news/county-board-discusses-upgrading-courthouse-locking-system/article_abec56f6-7af2-11e7-bc12-738499c261f8.html

BENTON, IL – (William McPherson, Benton Gazette.  Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

Citing security concerns, the Franklin County Board discussed upgrading the current locking system at the courthouse—which currently is the old fashioned lock and key system.
At the July county board committee meeting Franklin County Chairman Randall Crocker said he has been thinking about a new locking system for the Franklin County Courthouse for quite a while. Crocker said he would like to see a card swipe style system in place at the courthouse, which he said would have a number of advantages. One such advantage would be that the county could program which employee’s cards have access to certain rooms, and in the event of dismissal, termination or an employee switching positions, no keys would have to be turned in and the system could be updated from the county’s side, which could all be processed digitally.

“There are a lot of advantages, you know—you could know who could unlock the door and who couldn’t, and then you can segregate different security levels,” Crocker added at the committee meeting, also noting that such a system would leave a trail that would make it easy to find out whose card accessed which particular room in the courthouse and during what date and time it occured. “I think we’d have to give a lot of thought to what we’d want to do, as far as who would have access,” added Board Member David Rea. “Some of those offices have some sensitive things in them,”