GRADUAL CLEARING, GREAT WEATHER FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST

August 7, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light southwest wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light east wind.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

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Volunteers paint a West Frankfort children’s shelter

August 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment

http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36070764/volunteers-paint-a-west-frankfort-childrens-shelter

WEST FRANKFORT, IL – (Andrew Feather, WSIL-TV.  Please click on the link for the full story and video.  Here is an excerpt below.)

WSIL-TV photo

Dozens of people spent their Saturday decorating a children’s shelter in West Frankfort to make it a more welcoming place.

A group of volunteers painted walls of the Night’s Shield Children’s Center, which houses about 25 abused and neglected children, in an effort to bring a little bit of brightness into the lives of its residents.

Organizers said they hope paintings and bright colors will help take their minds off of what’s going on in the outside world.

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Wet and stormy Sunday….mild conditions for the rest of the week

August 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment

Expect showers at times today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will occur, mainly in the afternoon and evening. A few severe storms cannot be ruled out south of a line from Carbondale to Evansville, including most of southeast Missouri. The activity will diminish after midnight. Total rainfall will average from one-half to one inch.

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Paducah KY
415 AM CDT Sun Aug 6 2017

.DAY ONE…Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms, mainly this
afternoon and evening. Damaging winds is the primary severe
weather hazard, but most storms will see heavy rain and lightning
as the primary hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…Monday through Saturday

Storm chances that exist during this time period will see heavy
rain and lightning as the primary hazards.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

Detailed Forecast

weather.gov
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Light north northeast wind.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light northeast wind.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

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Back to School Nights highlight August 8th and 9th

August 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment

From the Southern Illinois Miners

MARION, IL This Tuesday and Wednesday, August 8th and 9th, the Miners will host Back to School Nights at Rent One Park. All teachers and administrators will get in FREE and students will get in free if they bring a class schedule to the box office! In addition, be the first 250 fans through the gates each day will receive a Miners school kit presented by WSIL Channel 3 TV.

Tuesday, August 8th is Hall of Fame Tuesday presented by Southern Illinois Healthcare. We will honor Jay Thompson from Harrisburg and Bob Karnes from Du Quoin in a special pre-game ceremony.
Wednesday, August 9th is Wiener Wednesday presented by Withers Broadcasting. $1 Hotdogs all game long!

Come check out the Miners as they take on the Normal Cornbelters! For more information, contact the Miners Box Office at 618-998-8499

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JULY CLIMATE SUMMARY – PADUCAH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

August 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment

From the National Weather Service Paducah KY

http://www.weather.gov/pah/July2017ClimateSummary

Above is an interactive link to several statistics and graphics from the National Weather service in Paducah KY.  Below is an introductory statement summarizing the month of July’s weather.

July 2017 Climate Summary: Temperatures were mostly 1 to 2 degrees above normal while precipitation was generally below normal across a good portion of the region. The main exception was across southwest Indiana and part of southern Illinois closer to the I-64 corridor.  Near to above normal rainfall fell across much of White and Hamilton Counties in Illinois into southwest Indiana. The highest observed rainfall total was in Pike County Indiana at the Stendal COOP Station where 10.49” occurred. Many locations only picked up 1.5 to 3 inches for the month, which is roughly 1 to 2 inches below normal for July. As is typically the case in the warmer months, thunderstorms cause rainfall to be distributed very unevenly. A clear example of this is in Pike County Indiana where a station observed only 2.13” in the northern part of the county compared to the 10.49” in Stendal in the southeast part of the county. There were also locations where there are no reporting stations, but radar estimates showed fairly heavy amounts occurred. An example of this is in northeast Hamilton County and western White Counties in Illinois where radar estimates showed monthly totals anywhere from 6 to 8 inches, but there is no observation station in that area to measure it. This is a prime example of why we need as many observers as possible in every county to measure precipitation.

As for temperatures, there weren’t really any prolonged cool stretches, which is typical in July in our region. We experienced the coolest temperatures during the last 3 days of the month when some lows dipped into the mid to upper 50s. The hottest stretch was from July 19th through 22nd when temperatures reached the mid to upper 90s with heat index readings from 100 to 110 common, with some higher readings up near 115, particularly on July 21st. Most of the region was under an Excessive Heat Warning during that time. Paducah, KY observed high temperatures of 89 degrees or warmer for 22 straight days from July 7th through July 28th. July 2017 also marks the 14th consecutive month with temperatures at or above normal in Paducah and Evansville.

 

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TODAY WILL BE VERY NICE AGAIN, STORMY SUNDAY AHEAD

August 5, 2017 By Leave a Comment

 

 

Detailed Forecast

weather.gov
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Light southeast wind.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light northeast wind.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. East northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

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Multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 24

August 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment

http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36064878/multiple-vehicle-crash-on-interstate-24

(WSIL – TV photo)

GOREVILLE, IL –  (Courtney Cruise, WSIL – TV.  Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

ORIGINAL STORY

Emergency crews are on the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash on Interstate 24.’

The crash involves at least eight vehicles with three of them on fire at mile post 2.

UPDATED STORY: AUGUST 04, 2017 1:17 P.M.

JOHNSON COUNTY — The eastbound lanes of Interstate 24 near mile post 2 have reopened.

Traffic is still moving slowly. Authorities ask that drivers avoid the area.

 

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Doty wins Fischoff Award Excellence in Musical Theater Award

August 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment

By Vincent Rhomberg, Southern Illinois University Media Services

Kristin Doty, a senior from Herrin majoring in musical theater at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is the fall 2017 recipient of the Stuart Fischoff Excellence in Musical Theater Award. Here she is, right, with Rachel Gordon Fischoff. (Photo provided)

CARBONDALE, IL – Kristin Doty, a senior from Herrin majoring in musical theater at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, is the fall 2017 recipient of the Stuart Fischoff Excellence in Musical Theater Award.

The award, presented each semester of the academic year, honors an outstanding undergraduate student in the university’s musical theater program. The honor includes a $1,000 cash award.

“I feel like I was born singing,” Doty said, acknowledging her lifelong passion for musical theater. Doty participated in her first stage production in fifth grade and has not looked back.

Doty performed in school and community shows and was part of the McLeod Summer Theater-Carbondale Community Arts’ All-Southern High School Theater Project productions throughout high school.

“It was always the highlight of my summers,” Doty said of the All-Southern theater productions. “The professional environment prepared me for the college rehearsal process and challenged me to grow as an actor, singer and dancer.”

Doty met some of the SIU faculty during those summer productions and on visits with her school during Drama Daze, one of the theater department’s most successful annual outreach programs. Doty chose SIU because she felt welcomed and because she knew her training would be in good hands.

She has appeared as Morticia in “The Addams Family” and Charlotte in “A Little Night Music.” Her summers “off” see her onstage as well. She has worked at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Ky., the Red Barn Summer Theater in Frankfort, Ind., and most recently as a camp counselor at Music Theater Works in Wilmette.

When she is not on stage at SIU, she writes poetry and theatrical plays. Doty said she clears her mind by “playing piano, knitting and gardening,” and she looks for inspiration hiking in the forests and parks in the region.

“I am overwhelmed by the love and support I’ve received from my theater family,” Doty said. “It means so much when someone believes in you, and this award has given me encouragement, confidence and determination to take with me into my senior year.”

The Stuart Fischoff Excellence in Musical Theater Award, established in 2013, honors an award-winning screenwriter, film consultant and California State University Los Angeles professor of psychology who died in 2014. Fischoff and his wife, Rachel Gordon Fischoff, who is also a writer and script consultant, moved to the area in 2005.
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Tamaroa Community High School “Indians”

August 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment

http://www.illinoishsglorydays.com/id166.html

TAMAROA, IL –  (Illinois High School Glory Days, Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

NOTE:  I ran through all the Franklin County consolidated high schools.  I am going to share links from the surrounding counties, and former conference opponents etc. The links to the site Illinois High School Glory Days has been very popular.  I will continue to share these from time to time.  -Steve

The Tamaroa High School building being constructed in the early 1950’s. They consolidated with Pinckneyville for the 1988-89 school year. The high school building now is used as the city hall and community center.  The grade school plays their home games still in the gym. The city park is behind the old school building. (Illinois High School Glory Days Photo)

Tamaroa (population 740) is located in southern Illinois in northwest Perry County.  U.S. Route 51 runs through the center of town and connects it to its larger neighbor seven miles to the south, Du Quoin.  The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad joins with the Missourri Pacific Railroad south of town and splits again just north of Tamaroa.  A branch of the Collier Creek flows through the north end of Tamaroa.  The town name comes from the historic Native American tribe of the same name, The Tamaroa.  The Tamaroa Indians were a part of the once proud and strong Illiniwek Indian Confederation in Illinois.

Tamaroa residents probably began education efforts for their children in the late 1800s.  For several decades the town supported its own high school and grade school district. The school building at the top of this page served as both high school and grade school until the early 1950s. A new high school building was then constructed “on the west edge of town”.

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Miners Holding Eclipse Viewing Party At Rent One Park

August 4, 2017 By Leave a Comment

MARION, IL – The Southern Illinois Miners announce that they have teamed up with the Illinois 4-H for an eclipse viewing party on Monday, August 21st, at Rent One Park, offering fans the opportunity to share in this once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Gates will open at 10:00 a.m. and the event will take place until 3:00 p.m. The eclipse itself will begin around 11:52 a.m. and ending at around 2:47 p.m. Totality, where the sun will be completely blocked by the moon, will last from around 1:20 p.m. until approximately 1:22 p.m. Illinois 4-H University of Illinois Extension will host educational programs at the ballpark beginning at 10:00 a.m., offering youth hands-on activities with rockets, drones, robotics, virtual reality, 3-D printing, and environmental science. Families will also be able to enroll their children in 4-H at the site.

Each person who enters the park will receive a pair of safety glasses to be worn during the eclipse, and a telescope will also capture the eclipse and project it onto the video board in right-center field. Concession stands will be open, but in agreement with Illinois 4-H, no alcohol will be served or allowed in the ball park on Monday.

The Miners will also have laser tag in the Fun Zone down the left field line for $5, while the Mini Golf Club at Rent One Park will be open for a cost of $3. The Miners’ special eclipse jerseys that the team will wear during the weekend from August 18th-20th will be available for sale in the team store. Presales for these jerseys will start on Friday, August 18th. Gates will close one hour after the duration of the eclipse.
Tickets may be purchased in advance and will also be available the day of the event for $8 per person.

You can also add a Perfect Game package to any ticket, including a hot dog, bag of chips and soda, for $15 total, and on top of that, you can also add a ticket to Sunday’s game at 5:05 p.m. against the Florence Freedom for an additional $5. All children two years old and under are free but all others must have a ticket. There will be a limited number of tickets, so be sure to purchase early!

Parking costs will be $5 per car or $10 per bus. The parking lots will be locked on Sunday after the Miners’ game against the Freedom. No overnight parking is allowed.

Be ALL IN and take part in this incredible celestial event at Rent One Park!

The Southern Illinois Miners are the 2016 Frontier League West Division Champions, the 2014 and 2015 Frontier League East Division Champions and the 2012 Frontier League Champions. They have been awarded the Frontier League Organization of the Year award three times since their inception, and also set a new Frontier League attendance record in 2007, their inaugural season. For ticket information, contact the Rent One Park box office at (618) 998-8499. For any additional information, visit our website at www.southernillinoisminers.com.

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