If you think you can sing like Josh Kaufman of Indianapolis, you can audition for "The Voice" after the first of next year.
The try-outs are scheduled for Jan. 14 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. But, you have to be invited first to audition by signing up at NBCTheVoice.com.
Kaufman won Season 6 of "The Voice", and 16-year-old Addison Agen (AYE-gun) of Fort Wayne is one of the top 12 contestants this season.
An attempt to send pot through the mail was foiled in Evansville. Police say 22-year-old Kyn Pegue called the post office about a package and the office said it could be picked up at his discretion. However, postal workers called police first because they could smell raw marijuana coming from inside the package. The gave Pegue the package and police officers met him as he walked out of the post office and arrested him for drug possession. Police say the package was carrying over four pounds of marijuana.
A Vincennes murder trial has been pushed back for a third time. Court documents say 53-year-old Robert Baldwin was originally set to appear in court this week. He is accused of killing his five-year-old son Gabriel in April. Baldwin faces charges of murder, strangulation and domestic battery. The documents say Baldwin's attorney has asked for a change in venue, with arguments and testimony re-scheduled for January. The Knox County Prosecutor is seeking life without parole.
The Wabash District #348 school board will get its’ first look Monday night at the recommended pool of candidates applying to be the next superintendent. The school board is spending $7,900 to have the Illinois Association of School Boards perform the search to replace the retiring Tim Buss. The IASB’s Jim Helton has been narrowing down the list of candidates since the application deadline past on November 27th. Monday night, the school board is expected to choose which candidates they will interview the week of December 18th. After that, the board will narrow the field even further for a second round of interviews on January 23rd with the board officially hiring the new superintendent at their February meeting. The new superintendent will start next July 1st as Buss bows out.
Wabash County hunters killed 205 deer this year compared to 209 in 2016.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hunters harvested a preliminary total of 80,021 deer during the seven-day Illinois Firearm Deer Season that concluded on Sunday, Dec. 3. The 2017 preliminary harvest total compares to the final total of 79,559 deer harvested during the firearm season in 2016.
The preliminary harvest for the second segment of the firearm season on Nov. 30 through Dec. 3 was 28,656, compared with 24,977 during the second season in 2016. The preliminary harvest for the first segment of firearm season on Nov. 17-19 was 51,365 deer.
Deer hunting opportunities remain available in Illinois during the remainder of the 2017-18 season:
• The Illinois Muzzleloader-only Season is this weekend, Dec. 8-10.
• The Late-Winter Antlerless-Only Season and CWD Deer Season first segments (in designated counties only) will be Dec. 28-31.
• The second segments of the Late-Winter Antlerless-Only and CWD Deer Seasons (in designated counties only) will be Jan. 12-14, 2018.
• Archery Deer Season continues through Jan. 14, 2018.
Details on the Late-Winter and CWD seasons are available on the IDNR website at: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Documents/LateWinterDeerCWDHuntingPermitInformation2017-2018.pdf
A map showing the counties open to the Late-Winter and CWD seasons can be found at: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/wildlife/Documents/IllinoisLateWinterDeerSeasonsMap2017_2018.pdf
For more deer hunting information, visit: https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunting/Pages/DeerHunting.aspx
A table of preliminary Firearm Deer Season harvest totals for 2017 by county, and comparable totals for 2016, can be found at the link below.
https://www.dnr.illinois.gov/news/Documents/IDNR-DeerFirearmHarvest-Dec2017.pdf
Today, Decatur Police Chief James Getz, Jr. presented Andrew Wise with a Certificate of Appreciation. On November 6th, Mr. Wise observed a 14 year old female steal a purse from a 94 year old lady in the parking lot of the Kroger, 1401 W. King Street in Decatur. Mr. Wise chased down the juvenile and recovered the purse. The juvenile was arrested on scene by Decatur Police. Andrew is a sophomore at Millikin University and part of the wrestling team there.
ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
WHAT: Injury Crash
WHERE: I-70 W/B at milepost 113, Approximately 6 miles west of Greenup
WHEN: December 7, 2017 12:25 AM
VEHICLES: Unit #1 – White 1995 Freightliner Truck Tractor
Unit #2 – White 2015 Mack Truck Tractor
DRIVER: Unit #1 – Yosniel Varela-Mojena, 28 of Millville, NJ
Unit #2 – Shawn M. Montgomery, 49, of Saint Peters, MO
CHARGES: Unit #1 Cited for improper lane usage
PRELIMINARY: Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit #2 was stopped on the right shoulder of I-70 near milepost 113. The driver of Unit #2 was outside the truck when Unit #2 trailer and driver were struck by Unit #1. Driver of Unit #1 stated he saw Unit #2 and looked down. When he looked up, he was unable to avoid striking Unit #2. Driver of Unit #1 was cited for improper lane usage. The tractor of Unit #1 became detached from the trailer. Trailer of Unit #1 came to rest in the center median. Unit #2 moved slightly but remained on the right shoulder. Driver of Unit #1 was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law
The Mount Carmel Chapter NSDAR thanks and appreciation to First Responders designated NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE was on October 11, 2017.
The month of October 2017, is to extend thank to all First Responders in Wabash County. Home made cookies delivered with great thanks and appreciation to all men and women of Wabash County:
Mount Carmel Police Department, Wabash County Sheriff Department, Mount Carmel Ambulance Service, Mount Carmel Fire Department , Allendale Volunteer Fire Department, Wabash County Emergency Management Agency, Bellmont Volunteer Fire Department and Keensburg Volunteer Fire Department.
Gerald Brooks, Chief Allendale Volunteer Fire Department, Molly Wood-DAR, Jonathan(Cole) Richey-Volunteer Firefighter
DAR-Vice Regent-Suzanne Brugger, Firefighter-Tyler Jefferson, JoAnn Green-DAR Historian
Mt Carmel Chapter NSDAR, REGENT-Barbara Lant Easter, First Responder-Blair McCarty, Vice Regent-Suzanne Brugger
Regent-Barbara Lant Easter presents A Thanks and home made cookies WEMA
Belmont Volunteer Fire Department Regent-Barbara Lant Easter and Brenda Perry, DAR
Mount Carmel Police Department -Wabash County Sheriff Department -MOUNT CARMEL CHAPTER DAR
Keensburg Volunteer Fire Department, DAR Molly Wood and LaDonna Belvins
Congratulations on a job well done to all the MCJHS 8th grade students who participated in the optional judging to qualify for the Regional Science Fair competition is Carbondale.
Those students qualifying include; Elizabeth Kasinger & Ashlyn Peach, Ivan Holt, Daisy Schrader, Morgan Meadows & Emma Odom, Dylan Thacker & Makayla Beesley, Lucas Ingram & Luke Dardeen, Kenley Drone & Flynn Guard, Timothy Rosignol & Halie Peach, and Grace Adams & Alexis Lewis. Great job and good luck at Carbondale.
Also, thank you to our community partners who helped in the science fair judging. Their hard work and dedication was greatly appreciated.
WABASH COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOLS
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
NORTH INTERMEDIATE CENTER OF EDUCATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017 - 7:00 P.M.
1. Call to order / Roll call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Consent Agenda
a. Approval of Board Minutes ( November 13, 2017)
b. Approval of Monthly Bills
c. Approval of Financial Report
d. Approval of Correspondence
e. Approve Administrative Reports
f. Approve Wellness Policy
g. Adopt Wabash County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan
h. Approve Second Semester Food Bids
i. Review Closed Meeting Minutes
j. Destruction of Executive Session Audio Tapes older than 18 months per
provision of Section 2.06 (c) of the Open Meetings Act.
4. Visitors
a. Janet Storey – Watler Accounting CPAS-PC
b. Jim Helton – Illinois Association of School Boards (IASB)
c. Ed Berberich – MCHS Soccer
5. Accept reports
a. School Report Card and School Improvement Plan-MCJHS & MCHS
6. Unfinished Business
a. Approve Tax Levy for 2017 payable in 2018
b. MCHS Girls Soccer Information
c. Superintendent Search Update
7. New Business
a. Approve 2016-2017 Audit Report
8. Employment of Personnel
Executive Session pursuant to Section 2(c)(1) of the Open Meetings Act: “The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees and the purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body.”
9. Adjournment
