Wabash County Property Tax Sale Next Week

The Wabash County delinquent property tax sale is quickly approaching, but there’s still time to pay your taxes before it’s sold. According to treasurer Beverly McBride, the tax sale will be Friday, February 16th at 10am in the courtroom.

There are still 177 parcels amounting to $117,845.61 in delinquent taxes still to be paid. As of midnight tomorrow, credit card payments will no longer be accepted and you can’t write a personal check for your late taxes.  

According to McBride, some Wabash County taxpayers are already getting a jump on this year’s taxes. She said pre-payments are being accepted in her office and so far, $157,408 has been collected.

State Doing Better With Payments To Wabash County

The state seems to be doing a better job in keeping up with their payments to Wabash County. At Monday’s county commissioner meeting, treasurer Beverly McBride said her office received the January income tax receipts in the amount of $28,132 along with another $42,420.08 for reimbursements of the state’s attorney, public defender, and assessor’s salaries. Currently, the state owes the county $14,288.08 for those salaries for February along with an unknown amount for income tax.

Board of Health Looking For 2 New Board Members

The Wabash County Board of Health will soon be short two members. Health Department Administrator Judy Wissel reports that Drs. Julko Fullop and Justin Miller have resigned their seats effective June 30th. She said a search is underway for replacements.

County Still Waiting On One Restaurant To Renew Food Service License

All Wabash County restaurants have valid food service licenses except for one…Rub ‘Em Right Bar-Be-Que. At tonight’s county commissioner meeting, health department administrator Judy Wissel said all other restaurants have renewed their licenses for 2018 with the lone exception of Rub ‘Em Right. Wissel said her office has been in contact with the owners about the situation….

Normally, Wissel said the matter would have been turned over to the state’s attorney office for action.  But since Cassandra Goldman is on medical leave, that process has been delayed for the time being.

Snowy Pavement Causes Wreck

ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT

The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12

WHAT: Personal Injury Crash

WHERE:  I-57/70 South Tri-Level  Effingham  

WHEN: Sunday February 4,2018  3:44 pm

VEHICLES: Unit 1 – 2008 Silver Chevrolet Pickup

DRIVER: Unit 1 Driver – Brett Deters Age 27 Montrose, IL

         
PASSENGERS: Passenger #1 Taylor Davis Age 26 Effingham, IL
Passenger #2 Molly Webb Age 26 Effingham, IL

TRANSPORTS: Passenger #2 Webb was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital

PRELIMINARY:   Preliminary investigative details indicate Unit #1, was traveling I-57 northbound at the I-70 south split when it lost control on the snowy pavement.  Unit #1 went off the roadway to the right and struck the ditch and overturned.  

CHARGES: Driver: Brett Deters – Improper lane usage
Passenger #2: Webb – Failure to wear seatbelt

All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law

Art Contest for Bicentennial Celebration

Take Your Seat in the History of the State of Illinois

Sponsored by Your Wabash County Museum

Illinois is celebrating its Bicentennial with a year- long celebration taking place between December 3, 2017 and December 3, 2018.  During this time Illinois Bicentennial will celebrate all that is great in Illinois:  our history, our people and our communities.

To commemorate our state’s 200th birthday the Wabash County Museum is having a contest to decorate chairs.  The museum will even supply the chair for you to use!  Just drop in to the Museum on Sundays, Tuesdays or Thursdays between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m.to pick up your chair.  All you have to do is decorate your chair with a historical theme of your choice that relates to the state of Illinois.  You may choose any medium of decoration such as:  paint, fabrics, drawings, collage, etc.

This contest begins immediately.  To be judged you must bring your decorated chair to the museum.  All who return their chair for judging will receive a $2 bill.  Judging will be during the week of July 4th.  The winner in each category, for the best decorated chair with a historical theme, pertaining to the state of Illinois, will receive a $50 bill.  Chairs will be judged on theme, creativity and artistic endeavor.

              The categories are:

              #1  6 to 10 years old

              #2  11 to 16 years old

              #3  16 years or older

              #4  made together by the family

After judging, your chair will be displayed.  Following a one week period of display you may pick up your chair to keep.  The Wabash County Museum wants you to have YOUR SEAT in the history of the state of Illinois.  Winners must be available for a photo. 

The chairs available are standard mid-century armless desk chairs made of chrome and hard plastic.  When completed the artwork must still resemble a chair and must be able to stand freely.  A limited number of chairs are available.  The artist may add on or modify the chair with any materials, so long as the materials do not pose a safety hazard.  Only 47 chairs are available.

Each chair should have a title and a 1 paragraph with a written description may accompany the chair.

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Entry Form

Name(s) ________________________________    Age __________________

Address _____________________________   Contact phone # _____________

Two Oaktown Women Die in Early Morning Incident

Knox County – At approximately 1:00 this morning, two Oaktown women died after the vehicle they were riding in inadvertently drove off an embankment and into the Wabash River while four-wheeling in a field.

The driver of the military Humvee, Kyle Mason, 34, and a passenger, Cody Meeks, 33, were able to get out of the vehicle and swim to the embankment. Kyle’s wife, Breezie, 33, and Cody’s wife, Meaghan, 32, were not able to get out.  The two men ran approximately 1 ½ miles back to Mason’s residence to get help, but the residence did not have a telephone and both of their phones were in the river. Mason was able to get another four-wheel drive vehicle and drove back to the scene to attempt to locate his wife and friend. Meeks ran to a nearby residence to call for help.

Emergency crews from numerous agencies responded. Divers located the vehicle, but due to a strong current they had a difficult time securing and removing it from the Wabash River.  At approximately 10:30 this morning, crews located both women when they pulled the vehicle to the surface.

Indiana State Police and Knox County Coroner Brian Hagen are currently investigating this incident. Foul play is not suspected. Autopsies are scheduled for tomorrow.

 Deceased:

• Breezie Mason, 33, 12221 North Blann Road, Oaktown, IN
• Meaghan, 32, 11137 North Parish Road, Oaktown, IN

The Indiana State Police, Indiana Conservation Officers and Vincennes Township Divers were responsible for locating the vehicle and recovering both females.

Assisting Agencies: Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana Conservation Officers, Washington Township Fire Department, Vincennes City Fire, Vincennes Township Fire Department and Oaktown-Busseron Twp. Fire Department

Allendale 2nd Quarter Honor Roll

Allendale School is proud to announce the students in Kindergarten through 4th grade who made the 2nd quarter Honor Roll:

Kindergarten:

Austin Bates, Quentyn Blythe, Rey Lopez, Abram Medler, Grasyn Morgan, Jayce Weiss

1st Grade:

McKinlee Grimes, Jaxon Hammond, Ryland Houchin, Ashlyn Howder, Jayden Linson, Jaxon Morris, Teagan Polston

2nd Grade:

Reese Price, Gabby Schneider, Joel Schneider, Tiffany Smith-Terry, Jackson Cusick, Eli Garrett

3rd Grade:

Isaiah Courter, Riley Hershey, Lucas Isaac, Logan Doerr, Emma Ford, Conner McGinnis

4th Grade:

Cameron Kolb, Ashleigh McGinnis, Michael Smith, Olivia Smith

Allendale January Students of the Month

Allendale School is proud to announce its January Students of the Month.

Front Row - Abram Medler (Kindergarten), Jayden Linson (1st Grade), Conner McGinnis (2nd Grade), Riley Hershey (3rd Grade)

Back Row - Tristan Bray (4th Grade), Holly Lofton (Jr. High), Lexi Fisher (Jr. High)

Clark County Crash Sends One To Hospital

ISP TRAFFIC CRASH ALERT  
 
The Following Preliminary Information is Being Released by Illinois State Police District 12
 
WHAT:  Personal Injury Crash  
 
WHERE:   US 40 @ COUNTY ROAD 300E CLARK COUNTY
 
WHEN:  02/02/2018 3:38 P.M. 
 
VEHICLES:  UNIT #1 –BLACK, 1997, CHEVROLET TRUCK    UNIT #2-WHITE 2010, BUICK
 
DRIVER:  UNIT #1-JUVENILE, 16, CASEY    UNIT #2-KRISITI EAST, 39, CASEY
 
PASSENGERS:       
 
CHARGES:   UNIT #1 DRIVER: DISREGARDING STOP SIGN     
 
TRANSPORTS: KRISTI EAST TAKEN TO REGIONAL HOSPITAL VIA     AMBULANCE FOR TREATMENT
 
PRELIMINARY:   Preliminary investigative details indicate UNIT 1 WAS NORTH BOUND ON COUNTY ROAD 300E APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 40 APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES EAST OF CASEY.  UNIT 2 WAS WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 40 APPROACHING INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 300 E.  UNIT 1 FAILED TO STOP AND YIELD TO UNIT 2.  UNIT 1 CONTINUED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION STRIKING UNIT 2 IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE.  UNIT 1 WENT INTO THE DITCH ON THE NORTH SIDE OF ROUTE 40 AND CAME TO REST.  UNIT 2 WAS PUSHED INTO THE DITCH ON THE NORTH
SIDE OF ROUTE 40 AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE DITCH FOR APPROXIMATELY 220 FEET BEFORE COMING TO REST IN THE DITCH FACING WEST.  DRIVER OF UNIT 2 WAS TRANSPORTED TO REGIONAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.  DRIVER OF UNIT 1 REFUSED TREATMENT AT THE SCENE. 
 
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law