Allendale School is proud to announce the Students of the Month for February:
front - Lukas Wise (Kindergarten), Kayden Wall (1st Grade), Mason Windle (2nd Grade), Kynzleigh Neely (3rd Grade)
back - Whitley Grimes (4th Grade), Hunter Nelson (Junior High), Jayce Weiss (Junior High)
Allendale CCSD #17 students competed at the Regional Science held at SIU Carbondale on February 27, 2024.
Students earning special recognition or awards:
Conner McGinnis: monetary award from the school of Psychological and Behavioral Sciences for an Outstanding Psychological Science Project. He received a bid to compete at the State Science Fair on May 4, 2024 in Decatur, IL.
Stetson Potts: monetary award from the school of Education for an Outstanding Education Project. He received a bid to compete at the State Science Fair on May 4, 2024 in Decatur, IL.
Tripjot Singh: received a bid to compete at the State Science Fair on May 4, 2024 in Decatur, IL.
Congratulations to all the students that competed in the Regional Science Fair.
Mt. Carmel Junior High School was represented at the Regional Science Fair in Carbondale, IL, held at SIU Carbondale on February 27, 2024.
Students secured the right to compete by earning the top scores at the local judging. Ellie Couch, Miranda Kennard, Journey Loudermilk, and Wyatt Rooney competed individually. Isaiah Glenn and Drake Stevenson, as well as Paul-Ray Garrett and Zane Wilcox, competed as partner groups. Students were judged on oral presentation skills, a visual display, a written report, and evidence of scientific process skills. Drake Stevenson and Isaiah Glenn were awarded a “Silver” ranking based on their score. Ellie Couch, Miranda Kennard, Journey Loudermilk, Wyatt Rooney, Paul-Ray Garrett, and Zane Wilcox were awarded the "Gold" ranking based on the scores received, Sarah Dougherty is their 8th-grade Science Teacher and Sponsor.
Students receiving special recognition or awards:
Wyatt Rooney: monetary award from the Office of the Provost and VC of Academic Affairs.
Ellie Couch: monetary award from the Office of Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Journey Loudermilk: monetary award from the School of Medicine.
These students also received a bid to compete at the State Science Fair on May 04, 2024 in Decatur, IL.
Additionally, Miranda Kennard received a bid to compete at the State Science Fair.
Congratulations on these extraordinary accomplishments!
L-R Wyatt Rooney, Ellie Couch, Journey Loudermilk. Sarah Dougherty Front: Miranda Kennard
L-R Wyatt Rooney, Drake Stevenson, Zane Wilcox, Paul-Ray Garrett, Isaiah Glenn, Ellie Couch, Journey Loudermilk, Miranda Kennard, Sarah Dougherty, Teacher and Sponsor
The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Eastern Community College District No. 529 met Tuesday night, February 27th at Frontier Community College, Fairfield, Illinois.
Board approval was given for revisions to the following policies:
• Moving Policy 500.18 (Transfer Degree Educational Guarantee) to become Policy 800.10 (Transfer Degree Educational Guarantee).
• Minor updates were made to Policy 500.19 (Technical Degree/Certificate Educational Guarantee) and Policy 500.33 (Student Consumer Information Disclosure Policy).
•Updates were made to Policy 500.21 (Student Military Policy) to ensure new federal regulations are addressed concerning provisions when students are called for service.
Affiliation agreements were approved with Master’s Hands, Inc. NFP, Renewal Rehab, LLC, Trilogy Rehab Services, LLC dba Synchrony, Edwards County Farm Bureau, and Empower Me.
The Board approved the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs (ICISP) Cost Recovery Fee for students interested in study abroad opportunities.
The Board waived the second reading and approved changes to Policy 300.15, Revolving Fund and Utility Fund. The change allows IECC to better manage payment of bills and meet its obligations under 110 ILCS 805/3-27.3.
The Board approved the sale of approximately five acres in Crawford County, IL. The land was formerly the location of the Lincoln Trail College “South Campus” (Harry L. Crisp Building). After the destruction of the building, the Board determined that it no longer needed the land for community college purposes.
The Board approved the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 tuition and fee rates to be effective with the Summer 2024 term. In-District Tuition will be set at $135 per credit hour.
Bid committee recommendations were approved for acceptance of the bid received from Eagleson Automotive, Olney, IL for the purchase of one passenger van in the amount of $45,911.06 and acceptance of the bid received from OneRoom, Inc, Springfield, IL in the amount of $866,384.22 for Synchronous Learning Classrooms project. This project is principally funded through a USDA grant.
The following personnel were employed: Jesus Gonzales, Head Men’s & Women’s Soccer Coach at Lincoln Trail College; Rachel Greenwood, International Student Liaison at Lincoln Trail College and Olney Central College; Juliet Graham, Student Service Specialist at Wabash Valley College; and Melissa Hardiman, Custodian at Wabash Valley College effective March 4, 2024.
Changes in employment status were approved for Rodney Ranes from Interim Program Director of Adult Education to Program Director of Adult Education effective September 1, 2024 and Christy Morley from TRIO Upward Bound Counselor to TRIO Upward Bound Coordinator at Wabash Valley College effective March 4, 2024.
Approval of proposed non-college employment was approved for Dustin Wiggins at CenterPoint Energy in Evansville, IN.
Retirement ratification was approved for Laurel Cutright as Math Instructor at Olney Central College effective May 10, 2024.
The next regular meeting of the Board of Trustees will be Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. at Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, IL.
On February 27, 2024, at 5:24 p.m. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a report that an unknown person entered a residence in the 500 block of East Poplar Street in Fort Branch. Multiple officers were dispatched to the residence since the caller who lived in the neighborhood could not identify the suspect and they never saw the suspect leave the residence. Upon arriving on scene law enforcement made entry to the residence and after brief search they located 29 year old Sebastian Denton of Evansville. After a brief investigation by Deputy Quinten Might, Mr. Denton was placed into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail where he was charged with Burglary. Mr. Denton remains in custody without bond at this time.
Assisting Deputy Might in his investigation was Sgt. Loren Barchett, Deputy Michael Owens, and Haubstadt Officer Bryan Munnier.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
A group of concerned Wabash County residents in Road District #2 have banded together hoping to see improvements made to their roads. Wabash County Highway Engineer Dustin Bunting announced details of a public hearing this week…
Jeff Lavier is a resident of road district two and he told county commissioners last week that district two road commissioner John Jones told him the district had no money for rock, fuel, or equipment to maintain the roads. That’s something county commissioner Tim Hocking took issue with…
Bunting said the road district had roughly $14,000 before receiving property tax distributions last month and this month. Plus, Bunting said the road district could have up to $400,000 available in motor fuel tax funds. According to the public notice for Thursday’s hearing, the purpose is to hear complaints about the alleged willful and wanton failure to repair and maintain roads within the district. The next road district commissioner election is in April of next year.
Wabash General Hospital is offering patients a way to save money on outstanding bills they may owe WGH. At last evening’s hospital board meeting, CFO Lynn Leek laid out the details of the plan called the Tax Season Discount…
Leek said there are some exceptions to the offer…
For more information on how to take advantage of the Tax Season Discount, you can contact the Wabash General business office.
On 2/26/24, Mt. Carmel Police arrested Brittny M. Byrns, age 36, of Mt. Carmel for Theft Over $500. The arrest stemmed from a Mt. Carmel Police Department investigation into the theft of uniforms from the laundromat on 2/21/24. Officers learned that a local college baseball player had left his uniforms in one of the washers overnight. When he came back on 2/22/24, he found that the uniforms had been stolen. With the assistance of the laundromat owner, video footage found a female that officers knew as the above defendant committing the theft. A representative of the college signed a complaint against Byrns later that afternoon.
Police attempted to locate Byrns with no success; however, Byrns did arrive at the Wabash County Courthouse for an unrelated court matter on 2/26/24. After the hearing, officers placed Byrns under arrest. Byrns admitted she still had the uniforms and officers later recovered them from her residence. Byrns was taken to the Wabash County Jail where she was issued her charge and held pending a pre-trial detention determination.
As a side note, MCPD encourages the public to avoid leaving your clothes unattended when using the laundromat. It is very difficult to recover the property once it is gone and it takes a significant amount of time for video footage to be reviewed, particularly overnight.
On today’s Morning Show, we visited with National Weather Service lead forecaster David Humphrey about the threat of severe weather tonight and overnight.
In their mid-morning update, the Storm Prediction Center has upgraded our area to an Enhanced (level 3 of 5) risk for severe storms for tonight. The threats for damaging winds, tornadoes, & large hail are all increasing.
On February 25, 2024, at 8:51 p.m. Gibson County Deputy Logan Lashbrook conducted a traffic stop on a White 2005 Ford Escape in the 11000 block of South 200 West near Haubstadt after observing multiple traffic violations. Upon approaching the vehicle Deputy Lashbrook detected the odor of alcohol coming from inside the vehicle and also observed an open beer can inside the vehicle. At that point Deputy Lashbrook asked the driver 41 year old Joshua White of Poseyville to step out of the vehicle and he began a roadside DUI investigation. Once the investigation was complete Mr. White was placed into custody and transported to the Gibson County Jail. Upon arriving at the jail Mr. White was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated. He was also issued citations for Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Financial Responsibility and Driving Left of Center.
Assisting Deputy Lashbrook in his investigation was Owensville Town Marshal Rodger Leister.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
