Freezing Rain Advisory to our West -rain but warmer
It is going to be a wet one with highs in the 30’s today and tomorrow moderating up to the 50’s by mid-week. A strange bright ball in the sky is forecasted for Wednesday, when it will finally clear off. The high for Friday is supposed to be in the 60’s with a chance of storms.
A freezing rain advisory is in effect until noon for Jackson, Perry and Jefferson counties. Please look at the graphic below:
Here are the advisories from the NWS in Paducah including the Freezing Rain Advisory:
…FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* TIMING: LIGHT ICING WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS: MOST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON ELEVATED SURFACES. THE ICE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TIME ACCUMULATING ON ROADS DUE TO SLIGHTLY WARMER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND THE EXISTING ROAD TREATMENT IN SOME AREAS. AMOUNTS ON ELEVATED SURFACES WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM A TRACE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM FROM GREENVILLE TO MARBLE HILL TO PERRYVILLE MISSOURI…AND FROM CARBONDALE TO MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS.
IMPACTS: A FEW BACK ROADS…SIDE WALKS AND PARKING LOTS UNTREATED MAY BE SLICK AND HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GREENVILLE MISSOURI TO MOUNT VERNON ILLINOIS. SEE THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED OVER PARTS OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THIS MORNING. SEE THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS. .
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL CHANCES OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE OVER ALL OR PART OF THE OUTLOOK AREA FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE IS EXPECTED. LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. .
Here is the seven day forecast for Franklin County:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=176&map.y=89&site=pah&zmx=1&zmy=1#.WHpH9tQrJxB
James Poynor Johnson – Benton, IL
James Poynor Johnson, 78, of Benton, IL, passed away Thursday afternoon, January 12, 2017 at his home.
He was born in Benton on March 23, 1938, the son of Clyde and Nellie (Poynor) Johnson.
He was married to Patsy Johnson for 31 years and she survives.
Mr. Johnson was an Army veteran, serving in the 10th Mountain Division from 1955 to 1958.
He was of the Nazarene faith.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife Patsy; two daughters Karen St. John, of Indianapolis, IN and Sandra D. Saunders and husband Mark, of Benton; grandchildren Jake Saunders, Steven Godwin, Jr., Marco Alverez, Cindy Brower, Courtney Flillnger, Ryan Goodwin and Patricia Goodwin; several great grandchildren; step-children Linda Alvarez, of Benton, John Godwin, of Concord, NC and Steve Godwin, of Benton; sister Donna Batts Cooksey, of Benton; brother Albert Johnson, of Benton; numerous nieces and nephews.
Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his parents, by sisters Lois Cowgur, Maxine Abbott, Betty Ferando; brothers David Robert Johnson and Paul Johnson.
Funeral services will held at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 16, 2017 at Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton. Burial will at Masonic & Oddfellows Cemetery in Benton. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.
For more information or to sign the online guest register please visit www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com.
Griffith has 42 in win down at Massac County
Christopher-Goreville box score
BOX SCORE:
CHRISTOPHER (83) Curry 7 0 6-8 20; Young 6 1 4-8 19; Pedigo 3 0 13-13 19; Schimpf 2 4 0-0 16; Pratt 2 0 2-4 6; Motsinger 1 0 0-0 2; Snell 0 0 1-2 1; Sanders 0 0 0-0 0
GOREVILLE (73) Massey 3 4 4-4 22; Dunn 7 0 4-4 18; Webb 2 3 4-6 17; Glidwell 4 0 1-2 9; Helton 2 0 0-0 4; Dunning 0 1 0-0 3; Tosh 0 0 0-0 0; Bishop 0 0 0-0 0; Geyman 0 0 0-0 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CHRISTOPHER (11-4)(4-0) 18 18 17 30 – 83
GOREVILLE (9-6) (3-1) 14 16 20 23- 73
West Frankfort loses to Massac County in OT
Some downed limbs and power outages reported in ice storm, but worst appears to have skipped Southern Illinois
Ice is still heavy this evening on a tree on Poplar St. in West Frankfort
WSIL stories will be shared on the Facebook page
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I would like to thank you all for the overwhelming support and growth over the last two months. This online paper belongs to you.
Previews and Rescheduled Games 1/13/17
Steve Dunford-
First of all here are the games that are rescheduled-
- WF-Massac County girls/boys DH is still on as scheduled
- Christopher at Goreville there will not be a freshman game, and the JV game is pushed up to a 6:00 tip.
- Z-R at Sesser-Valier will be tomorrow afternoon, with a 2:30 tip for the JV game.
- Carrier Mills at Thompsonville has been pushed back to tomorrow night at 6:00 pm.
- Murphysboro at Benton has been rescheduled for Wednesday February 8th at 6:15. I will start on a full listing around 4 pm on the website
- Freshmen tournament game at Pinckneyville has been moved up an hour. Game will start at 10. Van leaves at 9:00 a.m
- Benton freshman game vs Harrisburg on tomorrow has been cancelled.
- Class L Junior High Girls Championship between Benton and DuQuoin at BMS scheduled for tonight has been moved to Tuesday night.
There will be short and sweet previews. Thank you to everyone who provided school closings and game information.
CHRISTOPHER (10-4)(9-5) at GOREVILLE (3-0)(9-5)
There is a Battle Royal down at Johnson County tonight. The teams are more than familiar with each other playing eight times in two years. Christopher won four times against them last year.
No introductions should be given. The Bearcats have Bradley Young, Kaelab Pedigo, and Jared Curry. in the other side of the fence you have Braden Webb and Brant Glidwell.
This week there were some scores that lit things up. Gabe Schimpf had 18 against Z-R. Mavis Helton and Peyton Massey had a big game against Sesser-Valier. You better not foul Cool Hand Luke Bryce Pratt if the Bearcats get the lead.
A lot of points will be put up on that awesome scoreboard they have
down there. It is going to come down to the benches. Goreville Coach Todd Tripp has played Cole Tosh, Blaine Dunning , Peyton Massey, and Morgan Bishop a lot. The first two off the bench for Christopher coach Eric Stallman has played limited minutes. guard Zach Snell and post player Cole Sanders.
I am going with Goreville by five. I am keeping a close eye on this one.
WEST FRANKFORT (6-7)(0-4) vs MASSAC COUNTY(4-6)(1-2)
This is the second meeting between these two teams. The Redbirds beat the Patriots 46-33 in the Consolation Championship of the Eldorado Holiday tournament.
Austin Glodich had his way against Massac the first game. Noah Allen kept Darius 
Roundtree in check.
I would love to see the battle on the bench between Kevin Toney and Joe Hosman tonight.
The Patriots will make some adjustments. Massac County is a burial ground. The Redbirds will come out of Metropolis tonight with a one point win.
HAMILTON COUNTY (4-11)(1-4) at JOHNSTON CITY (0-4) (6-10)
When I wrote the story on their game Friday night against Chirstopher, it had over 2,000 views. Several were from McLeansboro. With access to video on Foxes Fans.net, I can give them some very good coverage.
Oakley Dial has been dominant. He was WSIL’s player of the week. Jake Whipple has been playing well. Coach Varner has played nine or ten deep.
The Indians have some good athletes. They live and die by the three. They do not get their big man, SIU football bound, Max Edwards involved a lot.
The Foxes have played with a lot of good teams. They gave Harrisburg all they wanted in the BIT. They have been oh so close several times, but can not get over the hump. I am going with Hamco by one in a barn burner tonight.
Rangerettes Have Big Second Half- Beat DQ 41-26
Steve Dunford
BENTON- The Rangerettes withstood a scoring drought and beat the DuQuoin Lady Indains 41-26 last night at Rich Herrin Gym.
Rangerette Coach Andy Sloan had this to say about last night’s victory. “It was a nice win for our team. The defensive effort was outstanding and our offense showed signs of life the second half.”
“We need to continue to be more consistent, especially offensively. It’s getting to be the time of year where you shouldn’t be making mistakes you made in December. Those are the things we have to correct to become a better team.”
“Ally Gischer had a solid game scoring and distributing the ball. Zoe Carlton was as good as she has been all year. Eb Casey has been in a little shooting slump and came out of it tonight.”
Zoe Carson led the Rangeretts on the night with 11 points. Ally Gischer, who eclipsed the 1,000 mark this week chipped in 10 on the night. Benton was stellar from the free throw line 16/20 80% Kate Smith led the Lady Indians on the night with 12 points.
The Rangerettes will be in action tomorrow at Noon against Anna-Jonesboro in the Eldorado Lady Eagle Classic. Here is the rest of the schedule this week
- Tuesday, 1/17 Vienna at 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday 1/18 Eldorado at 8:00 p.m.
- Thrsday 1/19 Gallatin County at 6:20
- Friday 1/20 Championship Round TBA
- Saturday 1/21 Championship Round TBA
Here is what coach Andy Sloan had to say about the upcoming tournament; “It is a very competitive field. We play A-J, Vienna, Carmi, Gallatin Co, then a crossover.”
“I think it is a very balanced field. It will be a challenge for us every night and we will have to be ready to play or will be 0-5 before we can catch our breath. We will look for some kids to step up and give us good minutes. We need all out effort all the time to be successful.”
BOX SCORE:
BENTON (41) Carlton 4 0 3-3 11; Gischer 2 0 6-6 10; Casey 1 1 2-3 7; Abney 3 0 0-0 6; Pedigo 0 0 4-6 4; Abney 3 0 0-0 6; Wilcox 1 0 0-0 2; Milby 0 0 1-2 1; Darr 0 0 0-0 0; Zinzeletta 0 0 0-0 0; Johnson 0 0 0-0 0
DuQUOIN (26) Smith 3 1 3-4 12; Mays 2 0 0-0 4; Jackson 1 0 1-2 3; Robinson; 1 0 0-0 2 Day 1 0 0-0 2; Hill 0 0 0-0 0; Haney 0 0-0 0
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BENTON 11 1 14 15 – 41
DuQUOIN 9 6 2 9 – 26
