Special Weather Statement from the National Weather Service – Paducah, KY

Increasing humidity near 50 percent, combined with temperatures in
the lower to middle 90s, will produce heat index values between
100 and 103 degrees Wednesday and Thursday afternoon.

For those persons that must work outdoors, be sure to keep
hydrated with water and take frequent breaks in the shade or an
air-conditioned shelter. This will help lessen the impact on your
health during prolonged exposure to the heat.

Keep a close eye on children, persons with serious health
conditions, and pets. They can be especially susceptible to the
summer heat.

Never leave a child or pet in a car unattended and with the
windows closed without air-conditioning, this can be deadly for
them in a very short time.

Although rain chances and more cloud cover is expected to return
on Thursday, heat index values will once again rise to around 100
degrees outside rain areas.

Some relief from the heat is expected on Friday, with temperatures
expected to drop back into the 80s with a chance of rain.

The National Weather Service in Paducah has issued a

* Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory for…
Franklin County in south central Illinois…

* Until 1130 AM CDT

* At 929 AM CDT, trained weather spotters reported heavy rain
causing urban and small stream flooding in West Frankfort. Route
149 in the Heights area has 6 inches of water in both lanes. More
heavy rain is expected, so this minor flooding will only get worse.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include…
West Frankfort, Benton, Christopher, Rend Lake Area, Sesser,
Zeigler, Royalton, Valier, West City, Thompsonville, North City,
Buckner, Orient, Hanaford, Ewing, Freeman Spur and Macedonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

From the National Federation of High Schools

1-3-1h (NEW): Added that commercial advertising is not permitted on the ball.

Rationale: The ball cannot have commercial advertising added to the surface. The only permissible items on the ball are the ball manufacturer’s name and/or logo; school name, logo and/or mascot; conference name and/or logo; state association name and/or logos; and NFHS name and/or logos.

1-5-1b(3): Further clarifies that the jersey of the home team shall be a dark color clearly contrasting to the white jersey required for the visiting team.

Rationale: Home game jersey specifications were further revised to provide schools and manufacturers additional clarification regarding the current trend of utilizing lighter gray shades. The implementation date of 2021 affords schools and manufacturers the opportunity to ensure that newer dark-colored jerseys will clearly contrast with white jerseys. The requirement for contrasting colors to white is not a new rule, and this new clarification will allow changes to be made during normal replacement cycles.

1-5-1a(2) NOTE, 1-5-4: This change now permits any of the game officials to accompany the referee to meet with the head coach for equipment verification.

Rationale: Member state associations may determine the game official who is to accompany the referee during the required pre-game meeting with each head coach.

2-3-10 (NEW), 9-4-3n (NEW), 9-4 PENALTY: Added a new definition for a blindside block and specifies a penalty for an illegal blindside block.

Rationale: Continuing with the focus on risk minimization, the committee created a definition for a blindside block. This block involves contact by a blocker against an opponent who, because of physical positioning and focus of concentration, is vulnerable to injury. Unless initiated with open hands, it is a foul for excessive and unnecessary contact when the block is forceful and outside of the free-blocking zone.

2-16-2h: Clarified that illegal participation fouls by the receiving team occurring during the kick are now enforced under post-scrimmage kick fouls.

Rationale: Illegal participation fouls by the receiving team occurring during the kick are now enforced under post-scrimmage kick fouls. Illegal substitution and illegal participation fouls by the receiving team occurring at the snap continue to be enforced from the previous spot.

2-24-10 (NEW), 6-1-11 (NEW), 6-1 PENALTY: Added a new definition for a pop-up kick and specifies a penalty for a pop-up kick.

Rationale: Continuing with the committee’s efforts to minimize risk, a pop-up kickoff has been defined. A pop-up kick is a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately to the ground, the ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee. Such kicks will be penalized as a dead-ball free-kick infraction.

2-32-16: Expands the definition of a defenseless player by incorporating specific examples.

Rationale: The committee adopted specific examples of a defenseless player. By adding these examples, the committee continues to focus on risk minimization and responded to requests on the annual NFHS football rules questionnaire from participating coaches, game officials and state association representatives.

3-4-7 (NEW): Added a new option to the offended team to start the clock on the snap for an accepted penalty inside the last two minutes of either half.

Rationale: The committee added an option for the offended team on an accepted penalty inside the last two minutes of either half. The referee continues to have the authority to start or stop the clock if a team attempts to conserve or consume time illegally.

4-2-2l (NEW): Specifies that the ball is declared dead if a prosthetic limb comes completely off the runner.

Rationale:  With this change, the ball becomes dead when a prosthetic limb comes completely off the runner.

7-1-6: Now stipulates that it is encroachment to strike the ball or the snapper’s hand/arm prior to the snapper releasing the ball.

Rationale: Defensive players are restricted from contacting the ball or the snapper’s hand(s) or arm(s) until the snapper has released the ball.

7-5-10: Removes non-contact face guarding from the pass interference restrictions.

Rationale: This change eliminates the previous foul for non-contact face guarding forward-pass interference.

 

2017 EDITORIAL CHANGES

Facilities Statement; 1-3-2; 1-5-1a(1); 1-5-1a(2) NOTE; 1-5-2b; 1-5-3b(6); 1-5-3c(2); 1-5-5; 1-6-1; 1-6-2; 2-5-3; 2-41-3; 2-41-5; 3-4-8; 3-5-7f; 3-5-8b(2); 3-5-10b; 3-5-10c; 4-2-2k; 7-5-6a; 9-3 PENALTY; 9-4-3k; 9-8-1h; 10-5-1c; FOOTBALL FUNDAMENTALS – VI-2; PENALTY SUMMARY; INDEX.

 

2017 POINTS OF EMPHASIS

 

1. Responsibility on Players to Avoid Illegal Contact
2. Illegal Helmet Contact
3. Sideline Management and Control, Professional Communication Between Coaches and Game Officials
4. Proper Enforcement of Penalties for Violations of the Equipment Rules

http://www.dailyregister.com/sports/20170627/prep-football-bartok-takes-part-in-blue-gray-combine-in-florida

HARRISBURG, IL-  (Michael Dann, Harrisburg Daily Register.  Please click on the link for the full story.  Here is an excerpt below.)

One foot in front of the other. That’s how Jordan Bartok feels about his journey to get to the next level in his football career.

The 6-foot-1, 220-pound Harrisburg High School senior took another step forward in that process as he recently took part in the Blue-Gray Super Combine at Spec Martin Memorial Field in DeLand, Florida.

The combine, which resembles the NFL combine, but for prep athletes, judges players on their 40-yard dash time, vertical jump, broad jump and how many reps they can bench at 185 pounds, as well as, a 1-on-1 passing drill.

SPRINGFIELD, IL, – Perry County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue.

The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result.

Under a law passed in 1975, property in Illinois should be assessed at one-third (1/3) of its market value. Farm property is assessed differently, with farm homesites and dwellings subject to regular assessing and equalization procedures, but with farmland assessed at one-third of its agriculture economic value. Farmland is not subject to the state equalization factor.

Assessments in Perry County are at 33.29 percent of market value, based on sales of properties in 2013, 2014, and 2015.

The equalization factor currently being assigned is for 2016 taxes, payable in 2017. Last year’s equalization factor for the county was 1.0000.

The final assessment equalization factor was issued after a public hearing on the tentative factor. The tentative factor issued in May 2017 was 1.0000.

The equalization factor is determined annually for each county by comparing the price of individual properties sold over the past three years to the assessed value placed on those properties by the county supervisor of assessments/county assessor.

If this three-year average level of assessment is one-third of the market value, the equalization factor will be one (1). If the average level of assessment is greater than one-third of market value, the equalization factor will be less than one (1). And if the average level of assessment is less than one-third of market value, the equalization factor will be greater than one (1).

A change in the equalization factor does not mean total property tax bills will increase or decrease. Tax bills are determined by local taxing bodies when they request money each year to provide services to local citizens. If the amount requested by local taxing districts is not greater than the amount received in the previous year, then total property taxes will not increase even if assessments increase.

The assessed value of an individual property determines what portion of the tax burden a specific taxpayer will assume. That individual’s portion of tax responsibility is not changed by the multiplier

Ruth E. Conner, 93, of Whittington IL, passed away Thursday evening June 29, 2017 at StoneBridge Senior Living Center in Benton.

She was born in Christopher, IL on January 5, 1924, the daughter of James & Nora (Shockley) Mabry.

She married Leo M. Conner on July 19, 1943, and he preceded her in death on October 26, 1988.

Mrs. Conner was of the non-denominational faith.

She is survived by her two sons, Bill Conner and wife Linda of Whittington, and Dick Conner & wife Nancy of Pocahontas.  Her five grandchildren,  Ian Conner of Chicago, Ryan Hurt of Belleville, Jennifer Payton-Huff of Connecticut, Jackie Conner Belka and husband Mitch of Beaver Creek, OH and  Shawn Conner and wife Shelly of Springfield.  Her eight great-grandchildren, Max Huff, Emma Huff, Tim Villenueve, Hayley Belka, Erin Belka, Abbey Conner, Grace Conner and Mia Conner.

Mrs. Conner was preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, by a Brother-James Mabry and by a Sister-Darlene.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday July 2nd at the Franklin Cemetery in Whittington.

In lieu of Flowers, Memorials may be made to Celtic Hospice.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at StoneBridge Senior Living Center for the compassion and care given to Mrs. Conner.

The Morton & Johnston Funeral Home in Benton is in charge of arrangements.

For more information or to sign the online guest register please visit www.mortonjohnstonfuneralhome.com