kimmy78's Blog

gun found at Ashley school (has 2 video links)

a second link here (also with a video)

I hope to see you all this Saturday morning for Guitar Hero tourney.  I will be running the October 4 event.  I will leave you with a video from a player that may be attending (he will not know if he has to work at his job until Thursday or Friday)

If you like the FOX version of Hole in the Wall (they call it Human Tetris), you have to watch youtube videos of the Japanese version.  It has a lot more showboating, a lot more horseplay, and more clever people than what you see on the FOX version.  (Yeah, there are a few walls they got no chance in clearing cause they are so difficult.)

I'm looking forward to that interview you're giving those developers tomorrow.  I'm just now learning how to play the game on the Hard mode.

If you're playing the game competitively there is a good place to head to.


Glen has a lot of work to do if he wants to catch up to this:



And that 2 year old can probably beat Tim on Easy

It appears that Sikeston is planning on cracking down on saggy pants.

i was so glad when christina won hell's kitchen tonight.

Read this link taken from Georgia

looks like the catcher intentionally ducked to cause a pitch to hit this umpire in the mask.

http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=4793&ty
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Washington County Armed Bank Robbery

WASHINGTON COUNTY-- Officials are on a man hunt for two armed bank robbers. The masked men carrying pistols held up the Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Hoyleton Wednesday morning.

Officials are releasing little information about what happened, but the only customer in the bank, and the only eye witness to the get-away car took time to talk about her frightening experience.

For local waitress and mother of four, Kimberly Connelly, going to the bank for change wasn't the normal mundane chore.

"Two guys with ski masks and guns running into the bank. I turned around and told the tellers, 'We're getting robbed.' And they just looked, and I said 'WE'RE GETTING ROBBED."

Connelly was the only customer in the bank at the time of the robbery. She says the thieves followed her into the bank then ordered everyone to the floor.

"He was right next to me and he pointed the gun at me and he said, 'Get down.'"

So she did. Connelly says she slid down the wall and sat on the floor. Frightened but courageous... Connelly purposefully faced the chaos.

"I was praying to God. I prayed out loud. I was like, oh my God- God help me. I didn't know if I was gonna make it out of the bank."

Connelly says she watched as both men walked behind the service counter. She says she couldn't see much of the action, but only moments later, one man leaped across the counter.

"As he jumped, money just hit the floor, hundred dollar bills everywhere and tootsie rolls. And so, he stopped and picked up all the tootsie rolls and all the money and he put it in his pants pocket."

At that time, Connelly says, the other robber rounded the corner and they both made a B-line for the door. Connelly was the only person in the bank who could get a look at the get-away vehicle.

"I knew that i wasn't gonna let... I didn't want them to get away with it."

State police tell us the FBI does have some leads. But, we were also informed that the robbers ditched the get-away vehicle, only miles from the bank. The investigation continues.

By Rachel Gartner
rgartner@wsiltv.com

Wamac Smoking Ban

Video

story:  http://www.wsiltv.com/p/news_details.php?newsID=4458

A small Southern Illinois town is taking on the state of Illinois. Officials in Wamac, in Clinton County, are leading an effort to overturn the state smoking ban.

Wamac Mayor, Butch Mathus, is organizing a petition drive around Southern Illinois, calling for the repeal of the statewide smoking ban.

Mathus says he got behind the protest, not just because of his rights as a smoker, but because of the impact it's having on this little town of 1200 people.

He also says petitions are coming in from towns around Illinois and organizers are meeting tonight to count petitions and plan their next move. Ornanizers plan to go to Springfield on April 8th; to lobby legislators to let them know how this bill has effected small businesses and municipalities.

The ashtrays aren't the only thing missing from the tables at JoNo's Place in Wamac, owners say the customers are gone as well.

Terry Norville says the ban is cutting into his bottom line, which, in turn, hurts the state. He says, "I know when I send my revenue money in at the end of the month it's not near what it's supposed to be."

Mathus says if lawmakers don't act to repeal the ban, he plans to push for a statewide referendum, which will mean a lot more petitions. If he pushes for a statewide referendum, he'll need 420,000 signatures.

flooding in clinton and washington counties, IL along crooked creek and middle creek video (as soon as it is processed, it just been uploaded)

1 inch of snow plus 1 inch of sleet in addition to 1/4 inch of ice from last night

most of the neighboring towns around here lost power for some time today due to the ice storm from the day before.

05:12 right now, and just heard two rumbles of thunder

edit: heard at least 5 more rumbles between 05:27 and 05:36 with freezing rain and sleet falling outside

happening not far where I live

link

the Kirkwood shooting will lead to the topic of protecting the city councils in southeast Missouri

the topic is likewise in Mt. Vernon, IL

Dix, IL man files federal lawsuit against IL smoking ban