Mattoon, Charleston water supplies OK, but officials back clean water efforts Oct 17, 2009
Mattoon Public Works Director David Wortman said the city s primary water source, Lake Paradise, and its backup water source, Lake Mattoon, are both supplied by the top end of the Little Wabash River watershed, which begins west of town. Wortman said there is no industrial activity in the top end of this watershed, so Mattoon s water supplies are not at risk of contamination by the industrial pollutants that might threaten other watersheds. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
St. Clair's Defeat Oct 2, 2009
On Nov. 4, 1791, an expedition of 1,400 United States troops was surprised and almost annihilated by a smaller force of Native Americans near the Wabash River in Ohio ... It's sometimes known as the Battle of the Wabash or the Battle of the Wabash River ... When the army set up camp on a slight rise near the Wabash River, it consisted of some 1,400 troops 600 regulars and 800 militia as well as a couple hundred camp followers. (Suite101.com)
Events planned at Vincennes University, 9-11 Sep 12, 2009
The race will begin at noon at Kimmell Park where 10-member teams will launch their homemade innertube crafts into the Wabash River and race to the finish line at the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park. Winners will be announced following the InPulse concert. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Book tells Clark County history with photos, narratives Aug 25, 2009
The book also includes many photos depicting the ever-changing downtowns of Casey, Martinsville, Marshall, Westfield and other Clark County towns, as well as photos relating to the Wabash River, the National Road, the railroads, and the early 1900s oil boom. Connelly said he hopes the photos in the book will be useful for older Clark County residents to look through while their recollections of local history are recorded on video for posterity. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Migratory Birds Not Picky About Their Rest Stops, Study Finds Aug 20, 2009
Dunning and graduate student Diane Packett observed woodlots at three distances from Indiana's Wabash River and its tributaries -- within half a kilometer, between one and five kilometers and at about 20 kilometers. The woodlots were less than 20 acres and had row crops surrounding them on at least three sides. (Science Daily)
Council should get storm utility proposal next month Aug 20, 2009
Josh Moore, the citys wastewater plant manager, also told board members that following an extensive overhaul of the plants water aeration system a system that rids the water of waste, increases the amount of good bacteria and reduces the odor before its release into the Wabash River is already saving the plant on energy costs. Because the system is now more efficient and uses less power, the water department saved nearly $3,000 on its July electric bill from the year before,... (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Ameren to cut 84 more jobs Aug 13, 2009
About 12 positions will be eliminated at the coal-fired Hutsonville Plant on the Wabash River in eastern Illinois near the Indiana state border. We must build a leaner, more streamlined organization that can more effectively compete in today s difficult economy where we see much lower prices for our power, AER President and Chief Executive Chuck Naslund said in a statement. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Get in gear for a 'slow bike race' Jun 6, 2009
The trail will include a crossing over the Little Wabash River where a 152-foot-long steel bridge will be built. The big selling point for the trail (once built) is that it is free and it is for everybody, said Brummer. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Duke ordered to shut Indiana units Jun 3, 2009
A federal judge in Indiana has ordered to shut down three coal-fired units at the company s West Terre Haute Wabash River Station by Sept. 30. The move follows a jury ruling last year that the plant s previous owner. (Louisville Business First, KY)
Judge Issues Ruling on Wabash River Power Plant May 31, 2009
May 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Judge Larry McKinney today issued a ruling in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana calling for Duke Energy to shut down three units at the company's West Terre Haute Wabash River Station no later than Sept. 30, 2009 ... "We are disappointed with the court's decision to accelerate the shutdown of Wabash River Units 2, 3 and 5," said Duke Energy Chief Legal Officer Marc Manly ... "The units at Wabash River impacted by this decision are more than... (PR Newswire)
Ultra Petroleum Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial and Operating Results, Updates 2010 and 2011 Hedges May 6, 2009
The interim service for REX-East has been delayed based on the fact that the Wabash River in Indiana has remained above flood levels since early April. The commencement of REX-East from Audrain County, Missouri to Putnam County, Indiana is expected to be in late May 2009. (PR Newswire)
Thousands Rally At Tax Day 'Tea Parties' Apr 16, 2009
planned to throw tea bags from the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge into the Wabash River below, reported WRTV-TV.. Protesters also plan to converge on the south lawn of the Indiana Statehouse in the evening. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
"Tea Party" Protests Draw Thousands Apr 16, 2009
" In Lafayette, Ind., "a large box of tea bags was from a Lafayette bridge into the Wabash River" as hundreds of protesters cheered. In Champaign, Illinois, about 400 people watched keynote speaker Randall Stufflebeam say "We don't need a flat tax or a fair tax. We need no tax, the way it was in 1913," . In , "Speakers at a sometimes angry rally Wednesday accused Gov. Jim Doyle and lawmakers of smoking crack cocaine, said government spending was ruining the country and called for the ouster of... (CBS News)
1st Farm in Eastern U.S. Grown for Taste, Not Hunger? Apr 9, 2009
The ancient farm was found at a Riverton site along the Wabash River in present-day. At least five varieties of seed-bearing plants, such as easily cultivated sunflowers and gourds, were grown at the site, the new study says. (National Geographic)
Tracing the route of the Lincoln-Hanks-Johnston party through Coles County and East Central Illinois in March 1830 Feb 8, 2009
March 1, 1830, and crossed the Wabash River by ferry at Vincennes, Ind. into Lawrence County, Ill. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
