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May 5, 2009

Local Roundup: Middle Fork River reopens

DANVILLE — Local boaters can hit the waters of the Middle Fork River again. How long the opportunity will last is another issue.

State and county officials agreed to open the Middle Fork River late Monday afternoon following a span of almost a week in which the river was closed due to high waters and unsafe conditions.

According to measurements, the Middle Fork stood three feet as of Tuesday morning, a change of almost four feet compared early Friday evening when the river reached its highest point.

The announcement to reopen the river was tempered Monday by the warning that any further rains in the area during the next few days could once again change the restrictions.

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has forecast rain and thunderstorms to move through the county beginning Wednesday and continuing with periodic rainfall into Thursday.

Here’s a look at recent law enforcement calls:

Danville

Sunday:

Property damage and disorderly conduct in the 900 block of Belton Avenue.

A man arrested for criminal trespassing in the 800 block of East Main Street.

Property damage in the 800 block of Timberline Drive.

Theft in the 1000 block of Glenwood Drive.

Theft in the 1500 block of East Fairchild Street.

Domestic battery in the first block of North Virginia Avenue.

Window shot out in the rear of a house in the 100 block of Harvey Street.

Monday:

Aggravated battery in the 1000 block of Moore Street.

Disorderly conduct in the 100 block of East Ninth Street.

Property damage in the 1200 block of Garden Drive.

Financial exploitation of the elderly reported in the 100 block of Thornhill Drive.

Theft in the first block of South Griffin Street.

$33 in gasoline stolen at Mobil Super Pantry, 610 S. Bowman Ave.

Attempted robbery at East Main and South Crawford streets.

A TV, Xbox and games stolen in a burglary in the 500 block of Fairlawn Avenue.

Aggravated assault and domestic battery in the 1600 block of Clyman Court.

Tuesday:

A man arrested for retail theft at Wal-Mart Supercenter, 4101 N. Vermilion St.

A man arrested for domestic battery in the 1600 block of East Main Street.

Vermilion County

Monday:

Disorderly conduct in the first block of Henderson Street.

Burglary in the 100 block of Market Street, Westville.

Deceptive practice in the 2500 block of Georgetown Road, Georgetown.

Property damage reported at Indianola Park, Indianola.

Four shovels, a pitchfork and a tomahawk stolen in the 1300 block of Woods Street, Westville.

Battery reported at the Sportsman’s Inn, 140 N. State St., Westville.

Theft in the 100 block of West Fifth Street, Tilton.

Domestic dispute in the 200 block of North Wilson Street, Potomac.

Accidents involving tickets or injuries include:

Monday, 9:20 a.m. – In the first block of Fairchild Street involving Susan Skoog, 66, of the 1600 block of Greenwood Cemetery Road, and Denver Brigham, 37, of the 1300 block of Parkview Drive. Skoog was cited for failure to yield while Brigham was cited for driving without proof of insurance.

Monday, 3:39 p.m. – At Gilbert and English streets involving Janet Caskey, 43, of Georgetown, and Elizabeth Crist, 43, of Danville. Caskey was cited for disobeying a traffic control device.

Firefighters responded to the following calls:

Monday, 9:20-9:22 a.m. — A vehicle accident at Fairchild and Hazel streets.

Monday, 10:53-11:07 a.m. — A medical call in the 1600 block of Clyman Court.

Monday, 12:31-12:38 p.m. — An illegal burn at 27 Tennessee Ave.

Monday, 4:38-4:49 p.m. — A medical call in the first block of East Harrison Street.

Monday, 7:24-7:34 p.m. — A medical call in the 900 block of Giddings Street.

Tuesday, 3:40-3:46 p.m. — A medical call in the 1600 block of Glenview Avenue.

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