Horizons: I lulls viewers, thsn A I THURSDAY I January 6," 2005 rf lUmS Q2TK, A bo Lents JACKSON COUNTY, INDIANA UN TribTown.com Tmb' Inside from burnin Woman pull car son "It just caught fire," Bird said, tears running down her reddened cheeks as fifefight'-ers doused the smoldering clothes and groceries they pulled from the car's trunk. Bird told Jackson County Sheriff's Department Officer Lew Corya that she had recently had trouble with the A motorist traveling behind Bird saw her white sedan was today i in im. i ii wwmi i It rrTr MUflUOU HUlf II eu pened," Heather Bird, 25, Salem, said as Brownstown "volunteer firefighters extin- guished the blaze that destroyed her Ford Tempo. Thick, black waves of smoke rolled into the sky in the 3000 block of East U.S. 50 as firefighters rolled up to the scene just east of the Schneider Nursery entrance and traffic stacked up in both directions.
1 1 11 1 i VH on fire before she pulled onto the road's shoulder. -Flames were shooting-out-of the bottom of it as we came over the hill," Rick Bannister, 38, Seymour, said. "She pulled it over and grabbed her kid out before it really went up (in flames)." Bird said she and her son, Levi, were headed westbound, on their way home," when the car caught fire. TIT 7 River at 1865 ID IS 17.65 17.15 1(164 16.15 15.65 15 14.65 I41S 13 64 U.15 12.65 U1S 11.65 3 00 7-00 in 1n 1500 MOO 700 112 113 115 Tim (EST) flood Major 0 Tribune photo by Roxarwie Allen floodwaters surrounding campers and trailers at the White River Fish and Game Club along the East Fork The river was at 18.9 feet at 5 a.m. today and was expected to crest around that level.
Car caught fire on U.S. 50 East By DAN DAVIS ddavistribtown.com A Washington County woman pulled her 4-year-old son from their burning sedan before either was injured Wednesday afternoon. "I don't know -what hap Don't expect relief By AUBREY WOODS awoodstribtown.com Jackson County residents won't find any relief from the effects of flooding for at least three to four more days, if not longer. That's the word from a hydrologist with the National Weather Service's Indianapolis office. "There's going to be near-major flooding," Al Shipe said this morning.
"And it's not going to go away." Shipe said there's plenty of water in the Columbus area that will be headed this way, and that 70 percent of Jackson County lies in the flood plautof either the East Fork of the White or Muscatatuck rivers. Most of that ground will be covered in water, Shipe said. "You've had your share (of flooding), if not more, over the years," Shipe said. The flooding could continue on past the three- or four-day mark because more rain is predicted for the area early next week. The river stood at 19.02 feet at 9 a.m.
today at Rockford. At 19 feet, major flooding occurs, which could cause evacuations, of some residences in the county, according to the National Weather Service. See FLOODING, Page 2A I President yet to rule on request By AUBREY WOODS and MELINDA KNOX BROWNSTOWN Southern Indiana, including Jackson County, could still receive federal funds to help with the costs of removing a mountain of snow left behind by a winter storm before Christmas. "We're still waiting on Fast facts about soybean rust Soybean rust is a fungal se-a-sg- mat 1 anarjRS 1 trie foliage of a soybean plant. It has been present throughout Asia and Australia for decades.
It causes leaves to drop early, which inhibits pod setting and reduces yield. Damage depends on how early in the growth of the soybean plant infection occurs. Possible yield losses of up to 80 percent or more could potentially affect the U.S. soybean industry. Source: soygrowers.comrusi County, East FrJrk White Gtwwm Tim Associated Press World leaders gather In Jakarta United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan and U.S.
Secretary of State Colin Powell are among donors and world leaders gathering in Jakarta, Indonesia, today for an emergency tsunami summit to discuss the crisis in southern Asia. Page 8B Also Scottsburg Jamboree will benefit tsunami victims. Page 6A Catholic, churches Jackson County will take-tsunami relief offerings. Page 8A Lawmakers back tax amnesty plan Lawmakers eyeing quick cash for the state voiced support Wednesday for a bill that would give people and businesses an eight- week amnesty period to pay back taxes without any interest or penalties. Gov.
-elect Mitch Daniels supports the plan. Page 2A Obituaries Phyllis Maxlne Budd Margaret Ella Fields Theresa L. Grant Ruby B. Kamman George Henry Lange Clara Louise Thompson Ida M. Thrasher Page 3A Weather Tonight: Cloudy, colder.
Low22 Tomorrow: Cloudy. High38, Low32 Saturday: Warmer. High45, Low35 More weather: Page 2A Index Classifieds 5B-6B Comics Horizons 6A Obituaries 3A Oulllluil i.i...!..!!i!fwmtnfimiw Record Book 5A 1B-4B Television WorldNation Daniels A child's slide stands alone in the of the White River near Rockford. Big rivers over the years 21 feet in March 1913 19.7 feet in January 1949 19 feet in 1937 1 9.4 feet in January 1 959 19.14 feet in November 1993 19.07 feet in April 1996. 19.05 feet in January 1991 18.9 feet in May 1968 18.73 feet in April 1998 18.45 feet in May 2002 18.36 feet in May 1990 Inside Winter storm hits Indiana Page 5A s.
1 .1 i r- 1 'I i r--f- I-- 1 it i i i 1 i 1 city await word on cleanup aid Recent readings at Seymour Latest: 19.02 feet at 9 a.m. today Maximum: 19.02 feet Maximum forecast: 18.90 feet Minimum: 13.82 feet Minimum forecast: 15.00 feet Tabular Data Source: National Weather Service This graphic is regularly updated on the Web and can be accessed via' The Tribune's Web site, www.tribtown.com Seeking assistance Area counties seeking federal i aid to help pay for cleanup of a I record snowfall in December; Jackson, Jennings," Barthol-i omew, Brown, Lawrence, Mon-I' I roe and Scott Bonnye Busbjce, director of Seymour's Department of Public Works, said she and Seymour Mayor Jim Bullard are working toward a calculation of the cost. See AID, Page 2A If you go What: Soybean rust workshop When: Registration at 9 a.m. Friday, program starts at. 9:30 a.m.
Where: The Pines restaurant, Seymour Cost: None Preregistration: (800) 735-. 0195 rust and collect appropriate samples to ensure rapid verification of the fungus. See SOYBEANS, Page 2A word from the president," Duane Davis told county commissioners during their meeting Tuesday morning at the courthouse annex in Brownstown. Davis, director of the county's emergency management agency, said if Bush makes a disaster declaration, each local governmental unit would be able to apply for funding for a 48-hour period of the storm. "The forms are ready to be filled out," Davis said.
Indiana Sens. Evan Bayh 7-flO 103 16-00 ,23 00 104 105 700 15-00 107 ios Military Banktul and Richard Lugar are among those pleading with President George W. Bush to grant Gov. Joe Kernan's request for a federal declaration of a disaster in the wake of recent record snowfalls in central and southern Indiana. The two senators sent a letter to Bush expressing support for Kernan's request and asking for the president's consideration.
"Heavy snowfall has caused significant hardship," the letter stated. "We hope consideration will be given to Gover The program, in cooperation with Purdue University and private industry experts, will provide information on rust identification and control methods, as well as agronomic and economic issues related to soybean rust. Purdue Extension Educator Richard Beckort, who deals with agricultural and natural resources issues, said farmers need the information provided at the workshop. "It (soybean rust) is going to be something that will really impact them in the next grow nor Kernan's request. Timely federal assistance is essential to helping Indiana communities recover." If Kernan's request is approved, funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency would be made available to help Indiana counties, potentially up to 75 percent of the cost of the storm.
Kernan requested the assistance for 50 counties, including Jackson and its surrounding area. Locally, the Ost of the storm remains unknown. ing season or two," Beckort said Wednesday. The disease was found in several Jackson County fields last summer. "As farmers, we have a lot of questions about soybean rust that need to be addressed now as we make plans for the upcoming crop season," said Jim Schriver, a farmer from Wells County and ISB president.
The Soybean Rust First, Detector and Management" Training Program will include training on how to identify Workshop focuses on soybean rust Program will offer strategies TRIBUNE REPORTS The Indiana Soybean Board and Indiana Soybean Growers will offer a series of rust workshops that will help soybean farmers plan for the future management of the disease. One of those sessions will take place Friday at The Pines restaurant in Seymour. FREEDOM 0 I AT 1 0 I S. 1 1 c. Our purpose: -Connecting people.
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