COLLIN SPILINEK
Fremont Tribune
With Fremont seeing temperatures drop to as low as -19 degrees Monday morning, many schools and organizations are temporarily closing.
A wind chill warning is in effect by the National Weather Service, as wind chills drop to -30 to -39 degrees Monday night.
On Tuesday, the Dodge County Courthouse will close an additional day, according to Dodge County Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Missel.
âEverything that was scheduled for tomorrow is going to have to be rescheduled,â he said. âAnd weâre going to close the probation office as well, which is a pretty large building out on the northwest corner of town.â
Artist Statement:Â Â Two native Americans embraced in a ceremonial dance
Watch now: National Snow Sculpting Competition from start to finish
Fowl Play by Team Illinois 2
Artist Statement:Â Â We really like the idea of all the different textures we will be able to play with in this piece. The Band of Misfit Boys thinks it will be an egg-ceptional sculpture oooo..yes I did.
2020 by Team Illinois 3
Artist Statement:Â Â The Snowmen wanted to highlight perhaps the most famous artist from Illinois, the architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Mr. Wright commissioned this sculpture in 1898 from artist Richard Bock to sit at the entry of his studio on Chicago Avenue in Oak Park. We thought the piece was a wonderful representation of the year weâve all just been through. The work is a picture of stress and forbearance. The figure seems hunkered down, waiting for the pandemic and political strife to end, hoping for better times ahead.
Our local linemen have earned our gratitude. Without their dedication and willingness to face the elements, we’d be in the dark for a lot longer. Thank you, linemen.
Boone County Sheriff reported one victim has been shot.Â
BREAKING: Iâm on the scene where Boone County Sheriffs reported one victim has been shot. Officers are investigating, it appears the shooting took place on the driveway or in the street. @KOMUnewspic.twitter.com/DJFzyH8Qvx Sarah Bush (@Sarahbush1233) February 16, 2021
KOMU 8 will update this story when more information becomes available.Â
The weather is bitter cold, and our face masks are getting wetter the longer we are outside. Wet masks aren t the most effective when taking COVID-19 precautions. The filtration of the mask is not as good when it s moist or wet, Boone Hospital s infection prevention consultant Cassie Mueller said. So you want a clean, dry mask when possible.