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Weather Alert

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108 expected.

* WHERE...All of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /8 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

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Ballard County schools closed rest of week due to flu cases

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BALLARD COUNTY, KY (WSIL) -- All Ballard County schools will be closed Thursday and Friday due to the high rate of flu cases among students and staff. 

“Our district student attendance rate has dropped below 70 percent, and we are using all of the substitute staff we have on our rolls to try and keep classrooms, facilities, and buses operational," said Dr. Casey Allen, Ballard superintendent. "We can't really use our non-traditional instruction (NTI) days, either. We have teachers too sick to teach, and students too sick to learn. NTI days require a certain level of participation to count, and we don’t believe we could meet that threshold."

That only becomes an issue if schools close for future illness or bad weather, Dr. Allen explained. “For the rest of this school year, every day will have to be an NTI day, or it will have to be made up at the end of the year,� he said.

Cafeteria staff will prepare food both days for pick-up at the back doors of the BMHS/BCMS and the BCES cafeterias. Pick-up times at your child’s school will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday.

For more information, please contact the cafeteria manager at your child’s school – Lori Williams at BCES (270-665-8400, ext. 2208, [email protected]) or Leeann Harvey at BCMS/BMHS (270-665-8400, ext. 2536, [email protected]).