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Today's Bible Verse And the Lord shall be king over all the earth: in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. Sports Weather Mostly sunny today, with a high of40A8 Rivet soars past North Central, 79-28B1 VlTlCeHTieS Indiana's First Newspaper-Since 1804 bun commercial "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." II Cor. 3:17 Wednesday, January 28, 2015 $1 F-1 6 fighter latest acquisition by IMM itarize the fighter and disassemble it, move it and put it all back together, a process that was finished Tuesday, just two days after it arrived in Vincennes. "It's very expensive to move planes like this," Osborne said, "which is why we very much appreciate our sponsor. It's a complicated process, one we couldn't do ourselves." Frank Roales, an IMM volunteer and its resident F-16 expert, said the plane was built in 1980 as a part of the first block of F-16s produced.

The plane was stationed first at Nellis Air SEE F-16PAGEA2 us up to date, so to speak," Osborne said. "Since it is still flying and being used by the U.S., it fits right into present day. "It's really quite an achievement for us to get this, and we're all really happy about it." Osborne said the jet still belongs to the Air Force and always will. It is on loan, essentially, to IMM and will remain here for as long as volunteers can properly maintain and care for it. The aircraft has been sponsored by local residents Dick and Janet Bond, Osborne said.

The museum had to come up with the money needed to demil Judge Jim Osborne is at it again, adding another exhibit to his collection of military history. The founder of the Indiana Military Museum and several volunteers Sunday welcomed the facility's latest exhibit, an F-16 fighter jet. This airplane, Osborne said, is one of the first F-16s to ever be produced and was retired from flight several years ago. It has taken IMM volunteers more than two years to secure its journey to Indiana's oldest city. "It adds a great new aspect to the collection because it brings Sun-Commercial photo by Jenny McNeece Judge Jim Osborne's latest acquisition at the Indiana Military Museum, 716 S.

Sixth is an F-16 fighter jet that was one of the first to be produced. The 35-year-old jet is being sponsored at the museum by Dick and Janet Bond. The Indiana Military Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.

For more information, visit http:www.indianamilitary museum.com. Who's got the right stuff? Slick roads catch drivers unaware Monday night Slick road conditions took some Knox County drivers by surprise Monday night. Kellie Streeter with Knox County Emergency Management Agency said the snow and freezing rain combined to create slick roads across Knox County Monday evening. "It was an ice rink," she said. Road conditions also led school officials to delay the start of classes for two hours Tuesday morning.

Because the amount of precipitation was so low, Streeter said drivers weren't prepared for the icy conditions. INSIDE A blizzard buries parts of New England. Story, Page A8 1 ajj! Sun-Commercial photo by Gayle R. Robbins Batteries Not Included, the Lincoln High School improv-comedy troupe, gave a free performance in the high school cafeteria Tuesday night. Above, members Rowena Labo, Mark Abendroth and Seth Arnold compete in the "chubby bunny" contest to see who could cram the most marshmallows into their mouth and still be able to say "Batteries Not Included!" Abendroth won.

Parks board may sell Enoco site to help fund Fox Ridge project "It was a mess for quite some time," she said. "It took everybody by surprise." Streeter said the majority of the wrecks happened on bridges and overpasses in the central and southern parts of the county, namely on Indiana 67 and U.S. 41. She said the Lincoln Memorial Bridge downtown was closed for a short period after a number of accidents occurred there one right after another. "There were several accidents in a row, and it was necessary to stop the traffic flow," she said.

Streeter said the forecast hadn't called for enough precipitation that would cause such slick conditions, so crews hadn't been out to pretreat the roads. However, she said teams did go out to treat the roads when they started to get icy. "It was a lot to handle," she said. "The road crews did an excellent job getting the road conditions back to normal." In the coming days, Streeter said it's important for drivers to be leery of falling temperatures in the evenings and overnight. She said with the evening temperatures falling below freezing, roads could become unexpectedly slick and hazardous.

"As always, if you don't have to go out, don't," she said. "If you do have to go out, take it slow." The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of rainsnow Saturday night, turning to all snow on Sunday. Fox Ridge Nature Area. Currently, any money raised from the Enoco Mine properly has to go toward the development of that property, he said. Because it is unlikely the parks department will be able to develop that properly, Sobhani said it would make more sense to use those funds in other areas.

"Since the original plan never came to fruition, it's time to move on," he said. In fact, Sobhani said the money could help the parks department raise the required matching funds SEE ENOCOPAGE A2 never there." However, Sobhani said the park needs to be careful about who purchases the properly because of the conservation easements on the property. He said the state Department of Natural Resources created a wetland project involving the property five years ago, which will need to be kept intact. "We can't sell it to just anyone," he said. "We have to be mindful." Sobhani said no decision has been made on whether to sell the properly, but the board is trying to work with the county council to allow the funds raised from the properly to go to the The Knox County Parks and Recreation Department is looking for new ways to raise funds for the Fox Ridge Nature Area project Parks superintendent Rama Sob-hani said the board discussed selling the old Enoco Mine properly near Bruceville.

He said the original plan to turn the properly into a park with a lake never came to fruition because of the high costs of developing the land. "We've had the properly for a long time, but we've never been able to develop it," he said. "The money was Empty cages a good sight at Vincennes Animal Shelter "I have 10 empty cages right now," she the country. During the past few weeks, she told city council members Monday night TO LEARN MORE For more information, contact the shelter, at 1 1 28 River Road, at 81 2-882-8826. has been working and attending training seminars in an effort to be declared a collection site for the organization's Rescue Wagon, SEE SHELTERPAGE A2 Vincennes Animal Shelter Director Laura with a proud smile.

"It's incredible." Arial this week saw something at the shelter Arial recently formed a partnership with she's never seen before. PetSmart Charities, a national nonprofit Empty cages. aimed at rescuing adoptable animals across Inside AstrologyA4 DearAbbyB6 OpinionA7 ClassifiedB3-4 MarketB5 SportsBl ComicsB6 ObituariesA3 TelevisionA6 www.suncommercial.com Vol.83, No. 24 2 sections, 14 pages 6llli94 6 53'l0025 2.