Shelby NewsLocal news for Shelby, IN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Dean White- February 21, 2008 "Years ago, Liberace was being interviewed by Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show and he asked Liberace where he made the most money -- that it must have been in New York" Preferring the shadows to the spotlight, Dean White let Liberace do the talking. via The Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/shelby-in/2008/02/dean-white?fromrss=1 Flooding closes Ind. 55 near Shelby, Thayer- February 19, 2008 A portion of Ind. 55 in Lake and Newton counties remained closed early Monday due to flooding, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. via NWI Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/shelby-in/2008/02/flooding-closes-ind-55-near-shelby-thayer?from... Residents along Kankakee brace for river's crest- February 18, 2008 "It would be very difficult for us to get to 12.7 at Shelby without us breaking levees upstream" If the Kankakee River rises this week to the near-historic levels predicted by the National Weather Service, the river's levees probably won't hold, river watcher Jody Melton said. via NWI Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/shelby-in/2008/02/residents-along-kankakee-brace-for-rivers-cres... Kankakee River causes flood worries- February 8, 2008 "Yesterday, the National Weather Service was saying 11 feet. Last night, they went to 12, and this morning they're talking 12.4 feet, which is where we were three weeks ago" The National Weather Service is predicting the Kankakee River will be more than 12 feet deep by Saturday in Shelby, exerting more pressure on levees and riverbanks already strained from last month's floods. via NWI Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/shelby-in/2008/02/kankakee-river-causes-flood-worries?fromrss=1 |