Jail Break at Peoria County Jail

This morning on the way to the farm, I see the Kickapoo Creek has been up to the bank and over in places. It is not raining this morning but looks like it could any minute and more rain is predicted until Thursday night. The paper came out today and stated this is one of the wettest years in our history. The Journal Star also showed pictures of pumpkin fields underwater and how the pumpkins will have to be plowed under if it doesn't dry out soon. They state that a lot of pumpkin fields do not have paved roads near them. This is what we have been dealing with at Middle Grove. There are no paved roads going back to the fenced 80 acres. We usually can camp all summer and the trails there are wonderful on that land so we have a lot of our groups just come to Middle Grove where we leave the riding horses but this year has been so wet, it is almost impossible to get back into the camping area even WITH 4wheel drive. We finally gave up and brought all the horses home and now we are dealing with the mud and manure 30 horses make just walking around. The only ones that are thrilled with the weather and having the horses gone from Middle Grove are the hunters. The deer are fat, happy, and plentiful. There is still corn in the fields, plenty of good grasses and water for the deer. Having the horses gone allows the hunters the easy access to the abundance of wildlife there.
Yesterday there was a jail breakout of 2 inmates. One has been caught, the other is still at large. This was like a movie script. They augured through the ceiling onto the roof, tied strips of sheets together and rappelled down a 2 story brick wall. They were both bad but unfortunately the one that is still at large is the REALLY bad guy. He was in jail for multiple home invasions and rape. We were called to tell us to lock our doors and if they are seen do not approach as they are dangerous. This really gives us a lot of confidence, this was not a spur of the moment escape, this was weeks or months of work and no, they didn't use a poster to cover up the hole, they were able to use a ceiling tile. Then another lady called me to say, we know you have faith but God also gave you a brain and he expects you to use it so please lock up! Eva Jean and I obediently locked all the doors going into the warehouse, then started work. After we were done we realized we had not searched the warehouse nor even looked in the bathroom. Eva Jean looks at the bathroom door, hesitates, then says, "if someone is in there, I'm going to faint!" We very gingerly cracked the door open and thank goodness it was empty.