Brief explanation of Assessment Office duties and Township Assessor duties
•January 4, 2023•
The Chief County Assessment Office and Township Assessors, by Illinois Property Tax Code (35 ILCS 200/1-55), must assess property based on 33.33% of the fair market value. The fair market value is set based on “good” sales in Moultrie County. Read More
•January 4, 2023•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
When was the last time you received a handwritten thank you note? Or sent one to someone else? How did it make you feel? This is a very timely article by Extension Educator Emily Schoenfelder about the importance of sending thank you notes and how to do it. Emily says: Here at the Connection Corner blog, we talk a lot about connection. We also talk a lot about gratitude. So, it should come as no surprise that any opportunity to combine both of these amazing things brings me particular joy. Thank you notes are just that! And as we enter the holiday season, we have so many opportunities to utilize them. Read More
Kathleen Wood
Kathleen Wood, 97, of Sullivan, passed away at 7 p.m., Saturday December 31, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Robert Newcome
Robert D. Newcome, 68, of Bethany, died December 27, 2022, in his home. Read More
Timothy Marlow
Timothy Alan Marlow, 62, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:30 p.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Read More
Dorothy Edrington
Dorothy Jean Edrington, 92, of Lovington, passed away at 1 a.m., Sunday, January 1, 2023, at her daughter’s home in Lovington. Read More
Virginia Brooks
Virginia S. Brooks, 95, of Lovington, passed away at 12:16 a.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Peggy Booker
Peggy Joan Booker, 88, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:36 p.m., Saturday, December 31, 2022, in Sullivan Heath Care Center. Read More
•January 4, 2023•
by Sarah Hudson Pierce
Columnist
One of the best lectures I’ve heard about writing was at the East Texas Christian Writer’s Conference held at Marshall, Texas a few years ago.
The speaker emphasized that if a writer really wants to develop his talent the best place to start is newspaper writing.
I heartily agree, although I began writing poetry in 1981, while going through a nervous breakdown. At that time I didn’t realize that therapists highly recommend writing and journal keeping as a coping technique. Read More
Dear Editor,
As a lifelong resident of Moultrie County, I was interested in reading what positive things the newly elected republicans were going to do for Moultrie County. However, my interest quickly changed to disgust upon reading the headline about the board meeting. Read More