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Boy Scout Troop 39 Takes Third In Last Scout Standing Competition

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Boy Scouts in Troop 39 recently competed in the Last Scout Standing Competition and finished in third place. Scouts who participated were Jack Woolen, Anderson Crouse, Beau Fleming and Curtis Kite.

•May 12, 2021•
A farmer has to get a fox, a chicken, and a sack of corn across a lake. He has a canoe and it can only carry him and one other thing. If the fox and the chicken are left together, the fox will eat the chicken. If the chicken and the corn are left together, the chicken will eat the corn.
How does the farmer do it? Read More

Bobbett Chosen As Student Ambassador

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•May 12, 2021•

Kailynn Bobbett of Findlay was chosen as the Outstanding Student Ambassador by The Student Ambassadors at Lake Land College. She was recognized for this honor during a virtual Student Recognition Event held via Zoom by the college on April 28.

Obituaries 5-12-2021: Sonja Cantu

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Sonja Cantu

Sonja Cleon Winchester Cantu, 76, of Allenville, passed away at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her home in Allenville.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 14, at French Cemetery in Allenville. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Sullivan or the donor’s choice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Read More

Recent Obituaries: Barbara Anne Maynard

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Barbara Anne Maynard
Barbara Anne Maynard, 85, of Sullivan passed away 6:08 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, is in care of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County Illinois PAWs:10 Leisure Acres, Sullivan, 61951
Barbara was born February 17, 1936, in Pumpkin Center, IN, she was raised by her grandparents, Gordon and Eula Dale Holmes. She married John Wayne Maynard in Quincy, he preceded her in death on April 1, 2018. She enjoyed her cats and going to rummage sales. Barbara loved spending time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her daughters, Debbie (Charlie) Martin of Sullivan; Robin Kay Childers of Sullivan; grandchildren, Andy Woolen of Sullivan, Camille (Juan) Repollet of Orlando, FL, and Brook (Derek) Sauder of Oreana; She is also survived by 1 great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, husband and one son-in-law, Alan Childers.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com

Eastlawn Block Party

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Eastlawn Block Party
This past weekend there was an Eastlawn Block Party for the reuniting of the Villagettes. Pictured are: Peggy Reeder, Candy Monroe, Cindy Sanner, Dee Buker, John Weakly and Kathy Goetz.

ALAH Looks to Return to “Pre-Covid Schedules” Next School Year

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Planning for all students to return to in-person learning

•May 5, 2021•
by Ariana Cherry
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"I am pretty proud of where we are. We are in good shape. I feel pretty confident we will continue to move in that direction,” noted Superintendent Shannon Cheek when he presented COVID-19 updates to the board during his superintendent’s report. At the time of the meeting, there were 16 students who were in quarantine and only one student in quarantine due to a positive test. No staff was in quarantine. Since August 19, the district has had only 75 positive cases among students and 21 positive cases among staff.
The district is planning on a full return with pre-COVID schedules for the next school year. This means that all of the buildings are looking at a full school day with everyone returning to in-person learning. There will be guidelines that the district may have to follow, and if there are students with health conditions who have a note from their doctor that requires them to have remote learning, then the district will make plans for that. Read More