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Food Pantry Receives New Storage Shed

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•December 9, 2020•

by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Moultrie County Food Pantry received a gift the day before Thanksgiving, a brand new 6x8 storage shed that is secure. The previous shed that the food pantry had was small and there was no place to put anything but they now have tripled their storage area. The shed was given to the organization by Zak Horn.
The donation couldn’t have come at a better time according to Michelle Hooks, CEFS Outreach Coordinator for the Moultrie County said. “We just added two new offices so we didn’t have as much room to store items for the food pantry,” she said. Read More

Layton Hall Named Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year

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•December 9, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Writer

The Herald and Review announced its winner of the Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year: Layton Hall.
Hall had an honored four-year career at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in which he earned a trip to the state finals the first three years and would have earned another trip this season.
Hall’s personal-record time was achieved in the first meet of the season. Read More

Santa Arrives

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Santa Arrives
Santa travels to the Bethany Village Hall to greet and talk to local children in an antique fire truck.

It’s Not Too Late to Get Your Flu Shot

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•December 9, 2020•
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging everyone six months and older who has not yet received the seasonal flu vaccine to get it this week as part of National Influenza Vaccination Week.
“This year it is more important than ever to get your flu shot to help avoid being co-infected with flu and COVID-19,” said IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.  “Not only could being infected with both a flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 result in severe health complications for individuals, it also places a tremendous burden on our health care system and health care workers who are being stretched due to the increase in COVID-19 cases.  If you have not already received your flu shot, get it as soon as possible to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community.” Read More

Remember When? 12-9-2020

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25 Years Ago This Week

It was no coincidence that State Rep. Julie Curry announced her re-election plans at a school. The Decatur Democrat made the announcement last week at Decatur’s Ida Coppenbarger Elementary School as a way of emphasizing her theme that public service is about creating a brighter and safer future for our children.
If you thought you saw Sullivan on national tv you were probably right. The traveling broadcasters from the FX national cable channel were due at Scot England’s home in Sullivan for a live satellite uplink to the channel’s Personal FX show, a program on collectibles. England’s extensive collection of memorabilia on boxer Muhammad Ali and daredevil Evel Knievel was the focus of the interview. Read More

Menu 12-9-2020

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Senior Peace Meal

For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770

Dec. 14 - Pork Burger Sandwich, Baked Beans, Spinach, Bun, Cranberry oatmeal Cookie
Dec. 15 - Meatloaf, Creamed Peas and Potatoes, Tomatoes and Zucchini, Whole Grain Wheat (1), Peaches
Dec. 16 - Creamed Chicken with Green Onions & Pimento, Warm Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Biscuit, Sliced Pineapple
Dec. 17 - Beef Stroganoff over Noodles, Corn, Creamy Coleslaw, Whole Grain Wheat, Warm Fruit Compote
Dec. 18 - Roasted Turkey, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Seasoned Green Beans, Dressing, Pumpkin Pie

Food Pantry Candy Fundraiser Breaks Record

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•December 9, 2020•
The Moultrie County Food Pantry candy fundraiser broke a record with the amount of candy sold and the amount of money to be donated to the pantry from the sales. The Moultrie County Food Pantry teamed up with Flesor’s Candy Kitchen again this year for the fundraiser, which was done through mail order to the COVID-19 pandemic. Flesor’s Candy Kitchen will be writing a check to the Moultrie County Food Pantry for $1,700, which is 20% of the total sales. All candy orders will be available for pick-up at Catherine’s Gallery on December 16.

Capital Recap: Pritzker Says State Far From Out Of ‘Danger Zone’

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•December 9, 2020•
By Capitol News Illinois

Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen from their second-wave highs, but the death toll from the disease continues to mount.
While Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday he was encouraged by the trend in the 18 days since the state levied Tier 3 mitigations, he added, “the numbers still have a long way to go to move away from what could reasonably be called the danger zone.”
“In other words, the surge on top of a surge that national experts have said might define the holiday season is still the focus of our attention,” Pritzker said at his daily COVID-19 briefing in Chicago.
From Saturday through Monday, the state reported another 372 deaths, an average of 124 each day over the three-day span. The death toll surpassed 13,000 since the pandemic began, rising to 13,343 among 796,264 cases and 11.1 million test results reported.
Statewide, the rolling seven-day average case positivity rate was 10.3 percent Monday, the 15th straight day it has hovered between 10 and 11 percent.
At the end of Sunday, there were 5,190 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Illinois, an increase of 30 from the day prior. For the seven-day period ending Dec. 6, there were 5,484 people hospitalized each day on average. That’s a decrease of 461, or about 7.7 percent, from the week prior, the second week in a row the average decreased.
Approximately 28 percent of hospital beds remained open statewide, and Pritzker said COVID-19 hospitalizations are still 14 percent above spring highs. Read More