•June 7, 2023•
Pressure canning is a safe way to preserve low-acid vegetables, such as potatoes and green beans, meats, and other foods at home. University of Illinois Extension recommends testing dial-gauge pressure canners each year for accuracy. Over time, the needle on the gauges can move out of place. When canning foods at home, having an accurate gauge means safer canning and lower risk of foodborne illnesses. Read More
Category Archives: News Briefs
Houser Family Fully Funds Ballistic Vests for Moultrie County Probation Department
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From left to right: Ked Houser, Elizabeth Houser, Sheri Wahner, Sydnee French and Kyler Houser.
•June 7, 2023•
Moultrie County Probation recently received something to help them stay safer while carrying out the duties of their jobs. The Houser family fully funded the purchase of ballistic vests for the office. According to Chief Probation Officer Mark Isaacs, protective equipment is something their office has never had, and with changing times, especially in the field of law enforcement, they feel it necessary to start taking reasonable precautions. Read More
Lovington 150th Anniversary Weekend
•June 7, 2023•
Friday, June 9
4:30 to 9:30 pm Lovington Alumni Banquet at First Church of God Life Center
8:00 to 10:00 pm Identity Crisis playing uptown with food trucks present
Saturday, June 10 Read More
Letter to the Editor 6-7-2023
Writing to all animal owners
Dear Editor,
We want you to be happy with your pets. Please keep them at your home. It is dangerous for them to run loose. Children will be out to play now. Animals can be around looking for a friend. Cats can be kept at home, with food, and water, a litter box. It’s easy to be kept inside. Safe from harm in our streets. Dogs are safe inside or in a sheltered play yard. Animals don’t know danger. Our Animal Control will pick them up.
All have a safe summer,
Mrs. Allen
Writing Down the Legacy of Our Lives
•June 7, 2023•
by Sarah Hudson Pierce, columnist
Doctor Leo Buscaglia wrote “if you wish to let the reader know who you are you must tell the story in your own words or we won’t be able to see who you really are.”
But no matter what happens to us we can work it into the legacy of our lives because we all have a unique story if we dare to share -- to go apart -- to delve into the deepest recesses of our minds and to tell it like it was.
It has been said that Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of The Little House On The Prairie series, was believed to have been more interested in leaving her story behind rather than the money she might make from the stories she wrote.
Erma Bombeck, the late best selling author, and syndicated columnist said “It’s not the money that you make but knowing your words reach people you will never meet.” Read More
Now I’ve Gone and Done It
•June 7, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
Edith Graber wrote from the River Glen Retirement Center in St. Charles with a compliment coupled with a complaint about a headline.
“Not done celebrating” was the headline for a girls soccer story.
“My mother used to say, ‘Done is for eggs; the word you want is “finished,”’” Edith wrote.
I’ll have you know, Edith, that my quoting your quote within a quote required me to count quotation marks on my fingers.
“Done” has a variety of applications. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that your mother gave you this advice during the previous century, when my mom told me that if I were nauseous I made other people sick.
Language evolves, and the distinctions moms make are sometimes handed down by their moms, they’re sometimes arbitrary and they’re sometimes a bit narrow. Read More
Remember When? 6-7-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
The Redskins’ incredible ride through the IHSA Class A State Baseball finals came up just one stop short as they fell to Normal-U High 10-0 in six innings in the championship game.
Moultrie County’s long awaited new animal control facility would soon be operational. Water and electricity were both in and a few minor items were left to do. Read More
Social Security Delivers the Most Popular Baby Names in Illinois for 2022
•May 31, 2023•
The Social Security Administration recently announced the most popular baby names in Illinois for 2022. Noah and Olivia topped the list.
The top five boys’ and girls’ names for 2022 in Illinois were:
Boys: Girls:
1) Noah 1) Olivia
2) Liam 2) Sophia
3) Oliver 3) Emma
4) Mateo 4) Charlotte
5) Theodore 5) Amelia Read More
SES First Graders Visit Ballard Nature Center
•May 31, 2023•
Submitted by Lauren Fultz
Sullivan Elementary's first grade classes visited Ballard Nature Center in Altamont this month. At the nature center, students participated in a hands-on lesson about mammals and also took a nature walk through a variety of native Illinois habitats to view animals. This trip was the culmination of a weeks-long study on plants, animals, and habitats, and was a group favorite.
The students loved spending the day at Ballard and couldn't have done so without the gracious help from the Illinois Biodiversity Grant they received. Donors for this grant include the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Foundation, the D. F. and M. T. Grohne Family Foundation, and the Illinois Conservation Foundation.
Redskin Achievement Award Recipients Announced
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2022 Redskin Achievement Award winners were Ariana McKee and Trey McRill. Pictured from left to right: Dale Hale, Arianna McKee, Trey McRill, Paula Mossman.
•May 31, 2023•
Submitted by Lou Ann Soper
SHS Class of 1968 recently announcedthe Recipients of the Fifth Annual Redskin Achievement Award. The annual award was presented May 11, during the Decision Day program held in the SHS gymnasium. The 2023 Redskin Achievement Award Recipients are underclassmen Lexie Hay, daughter of Courtney Dyer and Kalvin Osborn, son of Ashley and Heath Ray. Each recipient received an award check in the amount $300, and an individual plaque acknowledging the Redskin Achievement Award. Their names also appear on a larger plaque housed in the school trophy case along with previous award recipients. Due to inflation, the Class of 1968 felt it necessary to increase the award from the original $250 to $300 and will continue with future Redskin Achievement Awards. Read More