•June 7, 2017•

A public meeting will be held at 6 p.m. June 8 in the Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center Auditorium to further discuss a proposed fish habitat project through the Friends of Reservoirs that could provide significant funding for artificial fish structure. The initial meeting was held April 25 to discuss the grants that are available through Friends of Reservoirs (FOR) and the need for angling groups to get involved if they are to have a chance at the funds. Numerous questions were raised by the user groups concerning how grant funds and donations would be handled, the application process, whether prior work would count towards matching funds, etc.  Read More

•May 31, 2017•

After a cool beginning of the month, soil temperatures are rising throughout the state in mid-May, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.

Soil temperatures at depths of 4 inches under sod averaged 67.5 degrees in Illinois on May 15, 5 degrees higher than the long-term average. Daily highs were in the 60s and 70s for most of the state.

Temperatures began the month three to five degrees cooler than normal as they fell back into the 40s in northern Illinois. However, temperatures have been steadily rising since the first week. Southern and west-central Illinois had the highest regional temperatures at 69 degrees on May 15. The coolest were in the north with an average of 63 degrees. Read More

•May 31, 2017•

A Harry Potter Trivia Challenge is planned for 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 9 at the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan.

Teams of one-10 members and youth are encouraged to attend.

There will be prizes for the best table decorations, best costume, and best team name.  Read More

•May 31, 2017•

Bill Cordell had turned 65 before his wife convinced him to have a colonoscopy.

“I knew I should have one because of what my dad went through, but I wasn’t having any symptoms so I thought everything was fine,” Cordell said. He remembers watching his father suffer from colon cancer.

Cordell finally made the call to his family doctor to request a colonoscopy. He was scheduled with Sarah Bush Lincoln gastroenterologist Alexis Ayonote, MD. While the procedure was painless, and the prep was not as bad as he had anticipated, Cordell immediately knew something was up when he learned that the doctor wanted to see him the next day. Read More

•May 24, 2017•

Jonathan Creek Christian Church is inviting children to Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School: Created by God, Built for a Purpose from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. June 5 - 9.

The Maker Fun Factory VBS will give kids a chance to discover that God made them for a purpose.

They participate in Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games and make and devour yummy treats. Read More