Stephen Decatur Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a genealogical workshop for those interested in proving their lineage back to a patriot of the American Revolution.
The workshop will be held at the Decatur Public Library in the A.E. Staley Conference room on the first floor 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 18. Read More
The Sullivan Chiefs’ men’s fastpitch team will be one of four teams inducted at this Saturday’s Amateur Softball Association hall of fame banquet. Read More
Buzz Points, a leader in connecting local businesses, community financial institutions and consumers through rewards, today announced that Decatur Earthmover Credit Union, which serves members in DeWitt, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt and Shelby counties, has selected the Buzz Points merchant-funded loyalty program.
Buzz Points is free for consumers and allows credit union members to earn rewards while supporting the local economy by using their debit cards for everyday shopping. Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be conducting a public information day at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center, located at 1989 State Hwy 16, in Shelbyville at 10:30 a.m. April 2. Topics to be addressed include an update on the lake, construction facility updates, upcoming recreation season, partnerships, volunteer opportunities and special events. Read More
The 2015 tornado season thus far in Illinois and the rest of tornado alley is incredibly quiet. However, this quiet start is no reason to relax if the past few years are a guide, according to Illinois State climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.
No tornadoes have been reported this year, except in the far southeastern U.S. and one in California. Historically, the heart of the Illinois tornado season is March to June with two-thirds of tornadoes occurring during those months. In the past few years, however, Illinois has had more tornadoes occur outside of this period than inside.
In addition, many of these tornadoes have been concentrated in just a few days of the year. In fact, 69 percent of tornadoes in 2012-2014 occurred in just five days. These high concentrations can put extra strain on forecasting, warning, and recovery operations. Read More
SAIL (Soyland Access to Independent Living) has a low vision support group meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. It is headed by the visual service advocate, Rich Adams, who has been blind since birth. He is married to DeeDee, who is also blind from birth, but together they have had and raised five sighted children. Read More
The American Legion Post 507 in Bethany will host its seventh Poker Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, April 18. Read More
The Findlay High School Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 6 p.m.
It will be held in the Okaw Valley Middle School gym. The theme of this year’s banquet is ‘You’ve Got a Friend”. Registration will begin at 5 p.m. Read More
The high school students of Smyser Christian Church will perform their 16th annual Easter drama at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 3 and 4.
More than 55 area high school students will present “This Changes Everything” an Easter message of hope through dramatic skits, creative expressions, and worship. Refreshments will be served following the performance. Read More
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Pictured are members of the Okaw Valley FFA organization.
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March 25, 2015
The Okaw Valley FFA Chapter recently celebrated accomplishments from the past year honoring and awarding more than a dozen of its FFA students.
State FFA president Cody Morris, a guest speaker for the event, touched on the value of FFA in a member’s high school career.
“Attendance to the event was probably the highest this community has ever seen with more than 275 people who attended the event. The kids worked hard to display just how driven they were this past year to succeed in numerous FFA events,” said Okaw Valley FFA advisor Aspen Cassady. Read More