•August 28, 2024•
Ignoring a chronic condition will not make it go away, and suffering is simply a poor management technique. So, if you live with a long-term health condition, why not learn how to more effectively manage it and live an active and fulfilling life? Believe it or not, although the specifics of managing each condition vary, the skills for managing most chronic conditions are actually quite similar. Read More
The Bethany car show this year had an amazing turn out, lining both sides of the downtown block with many different makes and models. From sports cars to classic vintage models there was something for everyone’s taste.
•August 21, 2024•
Windsor is home to one of the most influential and looked-forward to festivals in central and southern Illinois, being on par with Arcola’s Broomcorn Festival also in celebration of the harvest season. This year the three day long event, featured full course meals provided by or made by community members in different organization as well as a dessert gift from the grade school. With three whole days of good food, auctions and of course lots of small town support, the festival drew in huge crowds, almost comparable to how some county fairs populate. Though the weekend events for the picnic held the most to do, Thursday is where it all started. Read More
•August 21, 2024•
by Angela Hogan
The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) is pleased to offer “Caregiver Stress-Busting.” This program is offered to support family and other non-paid caregivers who care for an individual living with dementia. Two trained facilitators lead the program, which focuses on education, support, problem-solving, and stress management. As a result, participating caregivers learn how to recognize and address their emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive needs.
Participants will meet weekly on Thursday afternoons, September 5 – October 31, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the MCHD offices, located at 202 S. Main Street, Sullivan, IL. There is no cost for this program. Registration remains open until Tuesday, September 3, 2024.
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•August 14, 2024•
Gays celebrated the 2024 Two Story Outhouse Festival on Saturday, August 10, starting bright and early at seven in the morning. The festival celebrating the small structure includes a community breakfast, a car show, kid korner and inflatables for all around quality family fun. Gays, just a short drive east from Windsor used to have a full scale apartment building connected to the outhouse in the 19th century, once torn down in 1984 the outhouse would remain alone. Gays has been promoting the attraction since the 1960s to tourists from near and far, quoting “Gays, Illinois is the only place where you can find a building like this!” 
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•August 14, 2024•
by Ariana R Cherry
The ALAH Board of Education held a special meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 to pass a resolution providing for and requiring the submission of the proposition of issuing $24,600,000 School Building Bonds to the voters of the district at the general election to be held November 5, 2024.
The proposition is as stated:
Shall the Board of Education of Arthur Community Unit School District Number 305, Douglas, Moultrie, Coles, Piatt and Champaign Counties, Illinois, improve the site of, build and equip an addition to and alter, repair and equip the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School Building, including replacing heating and ventilation systems, adding air conditioning to classrooms and other spaces, constructing secured entryways, renovating space for educational and vocational programs and improving accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act, and issue bonds of said School District to the amount of $24,600,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof? Read More
How does this program benefit eligible families, seniors, participating vendors, and the Moultrie County economy?
•August 7, 2024•
By Angela Hogan
What is the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program?
The Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMSP) provides eligible participants with coupons to purchase fresh produce at local farmers’ markets. This initiative supports FMNP participants, vendors, and the local economy. The FMNP is available in Illinois through October 31, 2024. The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) is excited to offer this beneficial program to Moultrie County residents.
Who can participate in FMNP?
WIC participants: Individuals participating in the WIC program are automatically eligible for FMNP. Other income-qualified individuals are eligible and can also obtain FMNP coupons from the MCHD. Read More
•August 7, 2024•
By Megan Russell
The Sullivan City Council had their first meeting of August, on Thursday, August 1st at six at the library. The meeting started with reports from Commissioner Abbey Sherwood, beginning her reports with another positive review on the Splash Pad, but revealing a small frustration with the Splash Pad. While speaking on how massive a hit the pad was to the community, it uses non-recyclable water. In the state of Illinois, in order to have a water system like this which recycles it must include cleaning chemicals like those often found in pools. Sherwood continued to explain how if the city were to switch to a recycle system the chemicals added would then identify the Splash Pad as a pool, and would then need a whole new set of rules and regulations the community would need to follow. Average Splash Pads can use from 5,000 to 26,000 gallons of water daily. Sherwood reporter that the park also received some new paint and minor improvement projects. Read More
Photos by R.R. Best
Findlay Walleye Festival
•July 31, 2024•
Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. (MISS) is known in Sullivan for being the place to go for information and referrals for seniors in Moultrie County. MISS offers many ways to assist in the lives of seniors and disabled individuals in the area, most notably being their Senior Information Services along with the Caregiver Advisory Services & support groups. All of the programs and services provided by MISS are offered to seniors age 60+ or disabled individuals age 16-59. Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. changed locations during the week of Valentine’s Day in 2024. They had been at their old location at 114 E Jefferson in Sullivan since 1984. Read More