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Veteran Donates Produce to Eastview Terrace
Harry Woolen, a World War II veteran, recently donated produce to Eastview Terrace. Woolen (left) is pictured with Charlana Jean (right), an employee at the facility.
•September 14, 2022•
Sarah Bush Lincoln President & CEO Kim Uphoff announced today that Karen Dyer has been named the next SBL Fayette County Hospital CEO, assuming the role later this year. SBLFCH President & CEO Greg Starnes announced his retirement plans in July.
Dyer, a Sullivan native, has been with Sarah Bush Lincoln for more than 20 years serving in hospital management operations. She has served as the director of Rehabilitation Services, which includes PT/OT, speech, audiology, massage therapy, the Center for Healthy Living fitness gym, medical weight management, and Healthy Communities that encompasses Healthy Kids education and the Dental Services. Read More
•September 14, 2022•
The celebration of Memory Lane – Fitness for the Mind will be held at Shelbyville Manor on September 20 from 2-4 p.m., and Fitness for the Mind programming will officially commence at that time. On Memory Lane, we will seek to Exercise the Brain, Enhance Memory and Maintain Independence. Read More
•September 14, 2022•
The Community College Trustee Election will be held April 4, 2023, as part of the 2023 consolidated election. Three six-year terms will appear on the Lake Land College ballot. The three terms are held by Doris Reynolds, Mattoon, Mike Sullivan, Mattoon, and Denise Walk, Teutopolis.
Persons who wish to file for a seat on the Board of Trustees of Lake Land College, Community College District No. 517, may request an election packet from the president’s office by calling Jean Anne Highland, chief of staff, at 217-234-5329, submitting an email to jhighland@lakelandcollege.edu, or visiting Highland’s office from 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, when the college is open. Highland’s office is located in the Board and Administration Center at the College’s main campus in Mattoon.
To run in the election for trustee, interested persons must:
Hold U.S. citizenship; Read More
•September 14, 2022•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
This article was just published this week by Extension Educator Chris Enroth, and I thought it would be a perfect time to share right after last week’s article on Monarchs. Chris says: Have you read some of the headlines lately concerning monarch butterflies? “Monarch Butterflies are Thriving!” “Monarch Butterflies are Endangered!” Both these headlines (or something similar) recently saturated newsfeeds for Americans. Considering these stories came out about two weeks apart, what is a person to think? Are monarch butterflies okay? Or are they in peril? As you may have gathered with headlines like this, the answer lies somewhere in the middle. Let’s break down each one of these newsmakers.
Are monarchs thriving? Read More
•September 14, 2022•
Need new ideas to freshen up your landscape and garden? University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners invite you to their Idea Garden Open House. Master Gardeners have been hard at work updating the Idea Garden and adding new projects to provide you with ideas on what you can do in your gardens. Read More
•September 14, 2022•
Notice is Hereby Given to the Elderly (over 65) and voters with a disability that the County Clerk’s office has complied with Federal and State election laws to promote the fundamental right to vote by improving access to registration, polling places and election day voting. Due to COVID-19, many voters are choosing an alternative method of voting, which may be Voting by Mail, or Early Voting.
Last Day to Register to Vote: Tuesday, October 11, 2022. If you need to be registered or need to transfer your registration, you may register at the County Clerk’s office, 10 S. Main, Sullivan, at any of the libraries in Moultrie County, or online at co.moultrie.il.us. Remember, if you have moved, even if it is across the street, or have changed your name, you must change your voter registration!
Grace Period Registration and Voting: October 12-November 8, 2022. If you are not registered and missed the registration deadline, it is still not too late. Register to vote during the Grace Period Registration and Voting period; however, you must vote at the same time. This can only be done at the County Clerk’s office, 10 S. Main, Sullivan Read More
•September 14, 2022•
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is once again calling on drivers to “move over” when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle or any stopped vehicle displaying flashing lights. Read More
Dear Editor,
For nearly four years your current Moultrie County Treasurer, Stephanie Helmuth, has made it a personal mission to take her election and position seriously. From the beginning, she wanted to make the Treasurer’s Office a place of efficiency and integrity. She has spent countless hours implementing new policies, working with other departments, and implementing new and improved systems. Read More
•September 14, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
Just when I think I might be afflicted with writer’s block, this manna from Merriam-Webster floats over the e-transom.
Yes, folks, it’s time for M-W to add new words to its dictionary.
For those of you who bristle at the acceptance of new words into reference books, this might be hard to swallow.
Their inclusion in a dictionary, however, doesn’t require you to use them.
I, for one, use only 25,000 or so words, I reckon, of the 470,000 in M-W’s unabridged dictionary.
Not because I’m finicky, mind you, but because I just can’t keep many more in my head or would ever find occasion to use them.
Here are my reactions to some of the additions: Read More