Juanita Meador, 86, of Sullivan was found last Wednesday morning by a newspaper delivery person outside, lying down in a carport unresponsive and later pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m. by Moultrie County Coroner Lynn Reed. Read More
Cert. Class for Foodservice Managers
A foodservice sanitation manager’s course will be offered 8 a.m.-5 p.m. February 27 and 28 at ILEAS Training Center, (former Champaign Co. Nursing Home), 1701 E Main St. in Urbana. The exam will be 9-11 a.m. Monday, March 3 at ILEAS. Persons needing recertification for their IL Dept. of Public Health certificate may attend the second day, February 28, 2014, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Read More
LLC Announces Fall Semester Honors List
The Lake Land College 2013 fall semester academic honors list for full and part-time students has been released by the college.
To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours (full-time) or six-11 (part-time) in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. Read More
Moultrie to Receive Emergency Food and Shelter Monies
Moultrie County has been chosen to receive $2,800.00 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. Read More
Easter Seals to Host Penguin Polar Bowl Benefit Feb. 9
The 27th annual Easter Seals Central Illinois Bowl-A-Thon “Penguin Polar Bowl” will be held Sunday, February 9 at Spare Time Lanes in Decatur. Teams of four are invited to bowl at 11 a.m. or 1:30 p.m. Read More
Family Support Group On Mental Health Branches Out
Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is expanding its free Family Support Group to Tuscola with meetings to be held 7-9 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month beginning January 23 in the Tuscola United Methodist Church at 901 N. Prairie. Read More
Applications for Conservation Stewardship Program due Feb. 7
Popular farm bill conservation program seeks producer participation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is opening theConservation Stewardship Program (CSP) for new enrollments for federal fiscal year 2014. Producers interested in participating in the program may submit applications to NRCS through Feb. 7. Read More
Valentines For Heroes
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) is again asking constituents for participation in his “Valentines for Heroes” program.
“Thousands of Valentines have come into my offices every year since we began Valentines for Heroes,” Shimkus said. “Constituents have been overwhelmingly generous and supportive of our military men and women, past and present.” Read More
Prom Dress Sale January 24-26
The Miss Moultrie-Douglas pageant committee has organized a prom dress sale for Friday-Sunday, January 24-26 but is also seeking dresses that are in need of new owners. Read More
Book signing at Lovington Library Saturday
Author Dan Guillory will present a program of photographs, historical commentary, and poetry, all based on his new book “HousePoems” at the Lovington Public Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday January 11. Read More