Linda Spencer Linda Spencer, 68, of Sullivan died at 8:02 a.m. Thursday August 3, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Visitation was Sunday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. There will be no funeral services. … Read More
Longevity Increases Proposed •August 9, 2017• By Mike Brothers The Moultrie County Board personnel committee heard different views on how to approach future salary schedules among the 20 courthouse employees. Jeff Birch, supt. of highways, was appointed to chair an ad hoc committee consisting of courthouse elected and appointed officers by county board chairman Dave McCabe to make recommendations of the future salary structure for courthouse employees. Birch presented the committee chair Bill Voyles and members with a schedule that would tie county employee salary increases annually to the consumer price index. Birch plotted the scale based on the CPI … Read More
•August 9, 2017• The new Illinois Official Highway Map, featuring Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site in Petersburg on the cover, is now available. The 2017-2018 maps have QR (quick response) codes for numerous transportation and travel websites, updated route information and useful links. “It’s time to update your maps,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn. “These maps are great to keep on hand while traveling throughout our state and are a helpful resource in emergency situations.” … Read More
Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, August 14 – English muffin, peach juice, milk Tuesday, August 15 – Strawberries and bananas, Ritz crackers, milk Wednesday, August 16 – Biscuits and gravy, peach juice, milk Thursday, August 17 – Toast, peach juice, milk Friday, August 18 – Nutrigrain bar, peach juice, milk Sullivan Pre-School Lunch Monday, August 14 – Taco salad, carrots and celery, banana, milk Tuesday, August 15 – Sausage links, mashed potatoes, peaches, bread and butter, milk Wednesday, August 16 – Fish on bun, green beans, mandarin oranges, milk Thursday, August 17 – Tater tot casserole, carrots, pineapple, dinner roll, milk Friday, … Read More
•August 9, 2017• C.E.F.S. showcased their annual accomplishments in helping people and changing lives during the 52nd board of directors meeting held in Effingham August 3. Jean Finley, board chairperson of the C.E.F.S. board of directors, stated, “The agency celebrated the achievement of customers, the tremendous work of the volunteers and board members, the hard work and dedication of the employees, and the community spirit of the community partners.” Further, chairperson Finley stated, “The agency recognized the 2017 family of distinction, the Miriam Ciro family of Effingham, which made a tremendous level of personal growth and achievement towards achieving economic … Read More
•August 9, 2017• Question: Why should I sign up for a my Social Security online account? Answer: my Social Security gives you a personal online account you can securely use to check your Social Security information and do business with us. With a my Social Security account you can: • Keep track of your earnings and verify them every year; … Read More
•August 9, 2017• The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the law of the land. Even though it was not repealed, we need to keep what is working and fix what is not. … Read More
•August 9, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist “Veritas” (goddess of truth) is emblazoned at the center of the seal of Knox College in Galesburg, a dear college where I have taught on and off over the years. I fear the quest for truth is becoming a casualty of the forces of political correctness, accelerating snarkiness, and toxic political campaign rhetoric. As one illustration among many, the conservative writer Charles Murray was recently blocked by student protestors from speaking at a prominent West Coast university. Murray gained notoriety in the 1990s for The Bell Curve, which plowed old ground by … Read More
New Rules Streamline Community Water Supply Requirements •August 9, 2017• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director Alec Messina today announced the Agency has submitted proposed new rules to the Illinois Pollution Control Board and revisions to other parts of Subtitle F of the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s rules addressing community water supplies. The proposed rules are the culmination of five years of work from an Illinois EPA workgroup. … Read More