•August 19, 2015• The tenth annual meeting of the members and shareholders of the Okaw Farmers Cooperative, Inc. is Thursday, August 20 at Yoder’s Kitchen in Arthur. A dinner will be served between 4:30 and 6:30 p.m. preceding the business meeting which starts at 7 p.m,. Tony Brown, president of the Board of Directors of Okaw Farmers Cooperative, will outline goals for the company’s future. General manager Jeff Myers will discuss operations. … Read More
•August 19, 2015• The Bethany and Findlay communities have been recognized with a Sportsmanship Award for their spirit and conduct at the State Baseball Tournament in June. … Read More
Gloria Armer Celebration of Life services for Gloria Armer, 54, of Sullivan were held at 6 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. She passed away at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday Aug. 12, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Gloria was born June 8, 1961 in Decatur, a daughter of George William ‘Pat’ and Donnabelle Myers Frazier. She had been a home health care provider with Help at Home in Springfield. She married Rick Armer January 30, 1988 in Sullivan. … Read More
•August 19, 2015• Illinois has recently signed two cooperative agreements that will facilitate the ability of state chartered credit unions to operate across state lines. By signing the 2015 Nationwide Cooperative Agreement for the Supervision of State Chartered Credit Unions and the Southeastern Regional Cooperative Interstate Agreement for the Supervision of State Chartered Credit Unions, Illinois gains the ability to promote interstate commerce and cooperation on a reciprocal basis among participating states. … Read More
•August 19, 2015• Running a tight ship is a challenge for the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department, and recent uncertainties in state funding are putting more pressure on a limited staff. “With eight deputies covering the county 24-7 we are already running pretty close,” Sheriff Chris Sims said, noting that similar sized surrounding counties operate with up to 40 percent more staff. “We also have lake traffic and marinas adding to coverage,” he explained. “Now with the pitiful state economy everybody is trying to get by on less.” In spite of recent cuts in state police coverage and 33 cuts from … Read More
•August 19, 2015• Blanket donations from December are paying off during the heat of the summer for the Bag Ladies of Findlay. For the past 13 years a half dozen ladies gather Tuesdays and sew at the United Methodist Church in Findlay. And they use blankets donated in December to make sleeping bags for the homeless. ‘When everyone can show up we make three to four sleeping bags a day,” Lillian Beckett from Sullivan said, noting the group has made 1500 sleeping bags since they started. … Read More
•August 12, 2015• Provided by Prevent Child Abuse Illinois Tommy isn’t doing well in daycare. He can’t sit still. He keeps running to the door and looking out the window. And yesterday he kept picking fights with the other kids. He’s normally such a good boy. What’s changed? Well for one thing, over the weekend, the police were called to Tommy’s house twice for “domestic disturbance.” Domestic violence, also called intimate partner violence, is a pattern of abusive behavior that is used by one person to gain power and control over another person. The target of the abuse is usually … Read More
Gloria Armer Gloria Armer, 54, of Sullivan died at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday April 12 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Celebration of Life services will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with visitation 4-6 p.m. Saturday. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County Relay for Life. … Read More