•November 20, 2024• HSHS St. Mary’s Foundation is set to host its annual Star Lighting Ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. Community members are invited to honor or memorialize a loved one by purchasing a light on the hospital’s star with each light symbolizing a meaningful tribute. To purchase a light in honor of a loved one, visit www.stmarysdecatur.com/starlighting. … Read More
•November 20, 2024• The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is inviting fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois to participate in this year’s Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest. The 2025 theme How Can You Slash Your Trash?, invites students to think creatively about haow to reduce the amount of waste they produce. This could include buying fewer single-use products, diverting food waste, repairing broken items instead of replacing or buying new, and recycling responsibly. … Read More
Red Cross Volunteers Assist 8 People Impacted by 3 Home Fires in the Past Week •November 20, 2024• Thanksgiving and the day before are the top two days in this country for the chance of a cooking fire to happen in someone’s home. Cooking causes an average of 158,400 home fires per year, which is 44% of all home fires in the United States. The American Red Cross offers safety steps everyone can follow if they will be preparing their family’s Thanksgiving feast. … Read More
Eagle Pond Duck Dinner (cont.) •November 20, 2024• By Janet Roney I’m sure you’ve been anxiously awaiting my thoughts about the Eagle Pond duck dinner that Indian captive William Biggs described in his narrative about his travel through Moultrie County in 1788 I’ve spent some time pondering this. I first shared Bigg’s story with the readers of my “Kaskaskia Reflections” articles for the late Don Lewis’ short-lived Community Record newspaper twenty years ago. I’m still pondering it. It has kept me from worrying about really petty stuff. … Read More
•November 20, 2024• The Sullivan Dance Studio is launching new free trial classes for flexibility and strength training. Starting on Tuesdays from 4:15-4:45pm for ages four to six, 5:15-5:45pm for ages two to three and a half, 6:45-7:15pm for ages five to eight and the teens class of 11+ taking place on Wednesdays from 6:45-7:15pm. There are limited spots for each class with limited days and times, to register for a spot in the class send ACRO TRIAL to the Dance Studio’s text line (217)909-9111. … Read More
•November 20, 2024• Submitted The Moultrie County Childcare Committee recently announced the awarding of grant funds to Proto-Tykes, a well-established childcare provider in the community, to support the construction of a new facility. This expansion will allow Proto-Tykes to increase its capacity, providing additional childcare spots for local families and helping address the county’s growing demand for quality childcare services. … Read More
Phillip Parrish Phillip Dale Parrish, 63, of Sullivan, passed away 9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2024, at his home, with his loved ones by his side. … Read More
Janice Cordell Janice Cordell, 80, of Sullivan, passed away Monday, November 18, 2024 in the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Care Center, Mattoon. Arrangements are incomplete at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. … Read More
Marilyn Boyer Marilyn Y. Boyer, 89, of Bethany, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Sunday, November 17, 2024 in the Moweaqua Rehabilitation and Health Care. Arrangements are incomplete at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. … Read More
Nancy Barrix Broadwell-Nancy Jean (Yates) Barrix, 91, passed away 12:45 am Monday, November 11, 2024, in her home surrounded by her family. … Read More