Houser Family Fully Funds Ballistic Vests for Moultrie County Probation Department

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•June 7, 2023• Moultrie County Probation recently received something to help them stay safer while carrying out the duties of their jobs. The Houser family fully funded the purchase of ballistic vests for the office. According to Chief Probation Officer Mark Isaacs, protective equipment is something their office has never had, and with changing times, especially in the field of law enforcement, they feel it necessary to start taking reasonable precautions. … Read More

Obituaries 6-7-2023: Barbara “Mickey” Stillwell

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Barbara “Mickey” Stillwell Stillwell, Barbara Ann “Mickey”, age 88, late of Homer Glen, Illinois, cherished wife of the late Robert F., beloved mother of Lisa (Richard Williams) of Orland Park, and the late Robert R. (Eileen); loving grandmother of Katie (Todd Tobolik), Robert J. (Erica) Stillwell, and Benjamin Williams; great-grandmother of Sullivan, Tori and Scarlett; fond sister of James and Sandra McDonald and the late Donna (William LaTour); daughter of the late Barbara and Ralph McDonald. … Read More

Obituaries 6-7-2023: Dale Matheson

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Dale Matheson Dale Edward Matheson passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his home in Tucson, Arizona on March 2, 2023. Dale was born March 25, 1941, in Moultrie County, Illinois, to Bob and Blanche Matheson. Dale was the youngest of 13 children. He is survived by two of his sisters, Emogene Yarnell – Burrows and Dorothy Craig, both of Sullivan. … Read More

Letter to the Editor 6-7-2023

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Writing to all animal owners Dear Editor, We want you to be happy with your pets. Please keep them at your home. It is dangerous for them to run loose. Children will be out to play now. Animals can be around looking for a friend. Cats can be kept at home, with food, and water, a litter box. It’s easy to be kept inside. Safe from harm in our streets. Dogs are safe inside or in a sheltered play yard. Animals don’t know danger. Our Animal Control will pick them up. All have a safe summer, Mrs. Allen … Read More

The Spillway Recreation Area Closed

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•June 7, 2023• The Spillway Recreation Area at Lake Shelbyville will be closed for maintenance June 7th to June 16th. The closure applies to both vehicle and pedestrian traffic. These closures are necessary to provide safety for workers and members of the general public while work is being conducted. The closure is a result of performing periodic maintenance, milling the road surface and asphalting. The Corps of Engineers recognizes the impact of road closures on the general public and apologizes for any inconveniences it may cause. For additional information, contact the Lake Shelbyville Project Office at (217) 774-3951. … Read More

Writing Down the Legacy of Our Lives

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•June 7, 2023• by Sarah Hudson Pierce, columnist Doctor Leo Buscaglia wrote “if you wish to let the reader know who you are you must tell the story in your own words or we won’t be able to see who you really are.” But no matter what happens to us we can work it into the legacy of our lives because we all have a unique story if we dare to share — to go apart — to delve into the deepest recesses of our minds and to tell it like it was. It has been said that Laura Ingalls … Read More

Now I’ve Gone and Done It

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•June 7, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Edith Graber wrote from the River Glen Retirement Center in St. Charles with a compliment coupled with a complaint about a headline. “Not done celebrating” was the headline for a girls soccer story. “My mother used to say, ‘Done is for eggs; the word you want is “finished,”’” Edith wrote. I’ll have you know, Edith, that my quoting your quote within a quote required me to count quotation marks on my fingers. “Done” has a variety of applications. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that your mother … Read More