Recent Obituaries: Carroll Dean Ray

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Carroll Dean Ray Carroll Dean Ray, 76, of Bethany, died at 10:16 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2024, in St. Joseph Hospital, Tampa, FL. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Celebration of Life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at McMullin-Funeral Home, Bethany, with Pastor Doug Fultz and Pastor Vanessa Patient officiating. Burial will be held in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. In lieu of flowers; memorials are suggested to Okaw Valley FFA or to do something special with your loved ones. Carroll was born on … Read More

Homeschool Program at Library Teaches About Beekeeping

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•February 21, 2024• by Crystal Reed The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library had their first guest presenter on Thursday, February 8. According to Children’s Librarian Laura Davison, it was the first time having someone come in and present to the group that was created in the last five years. She continued on to say that the program averages about 20 kids though it varies on the day.  … Read More

LLC Board of Trustees Seat Open

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•February 21, 2024• The Lake Land College Board of Trustees is accepting letters of interest to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Mike Sullivan, Mattoon, at the regular February 12 meeting. Sullivan was initially elected to the board in 1987. He has served numerous consecutive terms since that time, serving longer than any other trustee in the college’s history. Most recently, he was re-elected to the board in April 2023 for another six-year term.  … Read More

Take Charge of Your Diabetes

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•February 21, 2024• Cheri Burcham Extension Educator University of Illinois Extension Although today’s generation of older adults is living longer, healthier lives, 80% of them are living with at least one chronic health condition. Chronic health conditions include diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, COPD and hypertension. Diabetes is one that is on the rise, with 38 million Americans diagnosed as diabetic and 97.6 million Americans age 18 and older diagnosed as pre-diabetic. Diabetes can cause serious health complications including heart disease, blindness, kidney failure, and lower-extremity amputations. Diabetes is also increasingly being diagnosed in children. … Read More

Maroa-Forsyth Ends Lady Redskins’ Season with Regional Championship Loss

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•February 21, 2024• by E. Scott England When the final buzzer of the regional championship blared inside Sullivan’s gymnasium, the final score showed 52 for the home team and 41 for the visitors. Unfortunately for the number four seed Lady Redskins, the Lady Trojans of Maroa-Forsyth came into the championship game as the number one seed wearing the home jerseys. … Read More

February is Earthquake Awareness Month

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•February 21, 2024• The worst earthquake in Illinois history occurred on December 17, 1811, and was so strong that it rang a church bell in a Cairo church in southern Illinois. It also blew smoke, sand, and coal 30 yards into the air and made the Mississippi River flow backward for a moment. “Not everyone in Illinois realizes that Illinois is susceptible to earthquakes because of the New Madrid Seismic Zone on the border with Missouri and the Wabash Valley Seismic Zone on our border with Indiana,” said Alicia Tate Nadeau, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office … Read More