ALAH School Board Approves $0.25 Increase to School Lunches

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•July 5, 2023• by Ariana R. Cherry After several years of not adjusting lunch prices, the ALAH School Board approved a $0.25 increase at their school board meeting held Wednesday, June 21. The school district is currently looking at a loss of $17,000 due to unpaid lunch bills, increases in food and operating expenses. With the new increase, the cost of elementary student lunches will be $3.15, and the cost for junior high and high school will be $3.25. There also is a $0.10 raise for the cost of breakfast. Superintendent Shannon Cheek stated that for the district to break … Read More

Monthly Quarter Madness

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•July 5, 2023• Moultrie County Monthly Quarter Madness will hold their July Quarter Auction on Wednesday, July 12. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion. Sullivan Boy Scout Troop 39, the charity of the month, is an organization that provides youth with leadership skills using core values and character development. They are also faith based and allow each scout to follow their own religious path. Funds raised would be used to purchase camping supplies such as food items because scouts love to eat. Or may also be applied to rank and merit badge patches. At the July … Read More

Obituaries 7-5-2023: Raymond Bunfill

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Raymond Bunfill Raymond Lozelle Bunfill went home to be with his Lord and Savior June 25, 2023 at 7:10 a.m. at Carriage Crossing Senior Living in Arcola, Ill. under Transitions Hospice Care. Raymond Lozelle Bunfill was born near Cooperstown in Brown County, Ill.. February 3, 1926 to Thomas Raymond {Ray} and Ethel Mae Herren Bunfill. He attended the Cooperstown, Perry and Hill grade schools in Brown County and the Hersman and Brown County Community High School and graduated in 1943. … Read More

Vacation Bible School

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•July 5, 2023• Smyser Christian Church will be hosting “Backstage with the Bible” VBS July 17-21 from 6-8 p.m. each night. VBS is for children entering preschool-5th grade. The closing program will take place on Friday July 21st from 6-8 p.m.. All families of VBS students are invited to attend the closing program. For more information and to register please visit smysercc.com/kids … Read More

Food Drive for Local Veterans Being Held

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•July 5, 2023• The East Central Illinois Red Cross Club, in conjunction with the South-Central Illinois Region of the American Red Cross, is gathering items needed by local veterans. Their food drive will run from July 3 through July 10 and items may be dropped off at Kirby Foods in Sullivan and at The Houser Agency – Country Financial at 1102 W. Jackson Street in Sullivan. … Read More

Obituaries 7-5-2023: Louise O’Melia

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Louise O’Melia Louise O’Melia, 89, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:24 a.m., Friday, June 30, 2023, in Aspen Creek in Sullivan. Graveside services were 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 5, at Oak Grove Cemetery in rural Bethany with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. … Read More

The Ins and Outs of Unnecessary Words

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•July 5, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Last week we looked at how jargon can create roadblocks in our writing, how it can turn off or confuse readers. This week, it’s all about ridding our writing of unnecessary words. Again, this comes in the form of a letter to the staff I’m sharing with you. As with jargon, unnecessary words make reading a slog. And we know online readers, at least, appreciate it when we get to the point. It’s demoralizing to learn how short readers’ attention spans are. In some cases, the average digital reader moves on … Read More