Live Music in Allenville
•March 29, 2023• There will be live music on Friday, March 31 from 7mto 9 pm at the Allenville Community Building across from the white church. Music will be provided by Rob and The Rebels. … Read More
Rhodes Named to Dean’s List
•March 29, 2023• Keegan Rhodes, from Mattoon, was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2023 Winter Quarter. Rhodes is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are on the Dean’s List. Students who have maintained a 3.70 or higher receive “high honors.” … Read More
Mobile Food Pantry
•March 29, 2023• The University of Illinois Extension, in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Sullivan United Methodist Church, will host a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, April 19 from 4 to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a two week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. Sign up by Wednesday, April 12 by 4:30 pm by calling … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Billy Joe Robbins
Billy Joe Robbins Billy Joe Robbins, 87, of Bethany, passed away 7:41 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Monday, March 27, 2023, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Baptist Church, rural Bethany.Billy was born February 10, 1936, in Pine Knot, KY, the son of Jesse and Elsie (Anderson) Robbins. He married Arletta McDaniel on August 10, … Read More
Obituaries 3-22-2023: Melissa Lane
Melissa Lane Melissa Dawn Lane, 51, of Dalton City, passed away at 9:59 p.m., Friday, March 17, 2023, in her home. … Read More
Obituaries 3-22-2023: Dorothy McComas
Dorothy McComas Dorothy Ellen McComas passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the age of 95, while residing at Lakewood Senior Living in Boiling Springs, South Carolina. … Read More
MCHGS Presentation Focuses On Flora and Fauna of Lake Shelbyville
•March 22, 2023• by Crystal Reed Members of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society and other attendees heard a presentation on Flora and Fauna 1963 to Present at Lake Shelbyville on the evening of Thursday, March 16. The program was presented by Brock Key and Makayla Tinker, both Natural Resources Specialists with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville. Key began by sharing a brief history of the lake. Lake Shelbyville was authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938, and then World War II happened. Authorization was granted then from the Flood Control Act of 1958. … Read More
Remember When? 3-22-2023
25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan’s Water Department was notified by the Illinois Dept. of Public Health that it has been recognized for its public water supply’s high degree of compliance with the state’s Illinois Fluoridation Law maintained throughout 1997. The Sullivan Singers captured the second place trophy and won best crew award in competition against eight other high school show choirs in the Westosha Show Choir Invitational in Salem, Wis. … Read More
Take A Walk on the Wild Side
•March 22, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Guinness World Records has determined the verb “set” has more definitions than any other word. Some 430 senses of the verb are listed in the Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, published in 1989. It has the longest entry in the dictionary at 60,000 words — or the equivalent of a short paperback novel. We’re a little tight on space (and I imagine consciousness) to explore that in this column. But for some reason it got me thinking about a boring little word with a multitude of wonderful and very … Read More
Illinois Spring Trout Fishing Season Opens April 1 at 58 Locations Statewide
•March 22, 2023• The 2023 Illinois spring trout fishing season will open Saturday, April 1, at 58 ponds, lakes, and streams throughout the state. An early opportunity at selected trout sites – the spring catch-and-release fishing season – opened March 18. No trout may be kept during the catch-and-release fishing period, but anglers can keep trout after the opening of the regular season beginning April 1. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) stocks more than 80,000 rainbow trout each year in bodies of water where trout fishing is permitted during the spring season. An additional 80,000 trout will be … Read More