•January 25, 2023• The Millikin women’s basketball team picked up two more wins last week to improve to 15-3 overall and 8-0 and in first place in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW). The Big Blue won its 12th straight game on January 21 defeating Augustana College 81-63 at the Griswold Center. … Read More
•January 25, 2023• Shelby County Senior Center will be having a carryout only Valentine’s Day dinner on Tuesday, February 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Menu is baked steak, gravy, baked potato, green beans, roll, red velvet cupcake. Cost is $12 per dinner. Reservations required. Call 217-774-2251 between 9 am and 1 pm Monday-Thursday to get your name on the reservation list. … Read More
•January 25, 2023• Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity is accepting applications for the 2023 house build. Applications are open to qualifying individuals interested in residence specifically within Bethany or Sullivan, where donated properties are located. Requirements for Habitat for Humanity home ownership are: need for adequate shelter, ability to pay the monthly mortgage which averages between $450 and $550 per month (estimate based on 3 bedroom, 2 bath home), willing to invest 250-500 hours of sweat equity, attending educational classes for homeownership, decent and responsible credit, bankruptcy fully discharged for one year, no court ordered debt, all family members to … Read More
•January 25, 2023• Freshman Straight A Honor Roll: Anyssa Coffer, Mae Dawkins, Cora Emel, James Feldkamp, Logan Fleener, Mikaela Guest, Zaden Hussong, Devon Richardson, Marshall Robison, Madilyn Shonkwiler, Jnai Webb, Kolten Wiley, Nevaeh Wilson. High Honor Roll: Riane Bear, Lilly Bennett, Kate Bushue, Benjamin Butler, Joshua Cremeens, Emily Crosier, Aubrey Gingerich, Christopher Henry, Jalen Herschberger, Josie Herschberger, Mitchell Hooten, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Landon Jesse, Kharli Kelly, Eiley Poe, Harmony Ray, Aiden Ricca, Fallon Rose, Caden Saul, Carson Swinford, Brycen Wildman, Tristan Wright. … Read More
•January 25, 2023• On January 2nd and 3rd the Shelby County Retired Teachers Association presented six $100 mini grants, one to each of the school districts in the county. Classroom teachers submitted proposals in November and recipients were selected by a grant committee. Partial funding for the program came from a Community Day Event held in July at Monical’s Pizza of Shelbyville. SCRTA, a local unit of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, is pleased to be able to help current classroom teachers as well as retired educators. “We’re very proud of our county, our teachers and our retired teachers,” said … Read More
Velma Wignall Velma Pauline “Pat” Wignall, 94, formerly of Ottumwa, Iowa and Sullivan, died at 6:25 p.m., January 19, 2023, at Shawnee Colonial Estates in Shawnee, Okla. … Read More
Sara Rutledge Sara D. Rutledge, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. … Read More
Erica Peters Erica Lynn Peters, 35, of Mattoon, passed away at 4:36 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. … Read More