•January 25, 2023• Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive on Wednesday, February 8 from 9 am to 2 pm with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be held at 809 S. Hamilton St., inside meeting room. To donate, contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Appointments are required. … Read More
•January 25, 2023• A Soup-er Bowl Luncheon will be held on Sunday, February 12 from 10:30 am to 1 pm at the Windsor Community Center. Lunch is paid for by donation. Menu is chili, oyster soup and potato soup, hamburgers and pork burgers and desserts and drinks. The meal will support the Windsor Harvest Picnic. … Read More
•January 25, 2023• The Bethany Celebration Chili Cookoff will be held on February 25 at the Bethany American Legion. Sign ins are 4:30 to 5 pm with the cookoff open to the public from 5 to 7 pm. Categories are spicy, traditional, bean, no bean and vegetarian. Entry fee is $10 per chili. Prize categories are hottest, most unique, best overall. There will be cash prizes, gift cards and more. To register e-mail bethanycelebration@gmail.com or find them on Facebook. All entry fees are due by February 20. They also invite the public to come out and sample the chili entries … Read More
•January 25, 2023• The Moultrie County Farm Bureau has announced that applications are available for the Charles B. Shuman Memorial Scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to a resident of Moultrie County who is a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled in a University or Community College. The successful applicant should be of good moral character and exhibit potential for successful completion of a course of study in agriculture or related fields. In addition to academic performance, extra curricular and community involvement will also be considered in the selection process. Applications for the scholarship may be obtained from … Read More
Velda LaVerne Betzler Velda LaVerne Betzler, 91, of Sullivan, passed away 12:20 a.m. Saturday, January 21, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at the Sullivan Church of God. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Velda was born on January 28, 1931, Rucker, MO; the daughter of Elmer Lou … Read More
Sara Rutledge Sara D. Rutledge, 78, of Sullivan, passed away 12:35 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2023, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the New Life Church in Sullivan or to the donor’s choice. Sara was born on December 24, 1944, in Glasgow, KY; the daughter of William B. and Willion Dean (Powell) Hurt. Sara married George … Read More
•January 18, 2023• Students begin a new school year hoping to do their best in the classroom. When those hopes are overcome by academic struggles, students may need a little help to get back on track. Students and their parents must keep in mind that no school year is derailed by a poor performance in the year’s opening months. There’s plenty of time for students to rebound, and the following are some ways for students to get back on strong academic footing. • Make it a collective effort. Rebounding from a difficult start to the school year may require a … Read More
•January 18, 2023• One hour of time off would accrue for every 40 hours worked By Nika Schoonover Capitol News Illinois nschoonover@ capitolnewsillinois.com A bill that would guarantee a minimum of 40 hours of paid leave per year for all Illinois workers passed both chambers of the General Assembly Tuesday and will soon head to Gov. JB Pritzker, who says he will sign it. Under Senate Bill 208, workers begin to earn paid leave on their first day at a rate of one hour of leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours of paid leave for the … Read More