•January 18, 2023• Applications for Sarah Bush Lincoln Volunteer Guild scholarships are now available. The applications are available online at www.sarahbush.org/volunteerservices, and all completed applications must be submitted online by April 15. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Moultrie County Board passed a resolution during their regular meeting on Thursday, January 12, that makes Moultrie County a sanctuary county. The resolution was a response to the “Protect Illinois Communities” Act that was passed a few days before the board meeting. It also opposes any similar bill(s) that may come about in the future. The resolution passed with Billy Voyles being absent. At the beginning of the meeting, board member Marsha Kirby presented Rick Matthews who served the county for 17 years. He retired at the end of last year. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• by Crystal Reed A new place for teens to spend time after school in Windsor will be opening on Wednesday, February 1, but will have an open house on Saturday, January 28, for the community. According to Lara Owens, Hope House is a place to go after school for children entering seventh grade through their senior year. Owens and her husband Ken and Amy Greuel have teamed up to take the idea from a concept to reality. Lara remembers moving to Windsor from Evansville, Indiana years back. Her daughter attended Windsor schools from sixth grade to high school and during … Read More
•January 18, 2023• Project H.E.L.P. will be holding a preschool roundup on Thursday, February 2 at the United Methodist Church, 128 East Illinois in Arthur. Project H.E.L.P. and the Arthur School District offer developmental screenings to provide parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings will also be provided free of charge. For an appointment call Arthur Grade School at 217-543-2109. Signed parent/guardian permission is required. Screenings are required for possible enrollment in the Project H.E.L.P. preschool classroom. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Sullivan United Methodist Church, will hold a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, February 8 from 4 pm to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 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, February 1 by 4:30 pm by … Read More
•January 18, 2023• Lovington Community Ambulance will have their annual meeting on January 19, 2023 at 8 pm in the ambulance building. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• Findlay Fire and Ambulance Association will host a soup supper on Saturday, February 4 from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Cost is $7 donation. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• The Bethany Theta Psi and the American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the Bethany Firehouse on February 14th from 2-6 p.m. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling 1-800-733-2767 or through RedCrossBlood.org. There’s an urgent need for blood of all types. One donation can save at least 3 lives. Be a hero. Donate. … Read More
•January 18, 2023• In the Year in Review that ran in our Wednesday, January 4 edition the entry on Moultrie County Clerk Georgia C. England’s resignation was misworded. We apologize for the error. The entry should have read that England resigned towards the end of the monthly county board meeting. Her resignation letter noted that the courthouse had become a toxic environment and that partisan politics had no place in local elected offices. … Read More