Turkeys Donated to Moultrie County Food Pantry
Coles County Barbershop Chorus Concerts
•November 23, 2022• For the 30th year, the Coles County Barbershop Chorus (CCC) will present two concerts on Sunday, December 4th. The first performance will start at 3 pm at Wesley United Methodist Church, 2206 4th Street in Charleston and the second concert starts at 7 pm at the United Christian Church, 200 E Lafayette in Mattoon. The 30 man chorus with three quartets and two ensembles will present the free one hour program with secular songs like Jingle Bells and spiritual songs such as Go Tell It On the Mountain, Carol of the Bells, Drummer Boy and O Holy Night. Several … Read More
SOV Football Team Awards Banquet Held
•November 23, 2022• The SOV Football Team recently held their awards banquet for the 2022 season. This year’s Team Award winners were: Most Valuable Offensive Linemen: Wyatt Poyner Most Valuable Defensive Linemen: Jace Rickey Most Valuable Offensive Skill Position Player: Cooper Christensen Most Valuable Defensive Skill Position Player: Aiden Ballinger … Read More
Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest
•November 23, 2022• The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is inviting fifth and sixth grade writers and artists from around Illinois to participate in this year’s Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest. The contest theme for the 2023 awards is “Environmental Justice: A Healthy Environment for All!” focusing on understanding environmental justice and how it relates to healthy communities. In addition to the annual contest for fifth and sixth grade students, Illinois EPA has launched its first annual High School Poster, Poetry, and Essay Contest. The theme for the 2023 high school program is “Environmental Justice: A Healthy Community for All – … Read More
October Students of the Month
Facts for Families: Manage holiday stress
•November 23, 2022• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator With the anticipation of the holidays, there can also be that feeling of dread – how are you going to get everything done on an already busy schedule? For many people, the extensive preparations they engage in to pull off those picture-perfect holidays create so much stress, that they can’t even enjoy themselves. The “picture-perfect” part is where much of the stress originates from. Many of us want everything to be “just right” and try to pattern our holiday plans with visions of TV specials, Norman Rockwell prints, and Martha Stewart … Read More
Amish Barn Raising Preserves History from 1879
•November 23, 2022• By Daniel Grant FarmWeek The sight of a barn going up in the heart of Amish country in Douglas County is an exciting step for the future of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center (IAHC). But the recent raising of the nearly 150-year-old structure also serves as a trip back in time for those involved in the project and anyone who visits the site. “There’s a lot of educational opportunities. Yes, this is for the Illinois Amish Heritage Center but, for central Illinois, a lot of this is about agriculture, how it’s evolved and how it will continue … Read More
Honor Drive Held for Shoni Anderson
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
•November 23, 2022• Lung cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers worldwide, claiming more lives yearly than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Many people consider lung cancer a “smoker’s disease” as well as assume it is mostly a cancer found in men. However, while it is true that smoking is the top cause of lung cancer by a large margin, approximately 15 to 20% of cases in the U.S. happen in people who have never smoked or have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their life. Being exposed to secondhand smoke can play a part, as … Read More