•September 21, 2022• Lake Land College will be hosting a Health & Public Services Open House on Tuesday, October 4 from 6-8 p.m. The event will begin at the Theatre in the Luther Student Center on campus in Mattoon. … Read More
•September 21, 2022• Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) is implementing a variety of events in September in Moultrie County for recovery month. 100 resource bags have been created to hand out to community members to assist those in need. The bags contain various hygienic items, positive recovery materials, and a box of Narcan. The resource bags will be able to provide those in need with resources that are important to their mental and physical health. … Read More
•September 21, 2022• On Tuesday, September 13, Arthur Christian School began the process of an expansion for the campus with the groundbreaking of a new 60,000 square foot building. The new building will include an Early Learning Center, an auditorium, a secondary gymnasium, a Junior High & High School wing with increased vocational educational opportunities, among other upgrades and expansions. The goal is not just to grow for growth’s sake, but to answer the question of how can we provide the best opportunities for our students while upholding the mission our school was built on. Founded in 1946, Arthur Christian … Read More
•September 21, 2022• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is offering additional deer hunting opportunities at Whitley Creek Recreation Area in Moultrie County for disabled deer hunters holding a state issued P2A card. Disabled hunters will be able to reserve two of 4 blinds in the closed Recreation Area during archery deer season. All four blinds were built by Boy Scouts to earn their Eagle Scout status. These 4 blinds allow disabled hunters that would like to archery hunt to have an easily accessible area in which to deer hunt. Hunting will be allowed by permit only … Read More
•September 21, 2022• By Capital News Illinois Vice President Kamala Harris came to Chicago Friday, Sept. 16, to rally voters who support abortion rights and urge them to turn out in the upcoming midterm elections. Speaking at a roundtable discussion on reproductive rights at the University of Illinois Chicago, Harris said the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has put abortion rights at the forefront in races up and down the ballot. Harris was joined at the event by Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, U.S. Rep. Danny Davis and a number … Read More
Ronald Robinson Ronald G. ‘Ronnie’ Robinson, 76, of Sullivan, passed away at 2: 44 p.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2022, in Aspen Creek in Sullivan. … Read More
Timothy Roberts Sr. Timothy Squire Roberts, Sr., 69, of Lovington, passed away at 11:05 p.m., Sunday, September 11, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More
Larry Loy Larry D. Loy, 80, of Hammond, passed away at 3:02 p.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 20, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Hammond Community Booster Club. … Read More
Robert “Mike” Foley Robert Michael “Mike” Foley, 68, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 9:22 a.m., Thursday, September 15, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, September 19, in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in St. Isidore Cemetery in Bethany. Memorials may be made to American Kidney Foundation or American Heart Association. … Read More
•September 21, 2022• By Kay Shipman Farm Week Agriculture education supporters learned a youth organization helps students learn about agricultural careers even if their school doesn’t offer ag classes. Ebony Webber, CEO of National Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), discussed the organization and its youth chapters with the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) in Chicago. The group toured Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences (CHSAS) and heard from faculty and administrators. Increasing the number of urban students interested in agriculture-related careers is an ongoing goal for ILCAE and others involved with agriculture education. One … Read More