New Program Seeks to Serve Low Resource and at-risk Rural Veterans
•July 20, 2022• Christ’s Food Pantry at the First Christian Church in Lovington is announcing the Reaching Rural Veterans initiative, a new effort that will help address needs of low-resource and at-risk rural veterans in Moultrie Co. The Reaching Rural Veterans events will take place every 3rd Thursday from 2-4 pm at 301 S. County St., Lovington. The Reaching Rural Veterans project is supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is facilitated by the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) at Purdue University. The project will provide grants, education and resources to food pantries in rural areas … Read More
Moultrie-Douglas 4-H Show Results
•July 20, 2022• General Projects Show Grand Champions Aerospace – Caden Kerner, Arcola Tuscola Barnyard 4-H Club Civic Engagement – Aaliyah Osborn, Sullivan, Moultrie County Shining Stars Clothing & Textiles – Sarina Voegel, Sullivan, Moultrie County Shining Stars Collectibles – Grace Walker, Tuscola, Barnyard 4-H Club Crops- Maddox Reedy, Tuscola, Atwood Hammond Prairie Dogs Electricity – Neil Walker, Tuscola, Barnyard 4-H Club Floriculture – Trinity Linstead, Tolono, Camargo Champs Food & Nutrition – Ellie Lehman, Sullivan, Moultrie County Shining Stars Geology – Carson Nixon, Bethany, Sunny Side Flea Flickers Vegetable Gardening – Miah Voegel, Sullivan, Moultrie County Shining Stars Natural … Read More
Facts for Families
•July 20, 2022• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator With social isolation having such negative consequences on people and seeming to have increased especially with the COVID pandemic, I thought it would be good to share this article I originally wrote in 2018. When children, teens and younger adults spend time with older adults, there are many benefits to everyone involved. Older adults can be great role models for children, while also passing on family stories, historical information and teaching the rituals and traditions of earlier times. Children can also improve their practical living skills and ability to problem-solve when … Read More
SDS Crew Treated To Ice Cream
Lake Land College News
•July 20, 2022• Summer Enrollment Trends Positive Lake Land College Summer enrollment is up nearly 9% as students take advantage of the historic $100 tuition guarantee and flexible scheduling options. With more than 1,400 students enrolled for summer, Lake Land is experiencing an 8.8% increase in headcount and an 8.1% in full time equivalency or FTE. In March 2022, the college announced in-district tuition would be reduced to $100 per credit hour for summer and the academic year beginning this fall. … Read More
Health Department Scheduling Back-to-School Immunizations
•July 20, 2022• Why schedule back-to-school immunizations now? If your children return to school in August, you don’t want to wait until the last minute to ensure they are ready. You may want to start thinking about their clothes, school supplies, and whatever else they need to begin their school year. The Moultrie County Health Department encourages you also to think ahead and schedule appointments for their vaccinations as you plan for your child’s return to school. If you wait until mid-August, your child may be delayed in getting the vaccines required to start school. What immunizations are required before … Read More
Obituaries 7-20-2022: Patricia Swarms
Patricia Swarms Patricia J. Swarms, 64, of Shelbyville, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, in Newman Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Newman. Patricia was born August 16, 1957, the fourth child of five, to James E. Farris Sr. and Martha A. (Kaiser) Farris. She attended school through junior high in Decatur. She then lived in Lakewood during her high school years, graduating from Shelbyville High School in 1975. … Read More
Obituaries 7-20-2022: Kimberly Manuel
Kimberly Manuel Kimberly Manuel, 57, of Lovington, passed away at 1:31 p.m., Friday, July 15, 2022, at her home in Lovington. Visitation will be held 5–7 p.m., Friday, July 22, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. No service will be held. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County Illinois PAWs. … Read More
Obituaries 7-20-2022: Ruth Adcock
Ruth Adcock Ruth A. Adcock of Hammond, Illinois, passed away in Decatur Memorial Hospital Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 1:12 p.m. Ruth was born April 3, 1954, in Effingham, Illinois, a daughter of Charles H. and Doris Jean (Lilley) Brewer. She graduated from Atwood-Hammond High School in 1972 and from Parkland College in Champaign in 1991. Ruth worked 20 years for the University of Illinois Office of Extension and Outreach and was a beloved wife to her husband, farmer Mark A. Adcock, for 47 beautiful years. … Read More