A Look Back…10-22-2025

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2015 Mid Illinois Senior Services and Peace Meal hosted a Veterans Appreciation Luncheon on Monday, November 16th. Veterans and their spouses ate for free.  Aging heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems and spongy rooftops were discussed at the Sullivan Community Unit #300 school board meeting on October 13th. Maintenance director Kevin Landrus explained the elementary, middle, and high schools had places where water had pooled, damaging roofs. He also pointed out that air conditioning systems were gaining age and becoming costly to maintain, noting two units in the high school gym were not working at all. The 2015 Artoberfest winners … Read More

Making Halloween treats safer for our kids

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Here are a few simple tricks to help your children enjoy their Halloween treats •October 22, 2025• by Angela Hogan Halloween is an exciting time for kids. They look forward to wearing their costumes. They also anticipate the delicious Halloween treats they’ll collect during their trick-or-treat activities. However, as parents, it’s crucial to ensure our children remain safe during this holiday. In this article, we’ll share some “tricks” to help you prioritize their safety. Halloween Should Be Fun and Safe For many, Halloween is a fun way to welcome the fall season. Unfortunately, the costumes, activities, and even the treats … Read More

MCHGS guest speaker: Alice Durbin

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•October 22, 2025• The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society monthly meeting was held October 16th at the History Center in Sullivan. The featured speaker was Alice Durbin, a Moultrie County native. Alice was a dental hygienist and was instrumental in bringing modern dental practices to Kosovo, an Eastern European country. She told those attendance that she got involved in war-torn Kosovo in 2001 when she visited the area for the first time to set up a dental clinic. … Read More

Bethany High School Alumni Banquet 

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•October 22, 2025• Photo Submitted Officers: Libby Larkin Booker, Diane Foster Waggoner, Nancy Sowers Mueller, Rita Kesterson Seelow The 94th annual Bethany High School Alumni Banquet was held on October 11th at the Okaw Valley High School gymnasium, with nearly 90 in attendance. Diane Foster Waggoner, Class of 1983, welcomed the alumni and friends to the banquet, and Bart Spencer, Class of 1980, gave the opening prayer. Terry Muzzy, Class of 1966, gave a Military Recognition and talked about the Wall of Honor with pictures of Bethany School graduates who served in the military.  Photo Submitted Dave Overlot, speaker. The … Read More

OVSD Veterans Day event 

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•October 22, 2025• Okaw Valley Community Unit School District invites all Veterans and their family members to a Veterans Day program at Okaw Valley High School in Bethany on Tuesday, November 11th. A breakfast will be provided to all who attend, beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria, and a short assembly will follow at 9:15 a.m. The assembly will feature the Okaw Valley School District band and chorus students, and a keynote speaker.  The students and staff at Okaw Valley thank all Veterans for their acts of courage and devotion to the ideals that have served to guide our … Read More

Narcan training at ETML

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•October 22, 2025• On Monday, October 27th, at noon at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, 2 W Water Street in Sullivan, Moultrie County ROSC will be providing Narcan training at no cost. Narcan, also known as Nalaxone, is a life-saving medication used to reverse an opioid overdose. ROSC will be teaching those in attendance how to administer the medication and answer questions. Contact (217) 549-7427, or skylark@hourhouserecovery.org with questions. This event is funded in whole or in part by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Peggy Harmon

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Peggy Dorothea Harmon, 75, of Arthur died Sunday, October 19, 2025, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana surrounded by her family. Celebration of life services will be held 11:00 am on Saturday at the Arthur United Methodist Church with Pastor Jill Bunker officiating. Visitation will be 5-7p.m. Friday at the church and one hour prior to the service on Saturday. Burial will follow at the Arthur Cemetery. Shrader Funeral Home, Arthur, is assisting the family with arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Arthur United Methodist Church, Backpack Program and Arthur EMT Association. Peggy was born on August 4, 1950, in … Read More

Keep pets safe this Halloween 

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•October 15, 2025• Halloween is an annual celebration that many children and adults look forward to each year. From the mysterious and the macabre to the goofy and gregarious, Halloween speaks to people in many different ways. And with the opportunity to accumulate several pounds of sugary treasure after a few hours of trick-or-treating, is it any wonder celebrants love Halloween? While Halloween hijinks may be ideal fun for plenty of ghosts and ghouls, companion animals may not be so enthusiastic come October 31. In fact, Halloween can be a source of stress and even dangerous for many pets. Here … Read More