Remember When? 11-3-2021

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25 Years Ago This Week The Moultrie-Douglas Extension soybeans variety plots had been harvested. The soybean variety plot, planted by Yoder Farms on the Marvin Jones farm two and one-half miles north of Arthur, averaged 46.3 bushels per acre. Yields in the plot ranged from 40.5 to 51.5 per acre. Sullivan High School, one of 12 schools in Moultrie, Christian and Montgomery counties competing in the sectional FFA Soil Judging Constest won the sectional with a total of 1,563 points and Shaun Casteel of Lovington, a member of the Sullivan FFA, earned the top individual score overall with 532. Also … Read More

Ambucs Halloween Parade and Costume Contest

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•November 3, 2021• The Ambucs Halloween parade and costume contest was held on Friday, October 29 in the Sullivan High School gymnasium. Ten finalists were chosen. They were Jason, Jennifer and Herschel Grindstaff as Banana, Bat and Pineapple, Nora and Angela Hill as Beauty and the Beast, Blayne Hill as Pac Man, Mike, Xander, Axel and Jaxon Cain as Cowboy family, Adah Ray-Alan as Cabbage Patch Kid, Logan Taylor as a gnome, Craig, Kara, Charlie and Maverick Moffett as Frozen family, Rebecca Bentley and Synthea Doss as Dinosaur Skeletons, Gabriella and Kyle Dobbs as Tooth Fairy and Tooth and Hannah … Read More

Too Many Fluffernutter Sandwiches Will Give You A Dad Bod

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•November 3, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer How serendipitous! Just as I was about to start typing something/anything here today, I received an email from the good folks at Merriam-Webster with the news that they have added 455 words and definitions. You read that right: 455. If this isn’t evidence that language changes, I don’t know what is. Without further ado, here is a look at some of my favorites: • Fluffernutter When I was in elementary school there was a boy who lived across the street and two houses down from us. We were good friends, but … Read More

Correction

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•November 3, 2021• In last week’s City Council story, under Commissioner Fowler’s report, the article said that a boring crew was installing underground piping in the north trailer park. The article incorrectly stated that it was Zach Horn’s boring crew it was actually a boring crew of Zach Seabaugh’s. We regret the error. … Read More

First Facilitation Meeting Held, Committee Members Elected

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•November 3, 2021• by Ariana Cherry NP Writer At the most recent meeting of the ALAH School Board, Superintendent Shannon Cheek reported they had received a kickback of $880 from Sarah Bush Lincoln since students and the community utilize their services. “Eight hundred and eighty dollars is helpful for sure,” said Cheek. He also informed the board that the district received another payment from transportation, but it was for last year. Cheek informed the board about the Southern Illinois Purchasing Cooperative (SIPC). It provides an opportunity to purchase janitorial items and other supplies through Home Depot. “It may provide us … Read More

Facts for Families: Meals in the Field

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•November 3, 2021• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator In our area the harvest season continues with those long hours and irregular mealtimes for farm families. Extension Educator Mary Liz Wright wrote this article about feeding those out in the fields safely. Mary Liz says: for generations, families have packed food into their cars to share a meal with those working in the field. We must remember that just as we need to fuel and tune up the equipment, the same thing is true for our bodies. We want to make sure we are giving our bodies what they need—no … Read More