•August 25 2021• The Okaw Valley girls’ and boys’ golf teams competed in separate meets Thursday, Aug. 19. The boys’ team played in a triangular against Villa Grove and Windsor Stewardson Strasburg. The Timberwolves won the meet with the low score of 189. Villa Grove followed with 235, and WSS finished with 249. … Read More
•August 25 2021• The C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation, as administrator of the Home Energy Assistance Program in Christian, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Moultrie, and Shelby counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and electric bills and furnace assistance. The program will begin September 1, 2021, for all income-eligible households. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through May 31, 2022. There will be no priority groups this program year. Households in need are encouraged to apply. … Read More
Wilma Swango Wilma Alice Swango, 101, of Charleston, passed away at 12:35 p.m., Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Mason Point in Sullivan. … Read More
Anna Sager Anna Jane Sager, 94, of Sullivan, passed away 8:50 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Green Gardens Estates in Sullivan. … Read More
•August 25 2021• Braxton E. Wilder, 25, Decatur has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. At a hearing on August 20, 2021, Judge Jeremy Richey accepted a plea in which Wilder pled guilty to the offense of: Robbery, a Class 2 Felony, Moultrie County case 20-CF-48. … Read More
•August 25 2021• Robert Buck, 78, of Findlay celebrated his retirement from the fire service on Saturday at the Findlay American Legion. The day was made even more special with a visit from State Representative Brad Halbrook who presented a resolution from the Illinois House of Representatives in recognition of Buck’s years of service. Buck began his service with the Shelby Fire District in 1980 and became in EMT in 1984 and worked on the Township Aid Ambulance for the Iroquois Memorial Hospital. He later became an EMT Intermediate and Firefighter 2. Buck served as the President of the Eastern … Read More
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Aug. 30 – Pork chop in Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Lima Beans, Roll, Cranberries Aug. 31 – Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Romaine Lettuce Salad, Seasoned Green Beans, Roll, Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Sept. 1 – Saucy Ham Loaf, Sweet Potatoes, Seasoned Peas, Cornbread, Overnight Fruit Salad Sept. 2 – BBQ Meatballs, Scalloped Potatoes, Spinach, Texas Toast, Chunky Applesauce Sept. 3 – Baked Chicken, Vegetable Rice Pilaf, Harvard Beets, Whole Grain Wheat, Tropical Fruit … Read More