Obituaries 8-11-2021: Jerry Friesner
Jerry Friesner Jerry W. Friesner of Decatur, formerly of Bethany and Newton, passed away at 5:45 a.m., Tuesday December 8, 2020, in his residence with his family. … Read More
Evacuate, Everyone! But Don’t All Flush At Once
•August 11, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer The headline read “Seventy employees evacuated, three hospitalized after ammonia leak at Wheeling pizza factory.” All of you anal-retentive types probably shuddered at the thought. One of them was staff writer Russell Lissau. “When people evacuate, they’re emptying their bowels,” he wrote to me. “When buildings evacuate, it means all the people have left. I learned that one on ‘The Wire,’ Season 5.” For the unindoctrinated, “The Wire” was a gritty HBO cop show set in Baltimore. It spent some of its final season in a fictionalized Baltimore Sun newsroom. (The … Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to Auction off Impounded Deer Stands
•August 11, 2021• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a silent auction for impounded deer stands and climbing sticks on Saturday, August 21st from 8:30 –11:00 a.m. at the government vehicle compound south of the Lake Shelbyville Administration Building. Approximately 80 climbing sticks and tree stands to include climbing stands, single and buddy ladder stands, portable lock-ons and climbing sticks will be auctioned. … Read More
Utilities More Affordable for Illinois’ Households with Low Incomes
•August 11, 2021• On Thursday, July 29, Governor Pritzker signed SB265 into law expanding the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and increasing access to the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP). The PIPP is a companion program to LIHEAP which addresses utility affordability by allowing qualified participants to pay no more than 6% of their monthly income for electric and gas utility services as well as receive forgiveness of 1/12 of their total utility debt for each on time monthly payment. … Read More
Reunion Band to Perform Benefit
•August 11, 2021• By Ellen Ferrara NP Writer Do you miss that great, ol’ time rock and roll music? Then pull up a lawn chair at the Bethany American Legion on Friday, August 20 from 6-8 p.m. and rock out with the former Villagettes to the great songs of the 60’s and 70’s. The event is a fundraiser for the American Legion with pork burgers or a hot dog, chips and a cookie for $5.00. Beverages are also available, and all proceeds from the food sales go directly to the Bethany American Legion. If you grew up in Bethany around … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
City Council Amends Personnel Policy for City Employees
•August 11, 2021• By Crystal Reed NP Writer During Monday’s meeting, the City Council unanimously approved an amendment to the personnel policy for city of Sullivan employees. The amendment says that an employee shall receive 40 hours of vacation on his first day of employment for use in the following year. The resolution took effect immediately and applies retroactively to any active full-time employee who is currently in his first year of employment. In addition, the resolution says that an employee shall be allowed to carry any unused vacation hours credited to him on his first day of employment for … Read More
Sullivan Sports Schedules
•August 11, 2021• Sullivan-Okaw Valley Football Boys Varsity All games start at 7:00 pm 8/27 vs Nokomis High School (JFL Recognition Night) 9/3 @ Newton High School 9/10 @ Tuscola High School … Read More