Remember When? 8-4-2021

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25 Years Ago This Week Scot Hollonbeck won a silver medal in the 1500 in the Olympic exhibition wheelchair race in Atlanta. Defending champion Claude Issoat of France edged out Hollonbeck in a race that took place in a downpour. Hollonbeck continued to stay in Atlanta for the 1996 Paralympic Games. Scot, the grandson of Lefty and Wilma Hollonbeck of rural Sullivan, holds the world record in the 800 meters and won two gold medals and a silver medal in the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. … Read More

Windsor Harvest Picnic Events Schedule

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•August 4, 2021• Thursday, August 19 4:00 pm Pork Chop Dinner by Windsor Harvest Picnic 5:00 pm Methodist Church Ice Cream Social 5:45 pm Patriotic Opening by Windsor American Legion 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm State of Grace 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Battle Creek Friday, August 20, 2021 5:00 pm Fish Dinner by Windsor Harvest Picnic 7:00 pm Welcome 7:00 pm Moe Bandy Saturday, August 21 6:00 am – 10:00 am Breakfast by Windsor FFA 7:00 am Check in for 5K Run 7:30 am 5K Run Begins 10:00 am Pedal Tractor Pull 2:00pm Parade forms at Windsor High School … Read More

New Masking Recommendations

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•August 4, 2021• The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced last Tuesday that it is fully adopting updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) masking recommendations to protect against COVID-19 and the Delta variant.CDC recommends that everyone, including fully vaccinated individuals, wear a mask in public indoor setting in areas with substantial and high transmission. CDC is also recommending universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. … Read More

Obituaries 8-4-2021: Norma Miller

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Norma Miller Norma J. Miller, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:09 p.m. Sunday August 1, 2021, in Mason Point in Sullivan. Private family graveside services will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Macon County Humane Society. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net … Read More

Two Story Outhouse Festival August 14

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•August 4, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Village of Gays is preparing for the first Two-Story Outhouse Festival to be held Saturday, August 14 at 815 Front Street. The day’s activities will begin with the Windsor FFA breakfast from 7-10 a.m. Ten and 20-mile Outhouse TP bike rides will leave and end at the village hall with registration from 7:30-8:30 a.m. August 14. Registration fee is $20 and may be paid the day of the event. For more information on the bike rides, contact Julie Miller at 217-460-0546. Vendor booths and food trucks will be available from 10 … Read More

Murals Painted on Old No. 1 and Windsor Pub

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•August 4, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Justin McWhorter, owner of McQuarter’s Pub, Wurst Place, Old No. 1 and Windsor Pub, is hoping to bring some life back into Windsor’s downtown. One way he is doing this is by having murals painted on the Old No. 1 and Windsor Pub. McWhorter and his general manager are friends with Jamie Stang of Stang Arts in Effingham. … Read More