Gary Rabine Bus Tour Stops in Arthur

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•August 25 2021• Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, was in Arthur on Tuesday, August 17 as part of a two-day bus tour through downstate Illinois leading up to Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair where he emphasized the failed policies of the past and how they will only result in more failed outcomes for Illinois families. “Illinois is never going to fix its problem by electing the same kind of woke, liberal politicians,” Rabine said. “Failed career politicians have declared a war on families. Whether it’s nonsense mandates, or debilitating tax increases or their horrific approach to crime, … Read More

OV Sports Brief

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•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

C.E.F.S. Announces the Start of the Energy Assistance Program

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•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

Macon County Man Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

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•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

Buck Retires After Over 40 Years of Volunteer Fire and EMS Service

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•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