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•May 12, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I love to learn new words. Or, as is often the case, relearn words I’d looked up before and forgotten. I swear my vocabulary stopped growing organically about 35 years ago. Adding to it is a constant struggle. I check out e-books from my library, and if I’m tripped up by a word I don’t know (or can’t remember), I touch the screen and up pops a definition. I do miss curling up with a good book, but curling up with an iPad is less cumbersome than curling up with a … Read More

Lake Shelbyville Kids Fishing Tournament

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•May 12, 2021• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville and Friends of Lake Shelbyville is hosting a free fishing tournament for children 12 and under on Saturday, June 5 at Opossum Pond. The pond is located near the entrance to the Opossum Creek Recreation Area. Participants must pre-register by calling (217) 774-3951 ext. 2, or email lakeshelbyville@usace.army.mil. Information needed: name of participant, age of participant on event day, name of parent/guardian, and phone number for parent/guardian. Registration check in begins at 8:30 a.m. for the age 6 and under category, and participants will fish from 9:00 to … Read More

Obituaries 5-12-2021: Sonja Cantu

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Sonja Cantu Sonja Cleon Winchester Cantu, 76, of Allenville, passed away at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday, May 4, 2021, at her home in Allenville. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, May 14, at French Cemetery in Allenville. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Sullivan or the donor’s choice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is handling arrangements. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Barbara Anne Maynard

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Barbara Anne Maynard Barbara Anne Maynard, 85, of Sullivan passed away 6:08 a.m. Friday, May 7, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, is in care of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Moultrie County Illinois PAWs:10 Leisure Acres, Sullivan, 61951 Barbara was born February 17, 1936, in Pumpkin Center, IN, she was raised by her grandparents, Gordon and Eula Dale Holmes. She married John Wayne Maynard in Quincy, he preceded her in death on April 1, 2018. She enjoyed her … Read More

ALAH Looks to Return to “Pre-Covid Schedules” Next School Year

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Planning for all students to return to in-person learning •May 5, 2021• by Ariana Cherry NP Writer “I am pretty proud of where we are. We are in good shape. I feel pretty confident we will continue to move in that direction,” noted Superintendent Shannon Cheek when he presented COVID-19 updates to the board during his superintendent’s report. At the time of the meeting, there were 16 students who were in quarantine and only one student in quarantine due to a positive test. No staff was in quarantine. Since August 19, the district has had only 75 positive cases among … Read More