•December 9, 2020• Planters Precision, an innovative precision ag company owned by The Equity, is excited to announce its acquisition of H & H Precision, a Precision Planting and Yetter Equipment dealer located east of Gays, Illinois. H & H Precision will operate as a new location for Planters Precision. … Read More
•December 9, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Writer The News Gazette announced its 2020 All-Area girls’ swimming and diving teams. Swimmers from two area teams earned honors. Shelbyville junior Gabrielle Spain, who swims for the Sullivan/Shelbyville/Okaw Valley cooperative team, earned first team honors. Spain rated second in the 200-yard individual medley (2:17.51 seconds), third in the 100 backstroke (1:02.52) and fifth in the 50 freestyle (26.18). … Read More
Ivan Moon Ivan LaMarre Moon, 83, of Bethany, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur with his wife by his side. … Read More
•December 9, 2020• by Crystal Reed NP Writer 2020 has been a rough year for the Little Theatre on the Square. The theatre shut down on March 16 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However they want to bring some holiday cheer to those in the community with a virtual show. The Little Theatre on the Square Virtual Christmas Card is a virtual show that will be available for online purchase after Dec 9 and includes the talents of over 65 people from previous productions at the theatre and Future Stars program. … Read More
•December 9, 2020• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Moultrie County Food Pantry received a gift the day before Thanksgiving, a brand new 6×8 storage shed that is secure. The previous shed that the food pantry had was small and there was no place to put anything but they now have tripled their storage area. The shed was given to the organization by Zak Horn. The donation couldn’t have come at a better time according to Michelle Hooks, CEFS Outreach Coordinator for the Moultrie County said. “We just added two new offices so we didn’t have as much room to … Read More
•December 9, 2020• Applications are being accepted by the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) for the 2021 Conservation Achievement Scholarship program. The ICF awards the annual Conservation Achievement Scholarships to encourage the next generation of leaders to preserve and enhance a sustainable outdoor environment. … Read More
•December 9, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Writer The Herald and Review announced its winner of the Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year: Layton Hall. Hall had an honored four-year career at Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond in which he earned a trip to the state finals the first three years and would have earned another trip this season. Hall’s personal-record time was achieved in the first meet of the season. … Read More
•December 9, 2020• The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging everyone six months and older who has not yet received the seasonal flu vaccine to get it this week as part of National Influenza Vaccination Week. “This year it is more important than ever to get your flu shot to help avoid being co-infected with flu and COVID-19,” said IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “Not only could being infected with both a flu virus and the virus that causes COVID-19 result in severe health complications for individuals, it also places a tremendous burden on our health care system … Read More
Lena Graves Lena Marie Graves, 84, of Sullivan, passed away at 6 a.m. Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Mason Point in Sullivan. … Read More