Remember When? 12-9-2020

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25 Years Ago This Week It was no coincidence that State Rep. Julie Curry announced her re-election plans at a school. The Decatur Democrat made the announcement last week at Decatur’s Ida Coppenbarger Elementary School as a way of emphasizing her theme that public service is about creating a brighter and safer future for our children. If you thought you saw Sullivan on national tv you were probably right. The traveling broadcasters from the FX national cable channel were due at Scot England’s home in Sullivan for a live satellite uplink to the channel’s Personal FX show, a program on … Read More

Menu 12-9-2020

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Dec. 14 – Pork Burger Sandwich, Baked Beans, Spinach, Bun, Cranberry oatmeal Cookie Dec. 15 – Meatloaf, Creamed Peas and Potatoes, Tomatoes and Zucchini, Whole Grain Wheat (1), Peaches Dec. 16 – Creamed Chicken with Green Onions & Pimento, Warm Black-Eyed Pea Salad, Biscuit, Sliced Pineapple Dec. 17 – Beef Stroganoff over Noodles, Corn, Creamy Coleslaw, Whole Grain Wheat, Warm Fruit Compote Dec. 18 – Roasted Turkey, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Seasoned Green Beans, Dressing, Pumpkin Pie … Read More

Food Pantry Candy Fundraiser Breaks Record

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•December 9, 2020• The Moultrie County Food Pantry candy fundraiser broke a record with the amount of candy sold and the amount of money to be donated to the pantry from the sales. The Moultrie County Food Pantry teamed up with Flesor’s Candy Kitchen again this year for the fundraiser, which was done through mail order to the COVID-19 pandemic. Flesor’s Candy Kitchen will be writing a check to the Moultrie County Food Pantry for $1,700, which is 20% of the total sales. All candy orders will be available for pick-up at Catherine’s Gallery on December 16. … Read More

Capital Recap: Pritzker Says State Far From Out Of ‘Danger Zone’

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•December 9, 2020• By Capitol News Illinois Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have fallen from their second-wave highs, but the death toll from the disease continues to mount. While Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday he was encouraged by the trend in the 18 days since the state levied Tier 3 mitigations, he added, “the numbers still have a long way to go to move away from what could reasonably be called the danger zone.” “In other words, the surge on top of a surge that national experts have said might define the holiday season is still the focus of our attention,” Pritzker … Read More

Early Deadlines

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•December 9, 2020• The Moultrie County News Progress and The Fish Wrap will have early holiday deadlines for advertising and news. For the Wednesday, Dec. 23 edition of the News Progress and Dec. 24 edition of The Fish Wrap deadline is noon Friday, Dec. 18. The following week Wednesday, December 30 and December 31 edition deadlines are noon Wednesday, December 23. Have a Happy Holiday! … Read More

This Has Been an Interminable, Irredeemable Year

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•December 9, 2020• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer If you had to choose one word to sum up 2020, what would it be? Interminable? Irredeemable? Abominable? Guano? These are definitely in my Top 10. Come to think of it, these are probably the one-word reviews of my column on Twitter. But if you work for Merriam-Webster and you have a tradition of coming up with a Word of the Year, you look beyond yourself and do some statistical analysis of words that people are looking up in your online dictionary in increasing numbers. … Read More

Covid-19 Update

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•December 9, 2020• The Moultrie County COVID-19 update for December 5-7, 2020 is 46 additional cases of COVID-19 with ages ranging from 1-101. The total residents tested positive to date is 1,006. Total COVID-19 related deaths to date is 11. … Read More

Christmas Lights Contest

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•December 9, 2020• The Village of Bethany is going to continue the tradition of the Christmas Light Contest! If you would like to participate: 1) Stop in, comment or call the Village Hall at 665-3351 to get your name on the list 2) From now until December 25th, make sure your Christmas light display is on from dusk until 9pm. Our judges will come by at some point in that time frame to judge all the displays and will choose the winners! This year’s prizes are: 1st Place: $100 Utility Credit 2nd Place: $50 Utility Credit 3rd Place: $50 Utility … Read More

Santa’s Coming to Findlay

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•December 9, 2020• The Findlay Fire Department will be taking Santa through the streets of Findlay on Saturday, December 19 starting at 4:00 pm. The parade route will be announced on the Findlay Fire Department Facebook page. Look for the lights on the big red truck as we drive by. If your child has his or her Christmas list ready, Santa will have his elves pick it up as he drives by. … Read More