Tainted infant formula: IL Department of Public Health issues warning

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•November 12, 2025• by DM Williamee “The IDPH is recommending that parents and caregivers pause use of certain ‘ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula’ while a federal investigation is underway. The following lots have been recalled by the manufacturer: Lot #206VABP/251261P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”) and Lot #206VABP/251131P2 (“Use by 01 Dec 2026”). What to Do: stop using these recalled lots and return or dispose of the product. Clean any bottles or surfaces that may have come into contact with the formula. If your infant has consumed this product and isn’t feeling well, contact your healthcare provider for guidance.” Additionally, … Read More

Heritage Woods Halloween: joy galore

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•November 12, 2025• by DM Williamee On Friday, October 31st, Heritage Woods held a Halloween party for all residents and their families. While some residents preferred simple and subdued costumes, others went all-in. Scarecrows, train engineers, Red Hat Society members, inmates, teeny-boppers in bobby socks and poodle skirts, Mardi Gras/masquerade, and maps are just the beginning of the variety found at the party.  Holiday-themed refreshments were served, and there were smiles to be found at each table, with many taking great interest in each other’s costumes and talking of the many Halloweens they had celebrated before. … Read More

$668,150 in grant dollars awarded to IAITC counties

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•November 12, 2025• Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom (IAITC) is a go-to resource for teachers wanting to help students grow connections to agriculture. This week, local programs received funding to continue classroom lessons thanks to IAA Foundation grants. Eighty ag literacy coalitions serving 89 Illinois counties were awarded $668,150 in grant dollars, which can be used for materials, training, educational lessons, and activities taking place during the 2025-2026 school year. “Providing these grants ensures teachers have a local connection and access to engaging resources to integrate accurate agricultural content into their classrooms,” said Kevin Daugherty, IAITC education director.  … Read More

Remembering Who We Are………83

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Traveling on the Springfield Road (part 2) •November 12, 2025• by Janet Roney The time is 1837. Young Mary Parkinson’s family is traveling across the prairie in Douglas County in a group with two other families (26 people in all) and seven loaded wagons. Her letters to her sister back in Vermont, printed in a 1909 issue of the Journal of American History, are the earliest account I have found of traveling on the old Springfield Road that went across the northern part of Moultrie County. … Read More

A Look Back: 11-12-2025

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2015 Moultrie County Public Health and Safety Committee met on November 4th, with chair Arlene Aschermann leading the discussion on the E911 system, which is at the stage where the individual mapping addresses for the municipalities are entered. The committee toured the Charleston 911 communication headquarters last month, receiving an update on the completion of the cooperative Moultrie-Coles County emergency system. The Lakeland College Dental Hygiene Program offered free dental cleanings through the month of November for Veterans Appreciation Month.  … Read More

Taxes, cats and pennies at city council meeting

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•November 12, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow The Sullivan City Council debuted a new ordinance for public body comment periods at their meeting Monday night, limiting the time to 30 minutes total and giving citizens up to three minutes each to ask questions or make comments.  “I would hope people would be respectful of other people and limit their comments,” said Mayor Mike Mossman in explaining the new rules. The system seemed to work very well for most of the period with comments about inoperable motor vehicles, sewer line issues and even a thank you to the council for the work … Read More