•August 19, 2020• Justin Ray of Arthur graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with an MS in environmental, health and safety management. Some 4,000 degrees were conferred in the 2019-2020 academic year at all of RIT’s campuses. A virtual celebration was held May 8 at rit.edu/classof2020. … Read More
•August 19, 2020• On August 10 President, David Spinner of AFSCME Retirees Sub-chapter #87 held a phone conference to discuss and update important State and Federal issues for retired seniors. Spinner called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Spinner introduced Ms. Maria Britton Sipe, Retiree Program Coordinator for AFSCME Chapter 31 as the guest speaker. Sipe began by thanking all the AFSCME members for helping out communities during this trying time of Covid-19 pandemic. She said that with the State of Illinois can finally fix the structural deficit that has plagued the state for decades. As of now the … Read More
•August 19, 2020• The Moultrie County Retired Teachers Association met on August 5, at the First Christian Church in Bethany. President Sue Yarnell welcomed the group and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Guests were introduced and new members were announced. She welcomed new member, Don Lockwood, a recent retiree from Sullivan High School. President Yarnell introduced the speaker for the meeting: Illinois Retired Teachers Association President John Flaherty. Following the speaker, President Yarnell called the meeting to order. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Jim Luedke gave the treasurer’s report and his report was filed for … Read More
Dear Editor, A special thank you to the person(s) who started the “Have a Great Day” yard signs. How wonderful to see them in yards, at the Habitat Store and the Police Station. These signs speak more about our community to visitors driving through and to our children than some of the crass, vulgar signs being displayed. Thank you! Ellen Ferrera … Read More
•August 19, 2020• The Great Pumpkin Patch owners Ginny and Mac Condill announced via a Facebook post recently changes that would be happening this fall. According to the post they are feeling the weight of safety protocols and a sense of responsibility to their customers, staff, family, friends and the community they noted that the 2020 pumpkin season needs to look different. … Read More
Halbert Walker Halbert D. ‘Hal’ Walker, 71, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:40 p.m. Monday August 10, 2020 in St. John’s Hospital, Springfield. … Read More
Linda Taylor Linda K. Taylor, 75, of Bethany, passed away at 6:46 a.m. Friday August 14, 2020 at Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Graveside services were held Wednesday morning in the Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany with Pastor Ron Otto officiating. Memorials are suggested to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. … Read More
•August 19, 2020• The Arthur Area Association of Commerce has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Arthur Cheese Festival held annually on Labor Day weekend. Please know that we desperately wanted to put on the festival for several reasons including to provide some normalcy and give our community an event that is so commonly associated with Arthur. Out of concern for the health and safety of our volunteers, the community, our vendors, etc., we felt this was our only option. There are too many factors that are just out of our control. We work extremely hard each year … Read More
Both in-person and remote options are available •August 19, 2020• by Ariana Cherry NP Writer According to the Sullivan School District’s “Return to School Plan” handbook, “Sullivan CUSD #300 believes that on-site learning can occur with proactive measures and collaborative efforts from stakeholders.” The Sullivan School district is providing both in-person and remote learning options in order to meet the variety of needs from its students. Should the regional and local statistics and metrics change, the district will be reaching out both to the Moultrie County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). As stated in its … Read More
George Morgan George Rickey Morgan, 64, of Arthur, died at 10:25 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. … Read More