Celebrating 40 Years In Business. Bill Collins was surprised and honored with a plaque commemorating Collins Oil, LLC milestone (1980-2020) as a family owned and operated business last Thursday evening. Collins Oil, LLC is a three generation family owned business that includes Bill, Mike and Alex Collins. Bill purchased the fuel bulk delivery company from…

OPENING DAY! The Arthur Park District was excited for the much anticipated opening of the Arthur Community Pool as well as having Big Al’s Shake-Ups on hand on Friday as we entered into Phase 4. The original plan was to offer three swim sessions but the Illinois Department of Health released new guidelines for swimming…

Village of Arthur’s newest Police Officer. Officer Matthew Soria has taken the state exam and passed and is now a certified law officer. He is also coming to the end of his field training. Soria was awarded his certificate by Police Chief Michael Goodman. Restaurants in Arthur begin to open back up By ARIANA R.…

D.A.R.E. Poster Winners. Chief Mike Goodman is pictured with Sophie Monts and her winning poster that was made into a banner and displayed on the fence at the Arthur Grade School. Marissa Herschberger was the other winner from AGS but she was not available for a picture with her banner that is also on display.…

A birthday parade led by Arthur Fire Department was held for Mary Virginia Dillon’s 96th birthday on Thursday, June 18. A group of friends and family in about 25 cars, golf carts and even a bicyclist drove by Eberhardt Village where each stopped to chat with Mary and share their birthday wishes along with a…

The Board of Trustees for the Arthur Public Library recently commissioned Charlie Oye to construct a bench for the library foyer to honor longtime library director Alice Cisna. Alice retired in June 2018 after being employed by the library district for 27 years. In that time, the library saw many changes including the move from…

First National Bank of Arthur Makes Donation To Food Pantry. Jill Strawn of the Arthur United Methodist Church Food pantry accepts a $5,000 check from Andrea Wardrip, Branch Manager of the First National Bank of Arthur for the UMC food pantry. Through the First National Bank of Nokomis’ partnership with the Federal Home Loan Bank…

Kyndrie Carter Celebrated Her 9th Birthday on June 10. Birthdays are always special but this year was extra special for Kyndrie as she was honored with a drive-by celebration led by the Arthur Fire Department followed by cars with gifts, balloons, and signs from family and friends. She ended the day with a family dinner…

LIONS CLUB OFFICERS INSTALLED. At their meeting on June 4, the Arthur Atwood Lions Club installed officers for the next year. Pictured seated is Mike Danford, Treasurer; and left to right: Ashley Stutzman, Lion Tamer; Bobbie Jo Stutzman, Candy Chair; Tim Mast, 2 year Director; Gary Stutzman, 1 year Director; Linda Kay Cain, Secretary; Mark…

Sean Lang is sworn in as a part-time police officer for the Village of Arthur by Village Clerk Rhonda Rhodes. Board discusses and passes new ordinance, allowing for outdoor seating for restaurants and bars By ARIANA R. CHERRY Staff Writer Members of the Arthur Village Board came back together for their June 1, 2020 meeting,…