25 Years Ago This Week

The Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department recently received a new tool to use in the war against drugs . . . A DARE MOBILE! The 1989 Nissan truck had been seized by Illinois State Police from a cocaine dealer who had put uncountable hours and a lot of money into customizing it. Dare officer Jeff Thomas feels that it helps to reinforce the DARE message that drug dealing does not pay.
A new law took effect January 1, 1994 that if your windshield wipers are on your headlights must be on.
Six area families along the Festival of Lights Starflake Trail were recently presented with checks for $250 each after winning the Trail lighting contest. Pamela Conley was the winner in the area from Findlay to Sullivan and Lloyd Long of Lovington won the Sullivan to Arthur connection. Other winners are Forrest and Joan Herron, Leonard Beachy, The Vigoro Plant and Lloyd, Freda and Sherilyn Noll.
Sullivan Civic Center raquetball player Bev Powell of Lovington is a nationally ranked player, according to the American Amateur Raquetball Assn. Powell is the number two player in the nation in the women’s 45-plus bracket following Agatha Falso of Florida.
Moultrie County’s trainjacker, Pedro Ramirez of Chicago, pled guilty to criminal damage to property and illegal possession of cannabis. He was arrested July 29 near Cadwell when he commandeered a train and caused damaged to the switching mechanism. He was sentenced to the DOC.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.