•June 13, 2018•
The Moultrie-Douglas Legion baseball junior and senior teams competed this week, but neither team could find a win.
The Moultrie-Douglas Legion junior (prep) team dropped three games to Effingham, Mattoon and Decatur Gold.
Friday, June 8, Effingham defeated MDL 16-1 in the second game of a doubleheader, and Mattoon defeated MDL 8-1 in the morning game. Read More
•June 13, 2018•
The Moultrie County farm is up for cash rent.
Members of the building and grounds committee agreed to advertise for bids on the 217.58 acre county farm, continuing the two year lease.
In order to submit a cash rent proposal the bidder must own 40 acres or live in Moultrie County. Provisions to provide 2/3 ton of lime and maintain soil quality will be included in the contract as renter obligation. The committee is looking at an August bid opening for the November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2020 contract. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Dalton City Stand Off Ends Peacefully
A 60-year-old Pittsfield man was taken to Moultrie County jail following a five hour standoff in Dalton City Monday morning.
Moultrie County Sheriff Chris Sims reported that Albert Kimber was taken into custody at 11:10 a.m. Monday, June 11 facing preliminary charges of home invasion, unlawful restraint and armed violence. He was taken to the Moultrie County Detention Center.
It all began with a 5:56 a.m. call to the Moultrie County Sheriff’s office on a domestic violence/criminal trespass complaint at #130 Route 128 in Dalton City.
Sims explained that report quickly escalated to the suspect being armed with a firearm trying to force entry into the residence.
By the time three Moultrie County deputies arrived two rounds had been discharged as the suspect entered the residence, and a scuffle was occurring inside the front part of the house.
A deputy commanded the suspect to drop the gun, and the male fled to the interior of the home while the female victim escaped out the front.
Once free the female advised officers that a male friend of hers was still in the house with the gunman.
Sullivan police responded to assist along with the Illinois State Police Hostage Negotiation and Tactical Team as well as members of the ILEAS Tactical Team.
After negotiations and another round being discharged inside the residence, the male hostage was released without harm.
Continued negotiations conducted by Illinois State Police resulted in the suspect surrendering to officers.
Sheriff Sims emphasized the investigation is ongoing.
Photo by Mike Brothers
Serving the Masses
While most folks were bustling around Sullivan looking for deals at the townwide rummage sales Friday, June 8 and Saturday, June 9 Boy Scout Troop #39 was serving the masses during their annual two day cookout on the Sullivan IGA parking lot. First Community Bank of Sullivan joined Sullivan IGA and The News Progress in sponsoring the annual townwide rummage sales.
•June 6, 2018•
Moultrie County Pest Control is showing its appreciation to Moultrie County and their customers for all their support in the last 15 years with a celebration.
Owners Rob and Michelle Young will host a customer appreciation open house on Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sullivan VFW. Food will be served and prizes awarded; a DJ and balloon animals for the kids will provide entertainment.
Rob Young grew up in Lovington and after high school, moved to Mattoon. While living in Mattoon he worked for several years with other pest control companies. He moved back to Moultrie County to Sullivan in 2003 to help with his family’s funeral home part-time, and that is when he started to think about starting his own business. Read More
•June 6, 2018•
By Jeff Johnson
Courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times
Since June 2017, Muddy Waters’ image has beamed down from a 10-story mural at 17 N. State St. in Chicago. But the king bee of Chicago blues looms even larger over the city with his outsized musical and cultural legacy.
The Mississippi Delta native, born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, followed the Great Migration to Chicago in 1943, where he found stardom with his groundbreaking electric guitar sound and classic bands. He died at age 70 in 1983, but new generations of artists often cite the influence of the six-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, and Waters’ songs such as “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man” and “Rollin’ Stone” are used frequently by filmmakers and advertisers.
International tourists visit Chicago to bathe in Waters’ lore, including a visit to his longtime home at 4339 S. Lake Park. There’s not much to see, though, because the house that Tim Samuelson, Chicago’s cultural historian, has called Chicago’s most historic home has stood vacant and in a state of disrepair for many years. Plans are stalled to convert the Kenwood two-flat into a museum or other attraction. Read More
Photo by Jason Brown
Victory hug
WSS Hatchet Mackinzee Reynolds gives Ava Bennett a victory hug after the Windsor Stew-Stras State Championship win Saturday. A tribute to the team, the community and the effort begins on page 9 of the News Progress.
•June 6, 2018•
The Central Illinois Conference announced its all-conference teams this past week.
Three Sullivan players earned honors.
Sophomore earned second team honors, and junior Irie Dulin and senior Madison Wall were named to the honorable mention team.
The Sullivan softball team finished 2-12 in the CIC.
•June 6, 2018•
Sarah Bush Lincoln will provide sports physicals to students and athletes from Sullivan schools.
The sports physicals will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the SBL Sullivan Clinic, 7 Hawthorne Lane in Sullivan. The cost is $20 per physical with all fees being donated to the Sullivan Athletic Booster Club. Read More
Pictured above is the Lovington Community Park a.k.a. T.L. Conn Park as it appeared in its early days. This photo was taken sometime in either the 1930’s or the 1940’s. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.