•May 3, 2017•
Kristina Burford of Bethany has been named recipient of the 2017 Charles B. Shuman Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Moultrie County Farm Bureau.
Ms. Burford is the daughter of Paul Burford and Elizabeth Burford. Kristina is currently a senior at Okaw Valley High School. Kristina plans to attend Lake Land College and then transfer to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She plans to study Ag Education. Read More
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Okaw Valley’s Garrett Fritz swings away against Cerro Gordo during Monday’s windy weather. Fritz totaled two hits and five RBIs.
•May 3, 2017•
The Okaw Valley baseball team defeated Cerro Gordo-Bement but lost its first game in more than five weeks to Morrisonville.
Against the Broncos Monday night, the Timberwolves ended the game in the third inning with a 15-0 lead.
OV scored seven runs in the first inning and eight runs in the second.
The offense totaled 10 hits, and the defense played errorless in the field.
Taylor Coleman, Hayden Francisco and Garrett Fritz each recorded two hits.
Fritz also had a game-high five RBIs.
Sam Hagerman and Hutson Dickens each had three RBIs.
Coleman pitched a one-hit shutout in three innings and struck out seven.
OV’s overall record is now 17-2.
The Timberwolves are scheduled to travel to LSA Friday, host Paris Saturday, then back on the road to Tri-County Monday and Taylorville Tuesday.
Lucille Schollenbruch
Lucille Elizabeth Schollenbruch, 89, of Decatur died Tuesday, April 25, 2017 in McKinley Court in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. April 29 at Moran & Goebel Funeral Home in Decatur. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur. Read More
•May 3, 2017•
By Gerald Tilley
Social Security District Manager
One of the greatest gifts you can give a grandchild is the gift of financial literacy. Helping them save money early in life and showing them how to make wise spending decisions goes a long way toward a bright financial future. As they get older, they may want to save for special purchases or their college education. You can encourage them when they get their first job to begin saving for the future, including their retirement.
Planning for the Future with my Social Security Read More
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Moultrie County Officials at Statehouse
State Rep. Brad Halbrook (left) and State Sen. Chapin Rose (right) met with Lynn Reed, Coroner; Dave McCabe, County Chairman; Georgia England, County Clerk and Recorder, all of Moultrie County, April 24 at the Capitol. The group was in Springfield to discuss local issues with Rose and Halbrook.
•May 3, 2017•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
As we enter a third year without a state budget, I turn to readers to close a gap of about $9 billion between state expenditures of $72 billion (hard numbers difficult to nail down, as no budget) and annual revenues of about $63 billion.
There are of course two ways to do this: cut expenditures and/or increase revenues. Nearby I lay out a necessarily compressed and incomplete set of prominent, quite real budget options. Can you select among the options to come up with $9 billion in actions that would close the budget gap?
I am hoping many readers will at least try. The layout will undoubtedly prompt questions, which I would try to answer, if you emailed me. There is, unfortunately, neither time nor technical expertise on my part to make this exercise interactive.
I want to encourage summary responses from readers, whatever they are—to my email address below. What would you do if you were in charge? Read More
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Moses Yoder Workshop ready to move.
•May 3, 2017•
The historic 1860s workshop of Moses Yoder, one of the first three Amish settlers in the Arthur/Arcola area, will be moved to the new Illinois Amish Heritage Center located just west of Chesterville. The workshop is one of the earliest Amish buildings in the area.
Moses Yoder purchased his farm east of Arthur in 1865. Soon after, he built a two-story, timber-frame house and various farm buildings. His house was moved to the Amish Heritage Center last September along with the 1882 Daniel Schrock house.
The workshop was originally a multi-purpose building used for woodworking, blacksmithing, harness making and repair, and other activities needed to keep the farm operating. At the new Amish Heritage Center, it will become part of the newly restored Moses Yoder living history farm where Amish farming in the late 19th and early 20th centuries will be demonstrated. Read More
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WHS Prom Court
Windsor High School will host prom May 6 at the Mason Point Knight’s Hall in Sullivan. Coronation is open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the dance beginning at 8 p.m. King candidates are pictured top row L to R: Zackary Van Hyfte, Sterling Howard and Nic Hutchinson. Queen candidates are L to R: Jodie Harris, Desirae Milligan, and Bailey Fleshner.
Pictured above is the Springtown Bridge west of Lovington on July 5, 1957. The photo shows a clearance of barely three inches and water rushing beneath the structure. 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.
•May 3, 2017•
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ track team competed in the 18-team Monticello Lady Sages Invitational Thursday.
Three Knights placed in the top six spots.
Kenli Nettles high jumped 5 foot 2 inches for first place. Read More