•September 2, 2015•
There will be a benefit for the Harboured Veterans organizations at the Sullivan V.F.W. from noon until 2 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 6.
All proceeds will go to veterans of Moultrie County. Live entertainment and free yoga lessons will be offered during the event.
There are no fees, but donations will be accepted.
•September 2, 2015•
Timberlake Golf Course Monday night scramble results for August.
August 3:
1st place with 6 under par: Shane Russell, Cole Russell, Clint Marshall, Adam Dillard
2nd place with 5 under par: Quentin Ray, Van Sampson, Craig Guest, Mike Fleckenstein
August 10:
1st place with 6 under par: Kevin Elder, Gage Elder, Adam Dillard, Clint Marshall
2nd place with 5 under par: Delano Yeakel, Jason Yeakel, Joey Fultz, Jerry Lane
August 17:
1st place with 6 under par: Dustin Rawlings, James Rawlings, Clint Marshall, Adam Dillard
2nd place with 5 uner par: Quentin Ray and Van Sampson
August 24:
1st place with 8 under par: Brett Marshall, Scott Ohm, Chester Betzer, Bob Betzer
2nd place with 6 under par: Clint Marshall, Adam Dillard, Jake Hubbartt, Kyle Gill
Photo furnished
TRiO Grant for LLC
Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) today announced that Lake Land College has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education to receive a TRiO Student Support Services grant award, in the total amount of $1.15 million over the next five years. Pictured here from left are: Amber Niebrugge, TRiO advising counselor; Lake Land College President Josh Bullock; TRiO student Clyde Powell, Charleston; Marko Mohlenhoff, director of TRiO Student Support Services; and Congressman John Shimkus.
•September 2, 2015•
The News Progress deadline for their September 9 issue for all advertising is noon Friday, September 4.
The office is closed Labor Day, Monday, September 7.
•September 2, 2015•
Elim Springs event Sept. 9 open to the public
Submitted
East Nashville singer and songwriter Matthew Smith along with his band Indelible Grace will be returning to Sullivan September 9 to kick-off a tour that will span 16 states and 29 cities through November.
“We had a great time the last time we were there,” said Smith of his 2012 concert in Sullivan. “Everyone was really warm and enthusiastic, and I loved playing there. It’s great to be able to come back.”
Smith and his band are known for performing traditional hymns to new and refreshing melodies, which in turn makes his music well-received among all ages.
“These words are 150-250 years old, but I write new melodies to those lyrics,” added Smith. “I think these hymns are beautiful and profound and shouldn’t be forgotten.”
The September 9 concert will, as in 2012, be held at Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ, though the venue is certainly not exclusive. Read More
•September 2, 2015•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
Some readers might think this column a tad eccentric. I like to call it “thinking outside the box.”
I propose a plan for Illinois to dramatically increase volunteerism for the state’s educational and social services, as a way of picking up some of the slack that results from state budget cuts.
Here’s the situation. Illinois will be figuratively toting an anvil on its back for the coming decades, represented by the $110 billion, or probably more, in unfunded pension liabilities.
To right the situation, which the state high court has ruled must be done, will require about $7 billion off the top of each year’s state budget. That is equal to almost two percentage points in the rate of the individual income tax. The rate now stands at 3.75 percent but will later in the year, I predict, go up to about 4.75 percent to balance the budget for the coming year.
As a result of budget shortfalls over recent years, there have been cutbacks in funding for social services and a woeful failure to meet what the state’s own experts say is the minimal amount of funding necessary to provide an adequate education. Read More
•September 2, 2015•
Moms On a Mission in Sullivan is a group of Christian moms who meet for fellowship while also striving to grow spiritually and serve the community. A typical meeting includes breakfast, devotion and discussion followed by an activity or service project.
Childcare is provided by church volunteers. A classroom for 2+ year olds, which includes a snack and a Christian lesson, is provided as well as a nursery for 0-2 year olds. Read More
•September 2, 2015•
Moultrie County State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey (R) has announced that he is seeking re-election in next fall’s election. Read More
•September 2, 2015•
By Derek Pope
Reporting from Bethany
In an unprecedented event last June, representatives of the Sullivan Area Landlord’s Association, along with numerous property owners, brought a petition to Bethany’s board of trustees requesting revisions to a long established ordinance on the village’s books.
The document’s signers—31 in total—were all individuals who lease properties within Bethany’s village limits. The decades old ordinance they are seeking to change currently holds these landlords liable for any delinquent utility bills owed by their tenants.
Although it has largely gone unenforced over the years, the ordinance came to the notice of the landlords after the village began notifying individuals that the regulation would be used to reclaim a number of unpaid accounts amounting to thousands of dollars of lost revenue for the town’s utilities. Read More
Joseph Veach
Joseph Glenn Veach, 42, of rural Lerna passed away in his home Sunday Aug. 30, 2015 in the comforting and loving presence of his family.
Visitation for family and friends will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday in Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Graveside services honoring and celebrating his life will be at 11 a.m. Friday n Mound Cemetery in Charleston with Pastors Doug Staley and Ray Blair officiating. Read More