Pauline Eaton
Pauline Evelyn Eaton, 93, of Windsor was welcomed into God’s pearly white city at 9:58 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2015.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, in New Beginnings Apostolic Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. today (Wednesday) July 15 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery in Coles Station.
Nomination deadline is August 25; winners announced later this year
The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is seeking nominations for the 2015 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame awards. The annual award, established in 1994 by the General Assembly, recognizes residents of the state, ages 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, education, performance and/or graphic arts, and labor force. Since its start, 95 people have been inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. Read More
•July 15, 2015•By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
I have long lamented that I don’t know how things work—electricity, telephone, computers, Internet. Guess I was never stimulated into such discoveries by my science teacher, who himself probably didn’t know how things worked.
This past week, however, I visited a path-breaking new public elementary school that is all about learning how things work. I had been told about the place by an impressed educator friend who said, “Nowlan, you gotta see this place.”
The John Dunham STEM Partnership School is located on the campus of Aurora University, in the rustbelt city of same name on the western edge of Chicagoland. For 200 3rd to 8th graders from surrounding, often gritty public schools, the school is devoted full-time to exciting youngsters about science, technology, engineering and math. Read More
Additional graduates received their degrees and certificates after the completion of the spring semester 2015 at Lake Land College. Area graduates included: Brandon Cook, Sullivan, AAS Automotive Technology; and Jessica Clotfelter, Windsor, AA, Liberal Arts.
Bob Carlson
Robert Frank “Bob” Carlson of Panama City, Fla. died June 14, 2015 in Florida where he had been a resident for 30 years.
Betty Porter
Funeral services for Betty P. Porter, 70, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Richland Cemetery in Boyleston.
She passed away at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Interest-free loans will be available to state workers if the budget impasse means payroll checks will not be issued beginning July 15, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today.
The loans will be issued through participating credit unions with money made available through the Treasurer’s Office linked-deposit program. Linked deposits provide financial institutions money for specific loan programs.
“The Treasurer’s Office uses tools to help our residents achieve more, such as saving for college, investing in a business, or planning for retirement,” Frerichs said. “This linked-deposit program is a tool that provides short-term loans for workers while the Governor and General Assembly resolve their differences.”
The state’s fiscal year ended June 30. The absence of a budget agreement means the state does not have the authority to pay certain bills, such as wages to some state employees. Read More
The Moultrie-Douglas 4-H Livestock show was held last week. The following local individuals received honors:
Maddy Paddock, Awesome Arthur Clovers, Arthur: Pygmy Goats Grand Champion Wether, Reserve Sr. Champion Doe; Jr. Champion Buck; Grand Champion Buck.
Mathew Paddock, Awesome Arthur Clovers, Arthur: Pygmy Goats Sr. Champion Doe and Reserve Grand Champion Doe. Read More
Marilyn Tipton
Marilyn M. Tipton, 73, of Mattoon passed away at 9:20 a.m. Sunday July 12, 2015 in Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Ill.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor. Visitation will be from noon until time of the service on Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Sand Creek Cemetery near Windsor.
Now prepare for district tournament
By Matt Kracht
NP Sports Reporter
Moultrie-Douglas County American Legion baseball swept a double header against rival Shelby County winning 9-4 and 9-5 in a Sunday matinée hosted by Windsor.
The stifling heat was shrugged off by both squads with Legion Post 479 racking up 18 total runs in back to back come from behind wins.
Mo-Do jr. legion head coach Duff Hoel knew that his team was facing a tough opponent going into the contest.
“We told the kids before the game that we were facing a good pitcher who is from Windsor originally and is pitching in college right now. So he is going to try and get ahead of you early so look for the fastball and shoot it the other way because he is going to have some velocity. Dylan Hart started us off with a big home run. That was nice since we were down two to nothing before Dylan hit a ball into the trees in right field. That got us going and the other guys picked it up behind him.” Read More