•March 15, 2023•
Lake Land College will host a Social Science and Education Open House Friday, March 31 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read More
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Obituaries 3-15-2023: Delano Yeakel
Delano Yeakel
Delano Yeakel, 73, of Arthur, passed away at 1:49 p.m., Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 15, at the Arthur United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jill Bunker officiated. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in rural Sullivan. Edwards Funeral Home assisted with arrangements. Read More
Obituaries 3-15-2023: Joan Steidinger
Joan Steidinger
Joan Steidinger, 89, of Fairbury passed away at 7:08 p.m., Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Fairview Haven Retirement Community in Fairbury.
Joan was born May 27, 1933, in Sullivan, a daughter of William H. and Gertrude (Monroe) Hostetter II. She married Calvin Coleman December 27, 1950, and later married James E. Steidinger March 3, 1968. Her husband, Jim, passed away March 15, 2022. Read More
Obituaries 3-15-2023: Jason Rodgers
Jason Rodgers
Jason M. Rodgers, 36, passed away February 14, 2023, at his residence in Decatur. A private family service will be held at some future date. Read More
Obituaries 3-15-2023: Judith Bolduc
Judith Bolduc
Judith Rosalie “Judy” Bolduc, 84, of Longwood, Fla., passed away at 5:34 a.m., Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Adventhealth Hospice Care Center in Altamonte Springs, Fla. Sabbath was always a special day in her life, and she was at peace the morning she passed away.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m., Sunday, March 19, 2023, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Lovington. Burial will be in Ritchie Cemetery, Oakley Township. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to Strong Tower Radio: P.O. Box 567 Cadillac, MI 49601. Memorials or cards may be sent to her son: Mark Bolduc, 206 Atherstone Court, Longwood, FL, 32779 Read More
Obituaries 3-15-2023: Steven Barnes
Steven Barnes
Steven Maurice Barnes, 63, of Effingham passed away at 1:30 a.m., Friday, March 10, 2023, in Mattoon Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Pictured above is Junior Bailey, Mitch Grant, Garnett Hendron, Paul Ozier, Harold Shroyer, John Foster and George Donaldson. The year that this photo was taken is unknown. 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.
Regular or Irregular … It’s Up to You
•March 15, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
My wife spends her slumbers dreaming up ways to solve complex problems.
I merely dream up situations from which I cannot extricate myself and ridiculous scenarios involving work.
We both wake up exhausted, but at least her dreams are productive. Her sleep-borne solutions actually work in waking life.
She woke the other day and ask me whether she “dreamed” something or “dreamt” it.
She also wanted to know whether it was better to say someone “leaped” or “leapt.”
Those who watch a lot of BBC mysteries on Acorn likely prefer “dreamt” and “leapt,” because they are chiefly British irregular verb forms. Read More
Remember When? 3-15-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
Lois Shuman, a kindergarten teacher in Sullivan, was named Teacher of Excellence by the Sullivan Community Education Foundation at its annual Teacher Recognition Banquet. The award included a $1,000 honorarium from the Foundation which Shuman could use for classroom materials. Major and mini grants were also awarded during the program.
The congregation of the Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan gathered to recognize the Rev. Paul McGhghy for his 30 years in the ministry. He served the local church for 13 of those years. Read More
County Board Approves Moultrie County Employee Handbook
•March 15, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Moultrie County Board heard from County Treasurer Stephanie Helmuth that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) ad hoc committee has not been meeting because they have deployed most of the funds. There are two items still in progress. One is a maintenance project and the other an ongoing animal control project. Helmuth stated that the interest earned on the ARPA funds is general fund revenue which will be transferred to that fund and is just under $14,000. She said there are $194,000 of the ARPA funds still in their possession which account for the remaining animal control project and the Stanley jail lock project.
Helmuth noted that there would be a final ARPA meeting when all the funds are fully exhausted which could be another six to nine months.
Also approved was the updated Moultrie County Employee Handbook. Michelle Liddiard said it was proposed to update the personal days from two days to five days to come into compliance with a new law which will be in affect in 2024. The personnel committee wanted to do vacation, but they went with personal days because they can’t be carried over year to year, and if someone quits, they don’t have to be paid out. Read More