•October 21, 2020•
The Moultrie County News Progress will be running candidate profiles for Moultrie County Board candidates on Wednesday, October 28. County board candidates may submit a photo, biography and reason for running. This is a free story and photo for county board candidates participating in the November 3 election. Candidates interested in participating may send information to creed@newsprogress.com or call 728-7381 for more information.
Joanne Schable
Joanne T. Schable, 92, died October 18, 2020, at her home in rural Atwood after a brief illness. Read More
•October 21, 2020•
On Tuesday, October 13 the AFSCME Retiree Sub-Chapter #87 held a Zoom conference meeting for current members, new members and retired seniors.
President, David Spinner called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone. Spinner thanked Louis Goseland for hosting the event. Goseland is affiliated with the (IARA) Illinois Alliance For Retired Americans. The statewide IARA currently has 250,000 members. The goal of the IARA is to build a strong organization in Illinois of seniors with a viable structure, ample resources and clear objectives compatible with that of the labor movement and community-based groups at local, state and national levels. He stressed the importance of voting yes for the Fair Tax issue on the November 3 ballot. The Fair Tax will bring in an estimated $3.5 billion per year. He said now is the time more than ever to get tax relief. Read More
Photo by Ellen Ferrara
Michelle Campbell (right) and daughter Amanda pose with their Halloween decorations.
•October 21, 2020•
By Ellen Ferrara
NP Writer
Going in and out of Sullivan on Route 121 one cannot help noticing the imaginative and fantastic Halloween display in the yard on the corner of Eastlawn Drive. Every inch of the lawn is decorated in skeletons, witches, graveyards, spiders and much more.
Michelle and Roger Campbell and their family are the creators of this Halloween fantasy land loosely organized around this year’s theme of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman. Read More
•October 21, 2020•
Two Sullivan Lions Club members were awarded long-time membership chevrons by Lions District 1-M Governor, Bill Wallpe, of Danville. Steve Mayberry was honored for his 30 years of membership, and Robert V. Elder was recognized for being a 55 year Lion. Sullivan Lions Club is active in contributing to vision and hearing assistance for needy local residents, as well as the food pantry and elementary school weekend food program.They also donate to local youth activities, and have presented several items to Wyman Park.
25 Years Ago This Week
Moultrie County’s 740 businesses generated more than $891,000 in sales tax revenue for city and county governments during fiscal year 1995. According to the annual report from Illinois Dept of Revenue, the county’s businesses also paid $3.1 million in the state’s 5 percent sales tax. Sullivan (with 274 businesses) and Arthur with 228 businesses were the county’s most prosperous communities, generating municipal sales tax receipts for the year of $398,138 and $257,114 respectively ($90,069 of that from the portion of Arthur in Moultrie County). Read More
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Raffle Winner
Raffle Winner Carol Meadows, winner of the AMBUCS raffle, was presented her new Green Mountain Grill and $200 IGA certificate by Jason Drury (left) and Gene Bryant (right). Thanks to all who purchased tickets in recent weeks.
•October 21, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan boys’ cross country team placed last with 106 points in the 7th Annual Central Illinois Conference meet at Forest Park in Shelbyville Thursday, Oct. 15.
Shelbyville won the meet with 47 points, and St. Teresa took second with 52 points.
For the Redskins, senior Chase McClure earned all-conference honors with a ninth place finish and a season-best time of 17:14.0.
Several Sullivan runners finished with personal-record times. Read More
•October 21, 2020•
by Jim Baumann
Some days, this column writes itself.
That might sound like hyperbole or self-deprecation, but for the purposes of today’s column it’s true.
What follows is a collection of brief letters I’ve received that require no response from me.
What qualifies these letters to run without comment is that these readers already have turned their snark dials up to ELEVEN. The last two are from staffers.
I’ve merely edited out some specifics to protect the guilty.
Enjoy.
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Connie West
Connie S. West, 73, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:58 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at St. Mary’s hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 17, 2020, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Pea Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Bethany Fire and Ambulance Service.
Connie was born February 26, 1947, in Decatur, a daughter of Hershel and Agnes (Myers) Weaver. She was a lifelong resident of Sullivan where she graduated from Sullivan High school. Read More