•June 27, 2018•

A benefit for Troy Anderson is being held to raise funds for medical bills he has incurred due to a quintuple bypass in March and the development of further complications since then.
The benefit will be held at the Sullivan VFW July 14 with a meal at 6 p.m. and the band “The Kick” playing at 8 p.m. The gun raffle drawing winner will be drawn that evening along with a 50/50. Any updates may be seen on Facebook, on the page of “Class of 1981 Sullivan High School”. Donations to the benefit may also be made on this page.
RSVP for the meal that evening to Facebook, search for Scott Bales, or Curt Richardson.

•June 20, 2018•

Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL) will hold a Personal Assistant Orientation for people interested in working as a personal assistant.
The orientation is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 at the Shelbyville SAIL Office, 1604 West Main, Suite 100 in Shelbyville.
There will be a break for lunch. Personal assistants are employed by people with disabilities to perform household chores and personal care tasks in their homes and are paid by the state of Illinois through the Department of Rehabilitation program.
Participants in the orientation must arrive by 10 a.m., bring their driver’s license or State ID and Social Security card and be prepared to fill out an application with references.
SAIL is a fragrance free facility, and those wearing fragrances will not be allowed to attend the orientation.
For more information about the Personal Assistant Orientation or becoming a personal assistant contact Dorothy Cox-Stowe at 876-8888 or 800-358-8080.

•June 20, 2018•

Deadlines for the July 4th edition of the Moultrie County News Progress and the July 5th edition of The Fish Wrap will be noon Friday, June 29.

•June 20, 2018•

The new 2018 edition of the Moultrie County Plat Book is now available for purchase at the Moultrie County Farm Bureau office (217-728-4214) located at 1102 W. Jackson Street or the Moultrie County SWCD office (217-728-7921 ext. 3) located at 1412A S. Hamilton in Sullivan.
There will also be Premium Wall Maps available for purchase. For more information contact one of the offices.
Traditional landownership maps by township and range, aerial view maps and historical 1913 landowner maps are featured side-by-side in a tri-fold layout for easy reference/comparison.
Visit mappingsolutionsGIS.com for digital versions of Moultrie County landowner maps. Mapping Solutions is the publisher.

•June 13, 2018•

Lovington American Legion Post 429 is holding a golf outing to benefit the high school scholarships program on Saturday, August 4 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start at Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland.

The four person scramble/best ball format includes cart, refreshments, lunch, cash awards and more. Hole sponsorships are still available. For more information contact Travis Wilson at 217-259-8690; George Clark at 217-493-4235 or Kenny Crossman at 217-620-6702.

The American Legion, Sons of American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary work together to sponsor this fund-raising community event.