•December 9, 2015•
The second annual Bethany Community Choir Concert will be at 6 p.m. December 13 at the First Christian Church in Bethany.
Featured will be the Bethany Community Choir, the Macon County Brass, soloist Jack Scott, flute Susan Lutes, and piano Vicki Osman.
There will also be a congregation sing along with refreshments after the concert. There is no admission cost. For more information call 217-330-0708.
•December 9, 2015•
Sandra Wirth was inadvertently omitted from the participants in the Prairie Winds story on page 8 of last week’s News Progress. We apologize for the error.
•December 9, 2015•
All Moultrie County township and multi-township tax assessors will review updates on procedure requirements at the annual meeting December 29.
As required by Section 200/9-15 of the Property Tax Code, Moultrie County Chief County Assessment Officer Cindy Kidwell advises that she will be holding her annual meeting with the Moultrie County township and multi-township assessors at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 29 in the Moultrie County Board Room on the second floor of the Moultrie County Courthouse at 10 South Main Street in Sullivan.
Assessors will learn uniformity of their property tax listing and assessment functions. The meeting is open to the public.
•December 2, 2015•
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is joining Illinois State Police (ISP) and local law enforcement agencies to remind motorists to buckle up and drive sober during one of the heaviest travel periods of the year.
With one of the biggest party nights of the year on Wednesday and more people on the roads through Sunday, police throughout the state are stepping up their enforcement of seat belt law violators and impaired drivers during the long holiday weekend.
The effort marks the beginning of an end-of-the-year push to keep traffic fatalities at record-low levels. Fatalities in Illinois are five percent higher today than at this point last year; 881 so far in 2015, compared to 833 on this day a year ago.
•December 2, 2015•
Santa Claus is staying for an extended visit in Sullivan following the Christmas parade Saturday, December 5.
Following the Petersen Health Care sponsored Hometown Holiday’s Christmas Parade at noon, Santa Claus will be ready to hear children’s Christmas gift wishes at the Sullivan American Legion Post 68.
Parade goers will get a chance to warm up inside the Legion hall, enjoying free refreshments while children line up to give Santa their gift requests.
The parade line up is at the Sullivan High School parking lot, with step off set for noon, Saturday, Dec. 8 .The Santa Claus visit to the American Legion Post is set right after the parade.
•December 2, 2015•
Santa Claus is coming to town on Saturday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center.
Children of all ages and their families are welcome to stop in and see Santa. All who attend will receive a free photo print with Santa as well as some water safety items from Bobber the Water Safety Dog.
Photos of the event will also be made available for download on the Lake Shelbyville U.S. Army Corps of Engineers facebook page following the event.
Santa’s elves will be busy making crafts with the children and serving complimentary hot chocolate, milk and cookies.
This Visit with Santa is provided free of charge by the Lake Volunteers Association, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. For additional information, please contact the Lake Shelbyville Project Office at (217)774-3951 X 2.
•December 2, 2015•
The Moultrie County Rural Public Water District’s monthly board meeting has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. December 10 in the 1070 State Highway 32, Sullivan office.
•November 25, 2015•
The Douglas County Health Department in Tuscola was awarded $10,000 from the Delta Dental Foundation.
In partnership with the Wellness on Wheels bus, the Douglas County Health Department Dental Clinic will use the grant to provide oral health awareness and education to the Amish population within Coles, Douglas and Moultrie counties. Children from nine different parochial schools between the ages of five and 18 will receive exams, cleanings and sealants through the bus, and any children needing restorative services will be seen at the on-site dental clinic.
As part of its commitment to improve children’s oral health in Illinois, the Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, awarded $149,165 to 16 organizations through its Community Grants Program. These organizations were selected as a result of their dedication and commitment to help improve access to oral health care and/or education for Illinois children.
“A staggering amount of children in Illinois suffer from preventable dental disease, as well as face significant barriers to access the oral health care they need,” said Lora Vitek, director of philanthropy and community relations for the Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation. “The Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation developed its Community Grants Program as a way to help combat tooth decay and improve access to care. We are proud to support each of these 16 organizations as they help us further our mission of improving oral health in Illinois by providing essential oral health services to children across the state.”
•November 25, 2015•
Santa Claus is waiting for letters, and we are doing all we can at the Moultrie Country News Progress to make sure he gets those letters.
Starting Monday, November 30 the News Progress Letters to Santa mailbox will be set up at the Monroe Street office in Sullivan.
We will accept Letters to Santa until 5 p.m. Friday, December 11. The letters will be reviewed by Santa and his elves and will appear in the Wednesday, December 16 edition of the News Progress.
The more tech savvy children may email their letter to Santa at santa2015@newsprogress.com observing the same December 11 deadline.
•November 25, 2015•
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Sophomore Danielle Lochbaum, daughter of Greg Williams and Jessie Gipson, and senior Preston Underwood, grandson of Don and JoAnn Gibbons, are students of the month for October at Okaw Valley High School.
Lochbaum is a member of the basketball and softball teams. She enjoys reading, and she plans to become a veterinarian.
Underwood attends Heartland Tech Academy at Richland College during the morning hours and is enrolled in their auto tech program. This quarter he was awarded student of the quarter in his class at HTA. He enjoys playing guitar and riding his motorcycle.