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Lovington brothers Zachary and Adam Day each showed at the Illinois State Fair Junior Steer Show two weeks ago. Zachary, 17, (above) showed the Champion AOB (all other breeds) Steer, which went on to win the Reserve Grand Champion Steer overall. Adam, 13, (below) showed the Reserve Champion Angus Steer Aug. 10 and had the Reserve Champion Angus Steer at the Open Steer show the following day. The steer was also the Reserve Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Steer.
This month, members of Bethany’s village council did not meet their original goal of bringing a completed liquor ordinance to vote in August. Read More
Courtesy of Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois
Moultrie County, show here, went largely unaffected by the Mt. Zion to Kansas portion of Ameren's Illinois Rivers Transmission Project that was approved, in part, Tuesday morning by the Illinois Commerce Commission.
In its expected order Tuesday morning, the Illinois Commerce Commission approved the Illinois Rivers Transmission Project, including the Mt. Zion to Kansas segment that largely detours around Moultrie. The approval came in the form of issuing a certificate of public convenience and necessity, but not without condemning the 150-day expedited procedure, though legally taken by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois to complete this process.
At the open meeting held in Chicago, the commission voted 3-1 in favor of granting the certificate to ATXI, with chairman Doug Scott the lone opposition, while commissioner John Colgan was absent. Scott did begin the discussion by clarifying that his office had four edits to the order, all of which are inconsequential to the Mt. Zion-Kansas route itself. Read More
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Illinois State Treasurer Dan Rutherford visited the Director’s Lawn at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on August 9 and had the opportunity to meet Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Queen Christine Fortney.
The Arthur/Lovington school board was presented with two bond proposals from First Midstate and Stifel at their regular meeting Wednesday, August 14. The board plans to issue bonds for no more than $2.1 million to use for the purpose of building and equipping an addition to the Arthur elementary school. Funds from the bonds will cover any needed improvements, maintenance and repairs to the school buildings and facilities of the district. Read More
The Sullivan board of education gave Superintendent Brad Tuttle the green light to move forward with developing bid specifications for a new entrance at Sullivan High School Monday night.
Part of a list of security measures the district adopted earlier this year following a community meeting that was held on January 24 in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre last December, the new entrance will attempt to mirror the middle school entrance, featuring a double set of doors, the first of which would divert any visitor to the office before then gaining entry to the rest of the school, as well as other specifications that Tuttle will develop along with a certified architect.
At the start, runners were greeted with crowds, balloons, and a spirited sendoff before heading west out of Mattoon the morning of August 2 en route to the Peoria St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has aided children and families for 50 years by trying to solve the traumatic and catastrophic diseases that particularly affect children. And for seven area runners, they made an effort to help St. Jude do just that, by committing a weekend full of running, not to mention fundraising done throughout the past year.
Members of the Little Theatre On the Square board and staff were in attendance to update the council on where the theatre is financially with their bills to the city and explain what they are trying to do to keep current with expenses.
John Stephens, executive artistic director for LTOTS, said the spring season had been well-attended and going into the production of Mermaid was the highest subscription show that LTOTS has had. Currently ticket sales are down from last year, and he has not been able to figure out what has caused this slump. The theatre has had to eliminate cost of living raises, look to ways to reduce cost, and has raised additional funds from theatre patrons.
Photo by RR Best
DJ Mike Marshall kept dozens of kids happily moving to music last Friday during the first organized event at Wyman Park aimed at keeping area kids preoccupied with something new and fun.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Carriage Crossing, an assisted living senior community in Arcola, commenced its five-day grand opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday morning. Those in attendance included several owners, members of Arcola’s Economic Development, and managers of Carriage Crossing.