Recent Obituaries: John R. Lambdin
John R. Lambdin John R. Lambdin, Jr. 96 years young, of Sullivan, formerly of Lovington, went home to be with the Lord on April 26, 2018. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 30, 2018 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeral home in Lovington. Burial will be in Odd Fellow Cemetery, Moweaqua, with Military Rites by the Lovington American Legion Post #429.Memorials may be made to the Lovington Christian Church or to the First Baptist Church in Sullivan. John was the first of five children born … Read More
Letter to the Editor: 4-25-2018
Thank you Moultrie County You may be aware by now that I have accepted a position with the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, Court Services Division, and my resignation as Circuit Clerk is effective April 30. It will be very hard for me to leave my office and the county that I have dedicated over 34 years of service to. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: If Elites Flee Higher Education Will Illinois Matter Anymore?
•April 25, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist When I was a kid politician in the 1960s, titans of commerce and industry often served on appointed boards in Illinois, especially those for higher education. No longer, it seems. Instead, the elites of commerce, technology, industry, law, and financial services focus their influential efforts on Chicagoland. They serve through the likes of the Chicago Economic Club, the Commercial Club of Chicago, Chicago Ideas Week, World Business Chicago, the Chicago Club, and 1871 (a Chicago incubator). You see “Illinois” anywhere in that list? Elites tend to focus on matters of direct … Read More
Obituaries 4-25-2018: Mark Trower
Mark Trower Mark H. Trower, 56, of Lake City passed away at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Inurnment will be at a later date. … Read More
Obituaries 4-25-2018: Mary Fulton
Mary Fulton Mary Belle Fulton, 82, of Sullivan, formerly of Arcola, passed away at 10:13 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Kenny Cripe officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery in rural St. Peter, Illinois. … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Illinois Rivers Helped Feed Economic Growth In State
•April 25, 2018• By Joseph Bustos Of the Belleville News-Democrat During the first century of the state’s history, the natural habitats along the Illinois River helped spur fishing industries and had places for hunting. The Illinois River was a habitat for bottom-feeding fish such as catfish, common carp and smallmouth buffalo as well as mussels. The abundance of fish led to a commercial fishing industry between Havana and Meredosia, according to the state museum. Towns had their own markets that processed and shipped fish to large Midwestern and Eastern cities from the 1890s to the 1950s. Sport hunters formed clubs and … Read More
Sullivan Community Education Foundation Awards Over $40,000 In Grants
•April 25, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress On Thursday, April 5 the Sullivan Community Education Foundation (SCEF) awarded more than $40,000 in mini and major grants for various academic and community projects. The awards ceremony at Sullivan First United Methodist Church marked the Foundation’s 14th year of improving the lives of others through education. Mini grants are awarded in amounts less than $1,000, and there were 14 recipients in this category including $420 to the Mid-Illinois Senior Services for educational programs. Major grants are for more than $1,000, and there were eight awards with $12,000 going to … Read More
Bomb Threat Defendant Makes Bond
•April 25, 2018• Jalon Warren, 18, of Sullivan was released from Moultrie County jail after his bond from $100,000 to $40,000 in circuit court Thursday, April 19. Honorable Judge Hugh Finson reduced the bond which allowed the family to post $4000 for his release that afternoon. Charged with making a terrorist threat at Sullivan High School on March 23, Warren appeared with attorney Phillip Tibbs, who asked the court to release the defendant on recognizant bond, called two witnesses and submitting letters from teachers on Warren’s behalf. … Read More