Back to School: Make Safety a Top Priority

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•August 8, 2018• Safety in our schools and on our college campuses is a right every student and family should expect. As students from pre-kindergarten to college prepare to head back to school, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies across the state are reminding educators about the recent recommendations of the Illinois Terrorism Task Force School Safety Working Group. The group’s 13 recommendations are designed to help make Illinois schools safer. These recommendations were presented to Governor Bruce Rauner in May 2018, and are available online for the public to review. … Read More

County Farm Rent Bids Opened

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•August 8, 2018• Moultrie County Board building and grounds committee is recommending Clint Robinson’s bid of $82,500 ($379.17A) proposed county farm rent be approved by the county board August 9. At the August 1 meeting of the committee, chairman Gary Smith opened bids from four interested farmers for the two year rental agreement. Bids were opened in the order they were received: Zeb Hughes bid $70,713.50 ($325A); Shuman Brothers bid $67,658.68 ($310.96A); Robinson- $82,500 and Mark Kuhns bid $75,520.26 ($347A). … Read More

Obituaries 8-8-2018: Tammy Wilson

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Tammy Wilson Tammy J. Wilson, 59, of Sullivan passed away at 10:10 a.m. Wednesday August 1, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Private graveside services were Saturday August 4 in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. Tammy was born May 18, 1959 in Kirksville, the daughter of John Adkins and Patsy Bruce She had cleaned homes for many people and also had operated a child care center in her home. … Read More

Wine Tours To Help Fund Bethany Gymnast’s Trip To Russia

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•August 8, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Reese Nichols is a diminutive 12-year-old gymnast with big dreams and high hopes of participating in an international gymnastics competition in Russia in November. Reese is the daughter of Bethany Police Chief Chris Nichols and his wife Bethany who is a nurse. Reese has a brother, sister and a dog named Theo. Besides gymnastics she plays on a softball team, and her favorite subject in school is science. She recently won first place in all-round competition at a national meet in North Carolina. All-round is the most difficult because she … Read More

County Offices Targeted by Spam Emails

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•August 8, 2018• There are several spam emails coming through the Moultrie County courthouse computers, County Clerk Georgia England reported, noting three computers were affected by Monday. They may say Statement of Account, Invoice, Unpaid Invoice, etc. Be aware of emails that you open. Look at 1. Who sent the email – you don’t know the person – do not open – delete. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Make No Little Plans-They Have No Magic To Stir The Blood

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•August 8, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Illinois could sure use a couple of big thinkers and doers like Daniel Burnham and William Stratton. Based on what I see of political TV ads, we may have to wait another four years. But we can dream, can’t we? Architect and city planner, Burnham was the driving force behind the creation of the fabulous “white city” that was the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893, which put Chicago prominently on the world map. Overcoming earlier false starts by others, a national economic panic, and almost impossibly tight deadlines, Burnham triumphed. The … Read More

Obituaries 8-8-2018: Kathy Wood

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Kathy Wood Katherine M. Horn Wood, 77, of Sullivan, passed away May 12, 2018. A memorial gathering will be held Sunday, August 12 from 11 to 2 at the Sullivan Country Club. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Kathy was born August 7, 1940 in San Jose, California, the daughter of Hermann L. and Alice E. Horn. She graduated from Sunnyvale High School in 1958. She attended the University of Idaho where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and where she met her husband, Steve Wood. They were married June 16, 1962 … Read More

Delays on Hwy 121 at West Okaw River

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•August 8, 2018• The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that road work began Monday, Aug. 6, on Illinois 121. Work includes pavement patching, milling, hot-mix asphalt, and pavement markings from 0.4 miles west to 0.4 miles east of the West Okaw River. This project is expected to be completed by Sept. 1. Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. To avoid the work area, when feasible, use of alternate routes should be considered. … Read More

Obituaries 8-8-2018: Donald Finch

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Donald Finch Donald Finch passed away peacefully in his home in Converse, Tex. Tuesday, July 31, 2018. He was born in Decatur March 31, 1932. Donald served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict and was stationed in Sasebo, Japan. He also served aboard the flagship USS Mt. McKinley as a Teletype Seaman (TESN). In May 1956 near the Martial Islands in the South Pacific, Don and his shipmates participated in the first hydrogen bomb test to be witnessed by dignitaries and journalists from the deck of the Mt. McKinley. His greatest loves in life were … Read More