Moultrie County Farm Up For Cash Rent

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•June 13, 2018• The Moultrie County farm is up for cash rent. Members of the building and grounds committee agreed to advertise for bids on the 217.58 acre county farm, continuing the two year lease. In order to submit a cash rent proposal the bidder must own 40 acres or live in Moultrie County. Provisions to provide 2/3 ton of lime and maintain soil quality will be included in the contract as renter obligation. The committee is looking at an August bid opening for the November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2020 contract. … Read More

Fifteen Years of Controlling Pests in Moultrie Co.

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•June 6, 2018• Moultrie County Pest Control is showing its appreciation to Moultrie County and their customers for all their support in the last 15 years with a celebration. Owners Rob and Michelle Young will host a customer appreciation open house on Saturday, June 9 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Sullivan VFW. Food will be served and prizes awarded; a DJ and balloon animals for the kids will provide entertainment. Rob Young grew up in Lovington and after high school, moved to Mattoon. While living in Mattoon he worked for several years with other pest control companies. He moved … Read More

Muddy Waters Wrote the Songs of Chicago’s Blues Legacy

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•June 6, 2018• By Jeff Johnson Courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times Since June 2017, Muddy Waters’ image has beamed down from a 10-story mural at 17 N. State St. in Chicago. But the king bee of Chicago blues looms even larger over the city with his outsized musical and cultural legacy. The Mississippi Delta native, born McKinley Morganfield in 1913, followed the Great Migration to Chicago in 1943, where he found stardom with his groundbreaking electric guitar sound and classic bands. He died at age 70 in 1983, but new generations of artists often cite the influence of the six-time Grammy … Read More

Three Earn Central Illinois Conference Honors

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•June 6, 2018• The Central Illinois Conference announced its all-conference teams this past week. Three Sullivan players earned honors. Sophomore earned second team honors, and junior Irie Dulin and senior Madison Wall were named to the honorable mention team. The Sullivan softball team finished 2-12 in the CIC. … Read More

SBL Providing Physicals

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•June 6, 2018• Sarah Bush Lincoln will provide sports physicals to students and athletes from Sullivan schools. The sports physicals will be held from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 7, at the SBL Sullivan Clinic, 7 Hawthorne Lane in Sullivan. The cost is $20 per physical with all fees being donated to the Sullivan Athletic Booster Club.  … Read More