Obituaries 10-19-2016: Judy Ozee
Judy Ozee Judy K. Ozee, 74, a resident of Mason Point in Sullivan, passed away in Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur Sunday, October 16, 2016. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October 20 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home, 503 W. Jackson St. in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am Friday, October 21, also in McMullin-Young Funeral Home with Pastor Ryan Martin officiating. Interment will be in Marrowbone Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Obituaries 10-19-2016: Clara Yoder
Clara Yoder Funeral services for Clara S. Yoder, 85, of Arthur were held at 9 a.m. October 13 in the Otto Center in rural Arthur. Burial was in Otto Cemetery in rural Arthur. She was born September 28, 1931 in Arthur, a daughter of Solomon D. and Maryan Stutzman Beachy. … Read More
OV Schools Set Veterans Day Event
•October 19, 2016• Okaw Valley Community Unit School District invites all veterans and their family members to a Veterans Day program at Okaw Valley High School in Bethany Thursday, November 10. A breakfast will be provided to all who attend beginning at 8:15 a.m. in the cafeteria and a short assembly will follow at 9:15 a.m. The assembly will feature the Okaw Valley School District band and chorus students. The keynote speaker will be Casey Woods, Illinois Air National Guard. The students and staff at Okaw Valley appreciate all Veterans for their acts of courage and devotion to the ideals … Read More
Growing Up In Sullivan: The Walk Home After the Halloween Movie
•October 19, 2016• By Jerry L. Ginther NP Columnist The full moon was already high in the night sky as we exited the movie theater on the town square. Many of the kids had rides waiting for them, but I did not. I had walked to the theater in the evening twilight and knew I would have to walk home alone. The walk home for me was fairly long, probably a dozen or more city blocks, and only a couple of those were in the downtown area where the streets were well lighted. Once I crossed the main highway, there … Read More
New Aerial View of Moultrie County
•October 19, 2016• An enhanced view of Moultrie County is on its way. Members of the Moultrie County Board Public Health and Safety Committee voted to recommend upgrading the county’s aerial photo file. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) committee chair Kevin McReynolds noted that four companies responded to the county’s request for upgrading aerial photos used for property tax assessment and the enhanced Coles-Moultrie 911 communication system. McReynolds explained the improved oblique photo imagery gives a 3-D photo of properties which helps with enhanced 911 address location, as well as improving the tax assessors aerial photo quality. … Read More
District Governor Visits Sullivan Rotary
•October 19, 2016• By Emily Stutzman for the News Progress The Sullivan Rotary Club met October 4 for their weekly meeting at the local TnT. Over salads and fried chicken, cobbler, and ice-cream, they chatted about local happenings and discussed their plans for the next week. Among the topics were Oktoberfest, the Zombie 5k Run (Susan Rauch laughingly assured us, “They’re not real zombies, don’t worry”), and the chili contest. After lunch, new assistant governor Mary Hodson introduced herself saying, “My real job is to introduce Kevin Yonce, your district governor, but anyone who knows me, knows I talk a … Read More
State Board Tests Moultrie
•October 19, 2016• Moultrie County’s new Unisyn election equipment was given an A+ during testing by the Illinois Board of Elections, October 13. Three representatives of the Board of Elections chose Moultrie County for a random check and pretest of the election voting and tabulation system. “We pretest all the equipment for function, touch screen accuracy and calibration,” B of E evaluator Bruce Brown, said of the testing process. Moultrie County replaced its 25 year old voting system with the new Unisyn system in the spring. Liberty Systems LLC, handles software support for Moultrie County, and Ken Gibson noted the … Read More
ALAH Hits Wake-Up Call at St. Thomas More VB Tourney
Okaw Valley Hits Home Stretch of Season •October 19, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker NP Sports After sweeping two conference games this week against Cerro Gordo (25-15, 25-17) and Okaw Valley (25-13, 25-11), Kristy Buford had seven kills, three aces, and five digs to lead the Lady Timberwolves, who are now 7-14 on the season, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights went to Champaign for the highly competitive, 16-team Buerkett tourney. Hosted by Champaign St. Thomas More at Parkland College, the Knights got a look at the competition they will see in the postseason. … Read More