News Progress

•June 18, 2025• On Saturday the 14th, locals turned out despite iffy weather for  Sullivan American Legion Post 68’s Dash n’ Bash fundraiser for St. Jude’s, despite the Car Show cancellation due to an early morning drizzle. Festivities included a raffle, beer tent, food and beverage services, duck derby, 5 K walk/run, slow-pitch tournament, and a late afternoon ‘Kids Korner’, which consisted of inflatables and a dunk tank.  Pictured above is Harley Turner, whose money was well spent as she hit the target, sending good-natured SES 5th-grade teacher Mrs. Hendry into the water at the dunk tank. “It’s cold while … Read More

•June 18, 2025• Free laundry days in Moultrie County at Sullivan Wash n’ Fold, presented by Moultrie and Shelby County’s ROSC and individual sponsors, are as follows: Thursday, June 26th from 9:00 a.m. to noon, sponsored by Ace, and Thursday, July 24th from 9:00 a.m. to noon and sponsored by Ace and the Couve family. If you would like more information or to sponsor, contact Skyler Miller at skylark@hourhouserecovery.org, or call (217) 549-7427. Funding for this project is provided in whole or part by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery. … Read More

More Big Kitties •June 18, 2025 by Janet Roney Cala Sawyer Graham’s story about panthers screaming all night long from the top of the old well at their Half-Way House Inn on the old Charleston Road captivated me, especially after hearing more and more stories about recent cougar sightings in the county like this one from my friend, Sue.  One early morning in 2005, Sue watched a cougar for two or three minutes as it moved along a deer trail in a wooded area across the road from her house. When it turned so she could see its full length, … Read More

Photo submitted Cassie Yoder talks with Chris Bullock during the party. •June 18, 2025• On Wednesday, June 11, Cass Concepts celebrated two decades of creativity, strategy, and community impact with an unforgettable 20th Anniversary Party and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at their downtown Decatur headquarters. With a packed house of clients, community leaders, partners, and friends, the evening captured everything the firm stands for—innovation, connection, and storytelling that moves people. … Read More