Moultrie Committee Accepts Bid for County Farm Rent

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Price Reflects Grain Market •August 10, 2016• By Mike Brothers Bids on the Moultrie County farm opened August 3 reflect changes in the grain market, with this year’s $367 per acre bid, $50 per acre less than the previous two year contract. Building and grounds committee chairman Gary Smith opened proposals from two local farmers for a two year contract. Mark Kuhn, who is currently farming the 217.58 acre county farm, submitted the $367 per acre bid, totaling $79,851.86. Smith noted an additional $5.40 fee from Ag Answers insures soil fertility is maintained. … Read More

Okaw Coop Annual Meeting

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•August 10, 2016• The 11th annual meeting of members and shareholders of the Okaw Farmers Cooperative, Inc. will be held Thursday Aguust 25 at Yoder’s Kitchen Restaurant in Arthur. Dinner is served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. preceding the business meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. Tony Brown, President of the Board of Directors, will outline goals for the company’s future. General Manager Dave Kieffer will discuss company operations. … Read More

Obituaries 8-10-2016: Linda Breedlove

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Linda Breedlove Linda L. Breedlove, 76, of Lovington, passed away at 11:20 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 6 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Arcola Cemetery in Arcola.  … Read More

Bowman Exceeding Expectations at McKendree

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•August 10, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter After a brief hiatus of the check-in on the area athletes at the collegiate level, we return to the recap with this week’s edition on Sullivan’s own Mollie Bowman. The 2014 Redskin grad is currently a jumper and a sprinter at Division II McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. Bowman performs the long jump (personal records will follow each event 17’5”), triple jump (35’11”), 200 meter sprint (25.84 seconds) and the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relays (48.44 seconds, and 3:54.04 respectively). Also, Bowman and the Bearcat coaches further plan on showcasing her versatility … Read More

Olympics, Hall of Fame, NFL Training Camp, Oh My!

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•August 10, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Columnist We are headed for the golden time of the year in American sports. Major League Baseball is heating up as playoff pushes are being made, National Football League training camps and pre-season games are underway with the Hall of Fame Game this past Sunday. Longtime Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison, and head coach Tony Dungy—two key cogs of Indy’s Super Bowl XLI win over the Bears— highlight the class. Rams and Steelers sack master Kevin Greene, former Rams left tackle Orlando Pace, along with former 49ers owner Eddie … Read More

Menus 8-10-2016

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Aug. 15 – Chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes, Midori vegetables, Mandarin oranges, roll. Tuesday, Aug. 16 – Ham & beans, copper carrots, pears, corn bread. Wednesday, Aug. 17 – Pulled pork, Mexi corn, cucumber onion salad, scalloped pineapple, bun. … Read More