Urban Flea Market Trip Offered

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•June 22, 2016• Join SBL Advantage 50 on Saturday, July 9, for a day trip to the annual Indianapolis “Treasure Hunt” flea market and yard sale. Highlights of the trip include a stop at the Indy Urban Flea Market featuring a large selection of antiques and collectibles. The trip also includes 50 y’arrd sales throughout the Northside Historic District, which is held annually at All Saints Episcopal Church. The day will wrap up with dinner at Almost Home in Greencastle, IN. Cost of the trip is $100 per person which includes dinner and tip for the driver. … Read More

Obituaries 6-22-2016: James W. Williams

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James W. Williams James W. Williams, 87, of Monticello passed away at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, June 14, 2016 surrounded by his family. Celebration of Life services with military rites will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 26 at Sullivan American Legion at 8 E. Strain St. Arrangements are by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. He was born June 18, 1928, a son of Royal C. and Marie Rentfro Williams, on his grandparents’ farm near Stewardson. During his lifetime he lived in Decatur, Bement, Sullivan, Atwood and Monticello. He joined the Army at the end of World War II and … Read More

Voter Mass Mailing Not from County

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•June 22, 2016• On June 10 there was a mass mailing for voter registration which did not come from the County Clerk’s office but from “The Voter Participation Center” out of Chicago. Enclosed with the center’s mailing was a pre-addressed envelope to the Moultrie County Clerk. The Moultrie County Clerk’s office has received several of these forms from individuals that state they have moved many years ago, that the relative to whom the form was mailed is deceased, and even to a person who has property in a trust in which the pre-printed name on their form has their last … Read More

Food Service Manager Certification Class

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•June 22, 2016• There will be 2 foodservice sanitation manager’s certification courses offered in July, the 18th and the 25th.  Each will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at ILEAS Training Center, (former Champaign Co Nursing Home), 1701 E Main St, Urbana, IL.  Exam immediately following. … Read More

Oh Brother: A Volcanic Eruption of the Most Unfortunate Kind

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•June 22, 2016• by Mike Brothers NP Managing Editor I was in the fifth grade at the time and had yet to uncover my full capacity for stupid human tricks. So when Steve Nelson and I were assigned an outside science project by Mr. Harris in the fifth grade, it became a challenge to create some sort of explosion. That particular instinct has led me to several close calls over time. I had just seen this old movie on television about Pompeii and how it and a bunch of other Roman cities were destroyed by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius … Read More

Area Athletes Representing at the Collegiate Level

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•June 22, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker NP Sports It’s about that time of year again. Summer practices, lifting weights, and running galore are the main activities for school sports programs starting their preparation for this coming sports season. Now we take a look at how some area athletes who are now at the collegiate level are doing: Karly Goodman, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond class of 2014, track and field Illinois Wesleyan. After finishing fifth in the shot put her senior year, the Arthur native continued her career at Illinois Wesleyan and to this point in her career owns the school record in the … Read More

Obituaries 6-22-2016: James Lane

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James Lane James A. Lane, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 6 a.m., Sunday, June 19, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in First Christian Church in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan.  … Read More

Obituaries 6-22-2016: Cheryl Ellison

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Cheryl Ellison Cheryl Lynn Ellison, 61, of Fort Pierce, Fla. died June 12, 2016 in VNA Hospice House. A funeral service was held June 16 in the First Baptist Church in Vero Beach, Fla., and a memorial service June 18 in the Watertown Elementary School in Watertown, Tenn. Cox-Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home in Vero Beach assisted with arrangements. She was born Feb. 20, 1955 in Shelbyville, a daughter of Charles and Oma Bartscht.  … Read More