Moultrie Co. Real Estate Taxes Mailed

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•June 15, 2016• Moultrie County real estate taxes were mailed June 14. The first installment is due July 15, 2016 and the second installment is due September 2, 2016. Taxpayers should look over their tax bills including reading the back of the bill to make sure all of the information is correct. It is the responsibility of the property owner to report all address changes to the assessor’s office by calling 728-4951. Assessment and exemption questions should be directed to the Supervisor of Assessments office. Taxes may now be paid at any bank in Moultrie County including Scott State Bank … Read More

AmBucs’ Golf Classic Tees Off June 24

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•June 15, 2016• The Ramp-Builders Classic tees off at 8 a.m. Friday, June  24 on the Sullivan Country Club golf course. Registration for the Sullivan AmBuc four-person charity golf scramble starts at 7:30 a.m. Trophies will be awarded for first, second and third places. There is a drawing for raffle and 50/50 winners. … Read More

Findlay 5K Run August 13

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•June 15, 2016• F.L.I.P. 4 Findlay 5K run/walk is Saturday, August 13 and will take place at Eagle Creek State Park. Parking is available at the park office where the run will begin and end. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with preregistered runners and walkers guaranteed t-shirt sizes, while those registering Saturday will receive t-shirts as long as supply lasts. … Read More

Obituaries 6-15-2016: Richard St. John

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Richard St. John Richard I. St. John, age 72, of Sullivan passed away at 7 a.m. May 26, 2016 at home with his wife and family by his side. Funeral services for family and friends were held in Schilling Funeral Home in Mattoon at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 1 with Pastor Dennis Strawn officiating. Burial followed in Janesville Cemetery. Richard was born June 14, 1943 in Cumberland County, Ill., a son of Alvin and Edna Pickering St. John. He married Donna Driskell June 15, 1963. … Read More

Das Clubhaus Offers A Taste of Germany in Sullivan

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•June 15, 2016• Das Clubhaus offers a taste of Germany in the scenic new dining room at Sullivan Country Club. From the canopied entry way, into the foyer displaying Don Frevert’s nutcracker collection and photos of his wife Rose’s, grandparents’ restaurant in Germany, the focus is relaxed dining in an inviting atmosphere. Frevert is approaching the grand opening of Das Clubhaus and pointed out one of his favorite features in the dining room view. “There is a beautiful view from every seat in the room,” Frevert said, explaining that helped his decision to undertake the project. “My wife came from … Read More

Remember When? 6-15-2016

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Lt. Darin K. Via of the United States Navy Medical Corps was graduated May 18 from the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences during commencement ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Six Moultrie County students have been named to the spring semester deans’ lists at Eastern Illinois University. They are seniors Braidy Walter Miller, Jody Lynn Schmidt and Caprice A. Scherer. The other three are juniors Jill Ann Flannell, Jeffrey Lynn White and sophomore Kari S. Horsman. Kris Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stubblefield of Sullivan, … Read More

Obituaries 6-15-2016: Helen Vanskike

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Helen Vanskike Helen M. Vanskike, 96, of Decatur died at 7:50 p.m. Tuesday June 7, 2015 in Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Decatur with burial in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care in Decatur handled arrangements. … Read More

Dancing Is An Outlet To Changing Lives

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•June 15, 2016• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress Melissa Weaver Krieger caught the “dancing bug” at the very young age of two when she took a tap class. After that, she couldn’t get enough, and neither could her mother who opened up a dance studio in Sullivan when Krieger was seven. Krieger began spending all her time at her mother’s studio where she would take classes, watch and admire the more advanced dancers and help the instructors with the beginners. It seemed to be that the art of dancing had danced right into her heart. Krieger also found … Read More