Timberwolves Beat Clinton Maroons

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•April 6, 2016• Okaw Valley Timberwolves varsity traveled to Clinton, April 2 beating the Clinton Maroons 5-2. The Timberwolves started out the first inning with a 2-1 advantage over Clinton. Both teams scored in the third with Okaw Valley returning in the fifth and seventh innings with runs. The Timberwolves maximized their hits scoring five from seven, while the Maroons had six hits that netted two runs. Garrett Fritz led the Okaw Valley team with four hits and three RBIs. Ian Tiarks supplied two hits. … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Jim Meador

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Jim Meador James W. ‘Jim’ Meador, Sr., 72, of Bethany, died at 11:35 a.m. Thursday March 31, 2016 in Hickory Point Christian Village in Forsyth. Celebration of Life services were held at 7 p.m. Sunday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating. Private burial will be at a later date in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.  … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Violet Lee

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Violet Lee Violet Lee, 94, of Sullivan, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Friday April 1, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Graveside services were at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with Pastor John Fultz officiating. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan.  … Read More

Blue Devils Take Knights

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•April 6, 2016• Villa Grove Heritage Blue Devils took Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights baseball 20-4 in a home game, April 4. The Knights scored two runs to the Blue Devils three in the first inning. ALAH had a 2-2 fifth inning, then Villa Grove had a five run third and an eight run seventh, taking the game out of reach. Hitting for ALAH was Brad D. Miller who was 1-3 and scored a run. … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Allan Cook

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Allan Cook Allan F. Cook, 64, of Springfield, formerly of Sullivan, died at 7:32 a.m. Friday March 25, 2016 in Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Mound Cemetery in Charleston. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan.  … Read More

News Streets and Sidewalks Around the Square

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•April 6, 2016• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress New streets and sidewalks will surround the recently renovated Moultrie County Courthouse. Rerouted traffic and construction noise are what it takes to get there. The Sullivan city council approved a bid to resurface the square and other surrounding streets that includes Harrison, Jefferson, Main, Washington and S. Main streets at the last meeting. The estimate of the project was $750,000 with concrete costing $140,000. The lowest bid was from Ne-Co Asphalt Co at $919,126.30. Presently,the street improvement fund doesn’t have enough to cover the entire project so other funds will … Read More

Voter Participation Center Mailing Sent All Non-Registered Voters

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•April 6, 2016• A mass mailing from from the Chicago based VPC is not connected to Moultrie County, and information contained may confuse some residents. Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England announced today that all election authorities were recently advised by the Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) of a mailing that was sent out in March from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) located in Chicago to all non-registered voters in the state of Illinois. The SBE advised that VPC has scheduled a second mailing to go out this summer. The mailing contains a letter from VPC and a voter registration … Read More

District 10 Road Construction Underway

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•April 6, 2016• Since road construction season is in full swing, many roads are already marked with orange construction zone signs and equipment. Illinois State Police District 10 troopers will be working diligently to patrol construction zones in order to ensure the safety of not only the workers but also the motorists traveling through the zones. Speed and inattentiveness are major contributors to work zone crashes. Motorists are more likely to be a victim in a work zone crash than a worker. Statistics show that approximately 90 percent of all work zone fatalities are motorists. Provisional data shows that 29 … Read More

Electronic Recycling in Sullivan

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•April 6, 2016• Sullivan is holding an electronic recycling event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9. The collection truck will be located at the south end of the Wyman Park lake. Citizens of Sullivan with qualifying electronics may bring those items until the truck is filled or until noon. For those unable to take advantage of the this event, Bryant Industries in Tuscola is an alternative. … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Sharon Taylor

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Sharon Taylor Sharon K. Taylor, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) April 6 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.     … Read More