Jerry McClure Jerry Lee McClure, 73, of Sullivan passed away at 11:17 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. … Read More
•March 9, 2016• State agencies can be consistently inconsistent,” was how Coles County Emergency Communications CECOM Director Bernie Buttram described attempts to file the joint Coles Moultrie County joint agreement for enhanced 911 service. Buttram explained that the switch from the Illinois Commerce Commission to Illinois State Police control of the state emergency services system prompted CECOM to enlist the resources of the Coles County Regional Planning Commission to complete the filing. The planning commission’s software provided better access to the new Illinois State Police system facilitating filing the two county agreement for CECOM to provide emergency service dispatch under … Read More
•March 9, 2016• Mobile home tax bills will be mailed March 11, 2016 and are due on May 16, 2016. Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, P.O. BOX 650, Sullivan, IL. 61951. Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County banks: Hardware State Bank, Scott State Bank Bethany/Dalton City/Sullivan, State Bank of Arthur, Arthur Community Bank, First National Bank of Arthur, First National Bank of Sullivan and First Mid-Illinois Bank Sullivan. … Read More
•March 9, 2016• By Mike Brothers One Book One Sullivan members filled the First United Methodist Church community room Thursday, March 3 to discuss the latest community /school based book selection. Sponsored by the Sullivan Rotary Club, One Book One Sullivan released the new read November 25 distributing copies of Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 to students and those interested in the community. Coordinated by middle school language arts instructor Rikki Ray with the help of volunteer middle school teachers Cheryl Wildman and Haley Seeley, 20 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students volunteered for the project. Students who … Read More
•March 9, 2016• By Kennedy D. Nolen For the News Progress The Chamber of Commerce and select businesses in Moultrie County have teamed up with local school districts to help educate students about different career paths and job availability in the community. According to the Skills Gap Survey conducted by ‘No Jobs Left Behind,’ 30 businesses, under four main sectors: healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and technology and services, in Moultrie, Coles, Douglas, and Shelby counties projected an estimate of almost 800 jobs available in 2016 in a variety of fields; jobs varied from accountants to drivers and from mechanics to welders. … Read More
•March 9, 2016• If you are new to the area, have never been in the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, or it has been some time since your last visit, you might be pleasantly surprised at the variety of items and activities available besides books. For instance, this is the only local library with a 3-D printer; there are two meeting rooms that can be reserved for organizational or individual use and 14 computers and six e-readers connected to the internet for public use. For those preferring to use their own laptops or tablets, the library has free Wi-Fi. The library … Read More
•March 9, 2016• Sarah Burch is included on the Dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University in Normal. … Read More
Volunteers Recognized •March 9, 2016• Each year, the nation celebrates the service that thousands of Americans perform through AmeriCorps. This week is used to salute the AmeriCorps members and alums for their hard work and thank the community partners who support them. “AmeriCorps helps hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans each year,” said Scott McFarland, Executive Director of Serve Illinois. “AmeriCorps members dedicate a year of their lives to their communities, and AmeriCorps Week is a time for the rest of us to say ‘thank you’.” … Read More