Touch Screen Voting Comes to Moultrie

News Progress Posted on by

Storage Capacity Increased •February 10, 2016• Touch screen voting is coming to Moultrie County elections this spring, giving electronic or traditional as a voting option , all with updatedcentralized tabulation equipment. County Clerk Georgia England explained election judges will learn the new system’s operations during a March 8 training session. Ken Gibson, of Liberty Systems LLC, the vendor for the new voter tabulation system, explained the county’s equipment was 25 years old and was reaching maximum memory capacity. The new tabulation system can hold the entire county’s tabulations on one piece of equipment. “Plus there is the capacity for future … Read More

NAMI Family Program Offered

News Progress Posted on by

•February 10, 2016• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Family-to-Family Program will be held 6:30-9 p.m. each Tuesday, February 16-May 3 at Centenary United Methodist Church, 203 E. Grove Ave. in Effingham. Call 217-690-6583, NAMI Effingham, to reserve a spot. The same 12-week Family-to-Family program is offered at the Salvation Army, 1300 Richmond Ave. in Mattoon 6:30-9 p.m. each Wednesday, February 24-May 11. Call 217-273-9934, NAMI Mattoon. … Read More

Sullivan District Approves Bond Issue

News Progress Posted on by

•February 10, 2016• By Mike Brothers Sullivan Community Unit #300 school board approved issuing $123,000 taxable obligation bonds while discussing funding options for $5 million in Life Health Safety Improvements. Board president Steve Poland asked whether the general obligation bonds issuance was related to the current state budget crisis. Supt. Brad Tuttle explained that Gov. Rauner’s  economic agenda calls for a property tax freeze which could affect every district’s funding ability in the state. By issuing the $123,000 in bonds the school tax rate will be partially buffered in the event of a freeze. The resolution to issue $123,000 in … Read More

Tough Redskin Loss to Broncos at Regionals

News Progress Posted on by

•February 10, 2016• The Sullivan Lady Redskins ended the basketball season with a tough 43-40 loss to Cerro Gordo Bement February 8. It was the first game of Regional play at Tuscola, and the Broncos were hungry. “No one wants to end their season on a loss,” coach Sheri McCain began, “but tonight Cerro Gordo simply outplayed us and wanted it more.” “They hustled after every loose ball and contested our shots,” she continued, noting the Redskins were hindered by missed free throws and 22 turnovers. “I think Brooke Tuttle played a great game for us, and Ester Miller also … Read More

Individual Placement & Support Program Faces Funding Challenge

News Progress Posted on by

•February 10, 2016• By Kennedy D. Nolen For the News Progress Individual Placement & Support (IPS) is a  program offered at the Moultrie Country Counseling Center (MCCC) since December 2013. This non-profit program, IPS, offers services in conjunction with the Division of Rehabilitation Services. Adults who receive counseling from the Moultrie County Counseling Center are presented with the following options through the Individual Placement & Support program: a career profile, application completions, peer support, benefits counseling, supportive counseling, interviewing skills, job search skills, job development, job retention, and schooling. These needs are adjusted to fit each of the client’s needs … Read More

Registration and Voting Grace

News Progress Posted on by

•February 10, 2016• The last day to register to vote has passed; however, it’s not too late to vote in this election by taking advantage of grace period registration and voting in the county clerk’s office. This method of registration is available only in the clerk’s office, 10 S. Main in Sullivan 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays and runs from Feburary 27 through election day. If a person registers to vote or change an address during grace period and wants to vote in the upcoming election, he/she must vote at the time of registration. Requirements for registration are: • U.S. citizen … Read More

Obituaries 2-10-2016: Aileen Stinson

News Progress Posted on by

Aileen Stinson Theresa Aileen Stinson, 93, of Sullivan passed away at 11:05 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 12 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with visitation 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Aileen was born August 25, 1922, a daughter of David B. and Clem Stinson Phillips. She married Lawrence Kenneth Stinson December 16, 1939 in Allen County, Ky., and he preceded her in death February 28, 2008. Aileen was a seamstress, and she enjoyed doing alterations for … Read More

Remember When? 2-10-2016

News Progress Posted on by

Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Three Moultrie countians are among eight Lake Land College students recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, a national academic honors society.The three are Marsha Hutchcraft and Jerry Price, both of Sullivan, and Marilyn Thompson of Lovington. Four students from Moultrie County have been named to the deans’ lists for the fall semester at the University of Illinois. They are Susan Lee Ozier of Bethany and Sullivan students, Tamara Kristen Dabbs, Sara Ann Elder and Grant Evans Tice. Lori Moody of Sullivan, a student at Bradley University in Peoria, has been awarded a … Read More