•December 9, 2015• The second annual Bethany Community Choir Concert will be at 6 p.m. December 13 at the First Christian Church in Bethany. Featured will be the Bethany Community Choir, the Macon County Brass, soloist Jack Scott, flute Susan Lutes, and piano Vicki Osman. There will also be a congregation sing along with refreshments after the concert. There is no admission cost. For more information call 217-330-0708. … Read More
•December 9, 2015• Okaw Valley Timberwolves won 50-40 over the Shelbyville Rams Dec. 4. Leading the Okaw Valley team scoring was Connor Cloyd. The 6’3” junior had eight field goals and one free throw for 17 points. He pulled down eight rebounds and had a steal. Senior forward Drew Fruchtl had two field goals, shot five for five free throws for nine points while adding ten rebounds for the night. Dylan Park, the 6’3” senior guard, scored three field goals and one three pointer for eight points, while getting three rebounds, three assists and a steal. … Read More
•December 9, 2015• Sullivan Okaw Valley football Redskin Alec Ballinger was selected for Honorable Mention on the All State Illinois High School Coaches Association team for 2015 In addition he was selected to the News Gazette First team, All Area Championship as the punter. Ballinger was all conference the previous year proving a valuable wide receiver and punter for the Redskin football team. “He is an outstanding athlete, a great kid and a joy to coach,” said Redskin head football coach Gerald Temples. Temples explained that the Redskin team success is testimony to a bunch of hard working players during … Read More
•December 9, 2015• Sandra Wirth was inadvertently omitted from the participants in the Prairie Winds story on page 8 of last week’s News Progress. We apologize for the error. … Read More
•December 9, 2015• Lovington Village Board met November 2 with Jan Harner updating the board on the live nativity at the Life Center from 5-8 p.m. Sunday, December 20. They explained the Church of God sponsored event on West State Street will be a walk through and not a drive by. About 60 volunteers will help as shepherds lead the visitors to the nativity. Harner noted that neighbors are being informed so they may prepare for the traffic. Tina Irvin reported speeding vehicles down the alley near her home. The board explained she could record the license number and report … Read More
•December 9, 2015• All Moultrie County township and multi-township tax assessors will review updates on procedure requirements at the annual meeting December 29. As required by Section 200/9-15 of the Property Tax Code, Moultrie County Chief County Assessment Officer Cindy Kidwell advises that she will be holding her annual meeting with the Moultrie County township and multi-township assessors at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 29 in the Moultrie County Board Room on the second floor of the Moultrie County Courthouse at 10 South Main Street in Sullivan. Assessors will learn uniformity of their property tax listing and assessment functions. The meeting … Read More
•December 9, 2015• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond varsity basketball traveled to Strasburg December 1 with the Stew-Stras team winning 41-26. The Knights first quarter kept pace with the Comets 7-9. In the second the Comets outscored ALAH 14-3, going into the half ahead 23-10. A 10-5 third quarter put the Stew-Stras team safely in the lead in spite of a 11-8 final quarter run by the Knights. ALAH made 10 of 29 shots from the field for 34 percent; two of six three point shots for 33 percent and four of nine free throws for 44 percent shooting averages. … Read More
•December 9, 2015• By Mike Brothers A motion to allow Michael Yost an evaluation to see whether he is fit for trial was granted by Judge Dan L. Flannell in Moultrie County court Monday. Yost, 41, is accused of the March 4 murder of Sheri L Randall in Sullivan. He was represented in court by public defender Bradford Rau, who presented the motion. “Our expert exam for fitness focuses on medical issues that could make Mr. Yost unfit for trial,” Rau told Judge Flannell. State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey explained that he felt there was no reason to doubt Yost’s fitness … Read More