IHSA Sponsors Spirit Contest

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•November 11, 2015• As a part of the 2015 IHSA Student Leadership Conference, the IHSA announced that the IHSA Student Section Showdown will return for its second installment during the 2015-16 school year. The inaugural contest took place in 2014-15, with Central A&M High School in Moweaqua and Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect being named the champions in Class 1A/2A and Class 3A/4A, respectively. The winning video entries from Central A&M and Prospect are linked here. … Read More

Lake Shelbyville Master Plan Update Public Workshop

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•November 11, 2015• The US Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is currently in the process of updating its Master Plan. Lake Shelbyville, along with Carlyle Lake and Kaskaskia River Project, are updating their plans simultaneously. The Master Plan addresses outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship activities at each project. The updated Master Plan will provide a current inventory and assessment of land and water resources and physical improvements, any changes to resource use objectives and an evaluation of current and future needs required to protect the natural and cultural features of the lake. Emphasis will be placed on increasing … Read More

Farm Bureau is Gearing Up for Annual Meeting

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•November 11, 2015• By Tyler Harvey Douglas-Moultrie Farm Bureau Manager As many of you are well aware, the 2015 harvest is mostly wrapped up for the year. With the weather we have had over the last two months, farmers have tirelessly been working to get the crops out before the weather breaks. As of Sunday, November 1, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has the Illinois corn and soybean crop at 96% harvested. This comes to no surprise with the early start most got this year. Last year at this time, corn was at 74% harvested and soybeans where at … Read More

Obituaries 11-11-2015: Tommy White

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Tommy White Tommy Neal White, 61, of Savoy, formerly of Sullivan, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 in his home. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held after 10 a.m. Saturday.  … Read More

Understanding Illinois: There must be a better way to deliver services

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•November 11, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Years ago a friend of mine wanted to title a book of his, “Everybody cares but nobody knows,” but his publisher nixed the idea. What he meant was that most of us want to help people in real need, and society tries to do so through a bewildering array of charities and government programs. Yet nobody seems to follow the persons helped to know if we do any long-lasting good. So it is in Illinois. We have a byzantine social service apparatus that seems designed to befuddle and exasperate both the … Read More

Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Begin Opening

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•November 11, 2015• The sale of medical cannabis to qualifying patients and caregivers began Monday, November 9 at eight dispensaries located throughout the state. A list of the dispensaries that will be able to begin selling the product is available at this link: http://www.idfpr.com/Forms/MC/ListofLicensedDispensaries.pdf   … Read More

Bethany Acquires New Technology for Roadways and Police

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•November 11, 2015• By Derek Pope For the News Progress Bethany residents may notice some changes as they drive through town this fall thanks to funding from Moultrie County and the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency. Over the past few months, village workers have replaced nearly 150 traffic signs throughout the village as part of a Federal Highway Administration mandate that went into effect this year. The project, which consisted of installing new posts, signs made of modern highly reflective materials, and the removal of some old traffic signs that did not meet previously existing federal regulations, started back in July … Read More

Location Change Denied for Yost Trial

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•November 6, 2015• A motion to move the trial of Michael S. Yost out of Moultrie County was denied  by the Hon. Judge Dan L. Flannell Friday, November 6. Yost, 40, of Sullivan is charged with the March 4, 2015 murder of Sheri L. Randall, 43. Public Defender Bradford Rau called NewsProgress Publisher Robert R. Best for testimony illustrating how high profile the case was. Best told the court the News Progress website hits were 2,2562,979 during the publications including information on the Randall murder. He noted the average hit range is between 400,000 and 600,000. States Attorney Jeremy Richey’s … Read More

Making Dads Jump From Their Skin

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A 12 year tradition •November 4, 2015• By Mike Brothers It’s been 12 years since Chris Crabtree’s kids thought they were too old to trick or treat. That’s when they started converting the front yard of the family home on Harrison Street into the haunted graveyard. It was open 6-8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30 and 31 in conjunction with Sullivan trick or treating times. Open to any and everyone who is willing to test their terror capacity, the Crabtree project gets bigger every year. “We started out with the ticket booth and four sections that came out to … Read More