ALAH FFA Attends Illinois FFA Convention

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•July 15, 2015• Submitted by Kayley LaGrou, Chapter Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond FFA members Christy Allen, Janette Combstock, Katie Kerns, Josiah Kinert, and Kayley LaGrou traveled to the Illinois State FFA Convention in Springfield on June 9 through June 11. The Illinois State FFA Convention is held every year during the second week of June at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield. This year over 3,000 FFA members from across the state came to Springfield to go to workshops, attend sessions, visit the career fair, go to the FFA dance, attend a minor league baseball game, and elect the 2015-16 … Read More

Monday Night Scrambler Results

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Competing at Timberlake Golf Course Monday, July 6, the team of Ron Saddoris, Kevin Manship, Mike Tipsword, and Adam Dillard finished first with a 7-under par. Taking second with a 4-under par  was the team of Dustin Berry, Jim Underwood, Jerry Lane, and Joey Fultz. Third place went to the team of Cole Russell, Shane Russell, Dave Chappel, and Heath Sims, also shooting a combined 4-under par.

Eagle Creek Task Force Forms

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Local officials come together to provide oversight on shuttered resort •July 15, 2015• by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A group of local officials and representatives have recently come together to form a task force overseeing the future of the long-shuttered Eagle Creek Resort. “Some of us locally think we need to have some local control in overseeing it to make sure it continues forward,” said Moultrie County board chairman Dave McCabe. “Everyone has been wanting to get it accomplished for years now, but it never seems to get done.” Eagle Creek was closed in July of 2009 after mold was detected. … Read More

Public Warned About Scams Throughout Sullivan

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•July 15, 2015• Sullivan police John Love is asking the public to be extra-careful given a variety of mail scams that have occurred recently in Sullivan. Love said that just this week, his department has had several individuals report being solicited by what SPD has since been able to determine are scams. “We just ask people to please not do anything until you have verified it,” said Love. “Check with a bank or with us.” Sullivan police may be reached at 728-4351. … Read More

Obituaries 7-15-2015: Pauline Eaton

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  Pauline Eaton Pauline Evelyn Eaton, 93, of Windsor was welcomed into God’s pearly white city at 9:58 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, in New Beginnings Apostolic Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. today (Wednesday) July 15 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in the Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery in Coles Station. … Read More

Ill. Dept On Aging Seeks Nominations for Senior Hall of Fame

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Nomination deadline is August 25; winners announced later this year •July 15, 2015• The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is seeking nominations for the 2015 Illinois Senior Hall of Fame awards. The annual award, established in 1994 by the General Assembly, recognizes residents of the state, ages 65 and older who excel in the categories of community service, education, performance and/or graphic arts, and labor force. Since its start, 95 people have been inducted into the Senior Hall of Fame. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Learning How Things Work in Aurora

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•July 15, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I have long lamented that I don’t know how things work—electricity, telephone, computers, Internet. Guess I was never stimulated into such discoveries by my science teacher, who himself probably didn’t know how things worked. This past week, however, I visited a path-breaking new public elementary school that is all about learning how things work. I had been told about the place by an impressed educator friend who said, “Nowlan, you gotta see this place.” The John Dunham STEM Partnership School is located on the campus of Aurora University, in the rustbelt … Read More

Additional LLC Graduates Announced

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•July 15, 2015• Additional graduates received their degrees and certificates after the completion of the spring semester 2015 at Lake Land College. Area graduates included: Brandon Cook, Sullivan, AAS Automotive Technology; and Jessica Clotfelter, Windsor,  AA, Liberal Arts. … Read More

Obituaries 7-15-2015: Betty Porter

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Betty Porter Funeral services for Betty P. Porter, 70, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Richland Cemetery in Boyleston. She passed away at 8:10 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, 2015 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. … Read More