Longhorns Restore Purvis Cemetery

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February 25, 2015 As part of the values that 4-H routinely teaches, the Moultrie County Longhorns 4-H club is carrying on the tradition with their current service project, restoring the Purvis Cemetary near Allenville. The club was recently awarded a grant from Farm Credit Illinois (FCI).  FCI awards grants to 4-H clubs and FFA chapters throughout central and southern Illinois to implement valuable improvement projects in their communities. FCI awarded 38 4-H clubs and FFA chapters with $250 grants this year to establish projects that will make their communities better places to live. Purvis Cemetary, established in 1818, is located … Read More

Celebrating Guy

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Sullivan icon turns 80   by Joash Tiarks Reporting in Sullivan   “Walk on through the wind, Walk on through the rain, Tho’ your dreams be tossed and blown. Walk on, walk on with hope in your heart And you’ll never walk alone, You’ll never walk alone.” – Carousel, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’   A successful Broadway musical production and its poetic lyrics may not relate all that easily to the daily life of your average central Illinois resident, being far removed from the lights and bustle of New York. However, your average resident of Sullivan, Ill. could likely recall … Read More

Siegman Named to C.E.F.S. Board Of Directors

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February 25, 2015 Tracy Siegman of Bethany was officially seated as a board member on the C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation Board of Directors during a recent meeting in Effingham. Siegman was designated to serve on the C.E.F.S. Board of Directors by the First Christian Church of Bethany and will represent the private sector for Moultrie County on the C.E.F.S. Board of Directors. Siegman was appointed to serve on the personnel committee, membership committee, and the economic development and employment committee. Siegman, pastor of the First Christian Church in Bethany and member of the Bethany Ministerial Alliance, is an active member … Read More

Obituaries 2-25-2015: Frances Atteberry

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Frances Atteberry Funeral services for Frances Evelyn Davis Atteberry, 96, of Arthur were held at 11a.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church in Arthur with the Rev. John Stewart officiating. A committal service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola handled arrangements. She passed away at 2:15 p.m. Monday, February 16, 2015 in the Arthur Home. Frances was born August 26, 1918 in Moultrie County, a daughter of Clifford F. and Nancy Maye Harris Davis.   She married Dale D. Atteberry December 11, 1937 in Brazil, Ind., and he passed away January … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Rauner Changes Budget Dynamic

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February 25, 2015 By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist In his maiden speech on state finance this past Wednesday [Feb. 18], GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner changed the dynamic of Illinois budgeting from an “incremental” process to that akin to “zero base budgeting,” which goes all the way back to former president Jimmy Carter’s days as governor of Georgia in the early 1970s. The above sounds like academic-speak, so please let me explain. Rauner proposed a budget that is balanced, at least in theory, without the necessity of nudging the recently reduced state income tax back up a bit, as many Democrats … Read More

Sullivan Streaks Past CGB, But Falls Again to St. T

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February 25, 2015 Poor third quarter along with Williams’ 24 points hands Redskins season-ender By Matt Kracht & Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com It was all Redskins Monday night in the first game of the ISHA class 2A regional at St Teresa, but the same performance could not be repeated Tuesday as Sullivan fell to no. 1 seed and host 51-32 in the regional semifinal. The night before, Sullivan had their best shooting performance of the season with Zach Hrvol knocking down five three pointers tallying 24 points including three money balls in the first quarter. Nick Frerichs and Alec Ballinger added … Read More

Obituaries 2-25-2015: Helen Burnsmier

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Helen Burnsmier Helen Burnsmier, 85, of Sullivan, formerly of Champaign, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 in Mason Point in Sullivan. A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Grandview Memorial Gardens in Champaign. Owens Funeral Home in Champaign assisted the family. … Read More