Obituaries 3-4-2015: Zelma Spencer

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Zelma Spencer Zelma P. Spencer, 81 of Branson, Mo., formerly of Lovington, passed away at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2015 in Branson at her daughter’s residence. Her funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in First Church of God in Lovington with Martin King officiating. Visitation will be held from noon until the time of the service at the church. Interment will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. The family has entrusted Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington to handle arrangements for Zelma. … Read More

Charleston Woman Involved in Fatal Wreck Friday Morning Between Bethany and Sullivan

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February 27, 2015 Vehicle struck after pulling over onto shoulder by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com   According to the Moultrie County Sheriff and Coroner’s Offices, a 26 year-old Charleston woman was killed after her vehicle was struck between Sullivan and Bethany Friday morning. At 7 a.m. Friday the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office received a phone report of a two vehicle crash on Illinois Route 121 approximately two miles west of Sullivan. … Read More

Okaw Valley Advances Past Windsor 73-53 in Regional

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February 25, 2015 Will take on host A&M Wednesday evening By Matthew Kracht NP Sports Reporter While the Timberwolves lost one of their best players for the rest of the season on Tuesday in Peyton Hagerman, fans found a star for the future that same night in Dylan Park. Park, a junior, put 20 points on the Windsor Blue Devils making four spot-up 3s and setting the tone scoring the game’s first six points. “Dylan shot the ball well,” said head coach Tony Sparks. “He has been our second best shooter all year. They came out and ran some box-and-1 … Read More

Collective Effort Ensures Win on OV Senior Night

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February 25, 2015 Despite Lovekamp’s 35 points, T-Wolves prevail by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Nathan Lovekamp and the rest of the Cerro Gordo-Bement Broncos may have tried containing OV’s Peyton Hagerman Friday evening, but they couldn’t control the nine other Timberwolves who put points on the board en route to Okaw Valley’s 76-70 senior night win. “I thought everybody contributed,” said head coach Tony Sparks. “We were able to get to the rim and to the free throw line in the second half.” The Broncos emerged from tip-off in a box-and-1 zone with Frankie Foran face-guarding Hagerman, which in turn helped … Read More

Local Libraries Named Grant Awardees

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February 25, 2015 More than $10,000 awarded in the county By Ariana Cherry Sullivan/Arthur Reporter A library’s greatest reward is knowing it has made a difference in its community by educating the youth, promoting reading, and being able to act as a reliable resource for the public to get useful information. Although, in order to achieve such, a library does need sufficient funding. A grant to purchase the items that it needs is another reward for which a library can only hope. And recently, Secretary of State Jesse White, has awarded FY15 Illinois Public Library Per Capita and Equalization Aid … Read More

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