Oktoberfest 5k Results
20-24 Male Mitch White 27:28:00; Chance Shuman 39:34:00. 25-29 Female Brittany Pierce 23:31; Aspen Cassidy 27:22:00. 25-29 Male Seth Turner 27:28:00. … Read More
Obituaries 11-5-2014: Merrill Pound
Merrill Pound Merrill E. Pound, 84, of Decatur died at 9:10 p.m. Monday, November 3, 2014. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Whither Illinois?
November 5, 2014 by Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist As I write this, the election has not yet been held. I have been traveling the state, invited by audiences large and small (mostly small) to discuss my co-authored book on “Fixing Illinois.” At each stop, I ask those in attendance if Illinois can indeed be fixed? Some say it cannot be fixed, yet more say that the state can be fixed but that it will take a long time. I agree with the latter folks. The economy of Illinois has, for years, been growing more slowly than that of the nation … Read More
Obituaries 11-5-2014: Dora Hudson
Dora Hudson Dora Deane Hudson, 104, of Bethany, formerly of Decatur, passed away at 12:45 a.m. November 4, 2014 in Mason Point, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany, with the Rev. Joel Stevenor officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. She will be laid to rest between her daughter and her husband in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Obituaries 11-5-2014: Ralph Stuart
Ralph Stuart Memorial services for Ralph H. Stuart, 93, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Masonic services were conducted by George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764. Burial with military rites was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. He passed away at 8:44 p.m. Monday October 27, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital, in Decatur. … Read More
Seven Turnovers Spell Demise for SOV Football
November 5, 2014 Historic Redskin season cut short in playoffs By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter What could go wrong Saturday, did go wrong for SOV. Noah Myer rushed for 118 yards with two touchdowns, and an opportunistic Auburn defense forced seven turnovers to advance past the SOV Redskins 36-14 in the first round of the ISHA Class 3A playoffs Saturday. The Redskins would draw first blood but watched as the Trojans scored the next 36 points unanswered, ending one of the Redskins most successful football campaigns in recent memory. Auburn will host Carlinville next week in the second round … Read More
Train Strikes Car, Sending Single Occupant to Hospital
November 5, 2014 Shelbyville man listed in critical condition by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com AShelbyville man’s vehicle was struck by a train last Tuesday in Dalton City, sending the single occupant to Carle Hospital in Urbana where he was listed in critical condition this week. According to a Moultrie County sheriff’s crash report 43-year-old James N. Lewis’s 1997 Pontiac Grand Am collided with a locomotive near the railroad crossing situated closest to the intersection of Illinois Routes 128 and 121 in Dalton City at 4:55 a.m. October 28. … Read More
Obituaries 11-5-2014: Berniece Tucker
Berniece Tucker Funeral services for Berniece M. Tucker, 94, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. She passed away at 10:18 p.m. Saturday, November 1, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
County Veterans Encouraged to Sign Up For New Honor Rewards Program
November 5, 2014 Local businesses give back through discounts by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com This coming Veterans Day will be marked with an extra special thank you for Moultrie County veterans. County clerk Georgia England, along with her land records software vendor Fidlar Technologies, has recently made a program called Honor Rewards available here in Moultrie where local businesses sign up with incentives such as discounts on services such as tire repair, flower orders, etc. for local veterans. All veterans have to do is make sure their DD-214 is on file with a county clerk in the U.S. and sign up. … Read More
Panthers Prowl with Run Game in 54-34 Defeat Over ALAH
November 5, 2014 Knights ousted in first round of playoffs by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Heading into Saturday’s first round playoff game, head coach Dale Schuring knew what he and his team would be up against: a tough, sock-em bop-em ground game from LeRoy’s 6 foot, 220 lb full back Lane Lindstrom and 6 foot-1 inch half-back Mason Beadles combined with agile quarterback Bryce Dooley, not afraid to keep the ball and run himself. And it was what Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond was going to have to contain if there was to be any chance of victory. And though the Knights managed to corral … Read More