Jim Butt James W. ‘Jim’ Butt, 87, of Sullivan, died at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday October 21, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Memorial services will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Jim Maroon officiating. Public Masonic services will be conducted by the George A. Sentel #764 Masonic Lodge. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. … Read More
October 29, 2014 Chicago Bears chooses SOV coach in week 4 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Gerald Temples can add one more recognition to his list following Friday’s game. The first year SOV head coach was officially presented his Chicago Bears Coach of the Week award from week four by Sullivan High School National Guard recruiter SFC. Dave Keefer Temples was chosen by the NFL organization after the Redskins’ 42-0 thumping of Warrensburg in week four. The award is sponsored by Fox 32 and the Illinois National Guard. … Read More
October 29, 2014 by Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist Ever since the Literary Digest poll of 1936 infamously predicted that Alf Landon would smother Franklin D. Roosevelt in that year’s presidential election, pollsters have been working to refine their art. This column looks at why polls have become more difficult to do well and of the consequences the polls can have for election outcomes. When I commissioned polls in the 1970s and ’80s for U.S. Senate and other candidates I was working for, we had the gold standard of random digit dialing of the universe of nearly 100 percent of households … Read More
October 29, 2014 Antique tractor enthusiasts will be moldboard plowing on Saturday, November 1 at The Great Pumpkin Patch south of Arthur. Everyone is invited to come and watch the art of fall plowing and turning under pumpkins and corn stalks. Plowing will begin at 9 a.m. and will run throughout the day. Any size tractor and plow are welcome as long as they are in good working order. Golf carts are welcome. Rain or wet field conditions may cancel the event. For more information, call Jim Fleming at 217-791-1026. … Read More
Chili Cook-off Best Booth: Moultrie County Counseling People’s Choice Award: Ambucs 2nd Runner Up: Reds Red Chili 1st Runner up: George Sentel Lodge Grand Champion: Jackson’s Family Dealership … Read More
October 29, 2014 Handcrafted items and one-of-a-kind works of art will be featured at the First Christian Church Annual Holiday Market in Sullivan on Saturday, November 1 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year tickets will be sold for a chance to win a cross-stitch floral quilt made by member Ann Hamilton (recently deceased). The Market will feature a bountiful bakery shop with homemade candies, cookies, cakes, pies and bread; and an inspirational Christmas shop. There will be a quilt shop, a crafts shop, a youth group shop offering unique items for sale, and a children’s shop with gently … Read More
October 29, 2014 Admission will be nonperishable good to be used in Gobbler Giveaway Saturday November 1, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sullivan Church of God will be hosting an event for Relay For Life called Crafting for the Cure. This event will raise funds for the American Cancer Society. There are over 25 vendors coming with a large variety of goods and crafts to sell. This will be a place to pick up that Christmas present. Contact Jeri Davis for more information 273-9456. Admission fee is easy, just bring some of the following: canned corn, green beans, cranberry … Read More
October 29, 2014 Time capsule from 1989 also to be opened by Barry Featheringill Sullivan Reporter On November 11, 1989 the Sullivan American Legion dedicated the Veterans Memorial located at the southwest entrance of Wyman Park. The memorial was a dream of Legion Commander Al Golden Sr. and the committee of legion members which included Al “Sonny” Golden Jr, Richard Shellabarger, and Mike Keown. The legion started planning the memorial in 1987 with legion members traveling around to other communities to see what their memorials were like. … Read More
October 29, 2014 Okaw Valley Community Unit School District invites all Veterans and family members to a Veteran’s Day program at Okaw Valley High School in Bethany on Monday, November 10. … Read More
There will be an information community forum to answer questions on the proposed Moultrie County 1 percent facility sales tax on October 30 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Okaw Valley High School cafeteria. … Read More