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
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
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
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
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
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
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
November 5, 2014 A Veterans Day program is scheduled for November 11 at 1 p.m. in the Sullivan high school gym. “We are doing this to give back,” said Sullivan High School senior Issac Shields about his Career English Class who is hosting the Veterans’ Day program. The class, guided by high school English teacher Becky Lawson, has been working on the event for several weeks. “We are giving honor to the ones who deserve honor,” added senior class member Brooke Leavitt. … Read More
November 5, 2014 IGA staff to try and set record fundraising total by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com For Moultrie County Food Pantry outreach coordinator Kristy Dawson, her typical week includes purchasing ground beef once a week and then traveling to both the Sullivan IGA and the Windsor Food Center for two grocery pickups a week. But more recently, the purchases have been happening more often and in larger quantities due to a severe lack in donations. “We’ve had several small food drives here and there in recent months, but it’s been three months since our last large food drive,” said Dawson, … Read More
November 5, 2014 Freshman’s finish looks to be sign of things to come by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com He may not have made it to state this year, but he’s got three more years to try. Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond freshman Logan Hall was the only runner from the Knights’ cross country team to qualify for Saturday’s Decatur sectional, where he finished 51st overall with his personal record of 16:55.90. … Read More