Soils Across Illinois Damp at the End of September

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September 24, 2014 Soils are damp across the state at the end of September, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Manager at the Illinois State Water Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois. Soil moisture levels at two inches average 0.29 water fraction by volume (wfv) across Illinois, slightly below the field capacity for most of the soil types measured. The highest levels were in east central Illinois, which averaged an inch of rain in the last week. … Read More

Obituaries 9-24-2014: Larry Rawlings

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Larry Rawlings Celebration of Life services for Larry K. Rawlings, 70, of Bethany were held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Brother Lyle Thomas officiating. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. He passed away at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday September 17, 2014 in Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. … Read More

Mums and More Event Oct. 4 in Windsor

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September 24, 2014 The WHAT Group (Windsor’s Happenings Around Town) will be sponsoring a Mums and More Event on Saturday, October 4. A variety of vendors will be located on Maine Street along with the mum sale.  Route 16 will also offer mums and kettle corn.  Mums will be available for purchase, and Maine Street will also offer a wine and beer walk. … Read More

It’s Just Golden: Farewell to the Colored Balls of Summer

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September 24, 2014 by John Golden NP Columnist Just in case you have not noticed, all signs are currently pointing to another summer gone. The children are firmly back in school, and the temperatures in the classrooms remain cool enough that the student body can stay and learn all day long. Sweatshirts are out of the rear of everyone’s closets, and they are being worn prominently. Football is back and being played every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. And all the while, inside most of our homes, the air conditioners have been turned off, and all of the windows have … Read More

Knights Drop One, Win Two

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September 24, 2014 The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond soccer team traveled to play Warrensburg Saturday and fell 0-6. “As always they are a very tough team to beat,” said head coach Jeff Trower. “We had hoped to score early in the first couple minutes  and try to  shake them up a little bit.” … Read More

Letters to the Editor: 9-24-2014

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Sullivan Needs to Support Restaurants It never ceases to amaze me how odd people act sometimes. What I hear most is that there isn’t anywhere to have a good sit down dinner that isn’t fast food or pizza. Pauly’s On the Green at the County Club has one of the finest Sunday brunches I have eaten at in a very long time. Unfortunately , due to the lack of customers, they are cutting down their hours of operation and even contemplating closing forever this coming December. It’s a shame that even with ads in the papers, this restaurant hasn’t been … Read More

Moultrie Circuit Clerk Takes on E-Filing 

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September 24, 2014 New online tool to allow attorneys to file and retrieve case information remotely by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Cindy Braden’s office has undergone an upgrade, so to speak. But it hasn’t only made her office more efficient. It has also provided attorneys a more efficient way to file and retrieve case information without having to travel to Moultrie, which could eventually trickle down to clients in the form of some cost savings. “Attorneys of record can now access documents electronically through Judici,” said Braden. “It also means that an attorney in Chicago can file from his office and … Read More