August 13, 2014 Windsor Christian Church will host a free magic show at 5:30 p.m. August 20 and invites the public to attend. Free hotdogs, chips, and drink will be served on a first come first serve basis until gone. Andrew, the Family Magician will perform a show at 6:30 p.m. Windsor Christian Church is located at 1101 Broadway. … Read More
Special meeting to finalize talks this Friday by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Superintendent Brad Tuttle informed the Sullivan school board Monday evening that negotiations with the local teachers’ union, Sullivan Education Association, are wrapping up and are expected to be finalized during a special meeting Friday morning. The negotiations, which began May 14, are expected to be discussed and finalized among the union during a meeting Wednesday. The contract then looks to be formally adopted at Friday’s special board meeting at 7:30 a.m. … Read More
Kay Aldridge Katherine R. “Kay” Aldridge, 92, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:05 p.m. Friday, August 8, 2014 in her home in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Sullivan. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements are by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More
4-H members from counties all over Illinois who competed at the State Fair in the Master Showmanship Contest included Madyson Paddock from Moultrie/Douglas Unit 19. … Read More
Randy Baker Randy Allen Baker, 37, of Windsor, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 4:10 p.m. Monday, August 11, 2014 at his home in Windsor. Funeral services will be held at 11a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
August 13, 2014 According to Sullivan fire chief Mike Piper, the state fire marshal’s investigation into the cause of the Red Apple fire from late July was delayed last week because of rain in the area. The investigation was then further delayed this week due to investigators unable to secure permission from Red Apple ownership to revisit the scene. The Sadikoska family, who owns the restaurant, was expected to be back in the United States late Tuesday after being out of the country during the fire. The investigation looks to continue, if not wrap up, late this week. … Read More
August 13, 2014 Petersen Health Care announced that Sullivan Rehabilitation & Health Care has earned the five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which signifies a “much above average” rating. Five stars is the highest and most respected rating a nursing home can receive and is based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. … Read More
August 13, 2014 The 53rd Annual Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale will be held August 22 and 23 at the Otto Center, located a half mile south of Arthur. The activities will begin Friday at 4:30 p.m. with a pulled pork BBQ dinner and the auction starting at 6 p.m. … Read More
August 13, 2014 By Tyler Harvey Mo-Do Farm Bureau Manager It seems like only yesterday that the summer was upon us and the return of school was a distant thought. I hope everyone has had an enjoyable summer and got to experience a fair, festival, or caught up on that “to-do” list. As you read this, the Illinois State Fair will be winding down for the year. If you have never experienced the State Fair, it is something to see. There is so much going on, day and night, that it is sometimes overwhelming but still worth it. To me, … Read More
August 13, 2014 2009 rules and routine wear prompt replacement by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com With routine replacement of traffic signs and regulations from 2009 dictating new retroreflectivity levels and upper and lower case street signs, Moultrie County is preparing to replace more than 2,000 regulatory, warning, and post mounted guide signs beginning this fall, not to mention 2,755 rural reference/street signs as needed. At the monthly road and bridge committee meeting last Tuesday, it was announced that bids for the purchase of the 2,015 regulatory signs would open August 22. According to county engineer Jeffrey Birch, the sign upgrade project … Read More