4-H Members Compete in State Master Showmanship Contest
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
Obituaries 8-13-2014: Randy Baker
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
Red Apple Fire Investigation Further Delayed
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
Sullivan Rehabilitation & Health Care Center Receives 5-Star Rating
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
53rd Annual Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale August 22, 23
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
Summer Winding Down, Farm Bureau Staying Busy
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
Over 2,000 Traffic Signs to be Replaced in Moultrie
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
Lovington Homecoming to Feature Marine Veteran and Alum
August 13, 2014 Lovington’s homecoming celebration will feature help for American veterans. U.S. Marine Major Charles “Lynn” Lowder (ret.) will speak to veterans and other interested people about the plight of the American veterans 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, October 11, at the Lovington Public Library. … Read More
Local Scouts Complete Eagle Scout Projects
August 13, 2014 High honor now within grasp by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com “Congratulations, Eagle Scout.” Three simple words that so many Boy Scouts hope to one day hear, they perhaps don’t completely encompass the years of merit badges attained nor the hours and hours of work on their Eagle Scout project. But for two local scouts, Benjamin Berner and Sean Johnson, hearing these words recently were well worth the time, money, and work. “The Eagle Scout project is the last major requirement before a boy becomes an Eagle Scout,” explained Troop 39 Scoutmaster Jeff White. “He must earn 21 merit … Read More
Obituaries 8-13-2014: Don Snyder
Don Snyder Graveside services for Donald W. “Don” Snyder, 85, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Greenhill Cem-etery in Sullivan with Pastor Paul McGhghy officiating. Military rites were conducted by Sullivan Am-erican Legion Post #68. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan was in charge of arrangements. He died at 6 a.m. Tuesday August 5, 2014 in Mason Point in Sullivan. … Read More