CEFS Elects Officers

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The C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation Board of Directors recently elected and officially seated officers for the fiscal year beginning September 1, 2013 and ending August 31, 2014. The Board of Directors re-elected Jean Finley of Ramsey as chairperson. Finley serves on the board representing the private sector of Fayette County and Finley is also chairperson of the Executive Committee. The Board re-elected Joan Lawrence of Taylorville as first vice-chairperson. Lawrence is the client sector representative from Christian County and serves as chair of the Membership Committee. Chuck Buchanan of Flora was re-elected as the second vice-chairperson. Buchanan represents the private … Read More

Tennis Day this Saturday in Wyman Park

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Newly formed tennis association tries to bring tennis and active fun to area youth by Emily Scott Reporting in Sullivan The Okaw Valley Tennis Association will sponsor a Tennis Fun Day noon-2 p.m. Saturday in Wyman Park in Sullivan in cooperation with the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play to encourage children to stay healthy and active. … Read More

Farmers Urged to Take New Harvest Route

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Prior damage to street motivates redirect by Derek Pope Bethany Reporter Bethany’s village council has come forward with a new traffic route for grain semis during this year’s harvest in an attempt to maintain roadway conditions inside of town. Officials are urging farmers to familiarize themselves with the new route and adhere to it for their benefit and to help the community as a whole. In recent years, Robinson Street, the main roadway access to Bethany’s grain elevators, has seen extensive damage from increased semi traffic, particularly semis that line up while waiting to unload their crops. In an attempt … Read More

Weekly Sports Roundup September 18

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Volleyball 9/12 Charleston def. Sullivan 25-15, 25-19 M. Plank 9 digs; C. Brown 1 ace, 5 assists, 1 kill; B. Boyer 7 digs, 1 block, 1 assist, 9 kills; E. Neuhauser 2 aces, 9 digs, 9 assists, 4 kills; T. Floyd 1 ace; N. Grohler 4 digs, 1 kill; H. Payton 4 digs; T. Booker 2 blocks. … Read More

ACS Earns Model Status

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The educational challenges of the 21st century have motivated Arthur Christian School to uphold their standard of excellence and as a result earned them Model Status, the highest honor awarded by Accelerated Christian Education.

Groups File Requests for Rehearing in Ameren Transmission Line Case

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Defend Piatt and Douglas Coalition to appeal decision on MCPO line by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Illinois Commerce Commission may have approved parts of Ameren’s Illinois Rivers Transmission Project August 20, but various groups opposed to certain segments are fighting back with requests for rehearing. The 330 mile transmission line that spans from Palmyra, Mo. to Sugar Creek, Ind. was approved, in part, August 20, including a segment proposed by a group of Moultrie County landowners that repositions what originally went through the county, almost entirely outside its borders. But various groups have either already filed or plan to file … Read More

Obituaries 9-18-2013

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Stanley Bruce Memorial services for Stanley R. Bruce, 74, of Lovington were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Larry Bricker officiating. Burial was in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More