Bridge, Liquor and Taxes Occupy Moultrie County Board Session
•May 22, 2019• By Mike Brothers The Moultrie County Board approved a liquor license for Fairway Family Restaurant, funded a bridge replacement and learned when tax bills are due. A Class B liquor license ($750) was approved for Panther Property 58 located at Fairways Family Restaurant at the Sullivan Country Club. The annual Special Events liquor license ($100) was granted The Little Theatre on the Square for May 17-18 at the Great Pumpkin Patch Back 40 Market. Road and Bridge Committee chair Kevin McReynolds moved to approve $150,000 in Special Bridge Funds to aid Sullivan Road District replace the bridge … Read More
Menu 5.22.19
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Ma 27 – Closed for Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 28 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w.gravy, black-eyed pea salad, Texas toast, pineapple tidbits Wednesday, May 29 – Brat sandwich, corn, broccoli and cauliflower, bun, fruit salad Thursday, May 30 – Chili w/beans, lettuce salad w/spinach, pears, crackers, cake or brownie Friday, May 31 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, Italian green beans, whole grain wheat, apple slices … Read More
Obituary 5-22-2019: Marilyn Bone
Marilyn Bone Marilyn Hoback Bone, 81, of Decatur, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 3:07 a.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019 in her home in Decatur. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 18 in Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany was in care of the arrangements. … Read More
Sheep to Clothing Event Spins at Illinois Amish Heritage Center
•May 22, 2019• As the spinning wheel turns, the history of Illinois Amish heritage is revealed in a Sheep to Clothing event Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fascinating process behind spinning wool fibers into thread will be demonstrated live that day. A spinning wheel made by E.J. Miller in 1864, traveled from Somerset Co., Pa. with the founding three families of the Amish settlement in the Arthur area. It was recovered from the attic of the Moses Yoder home and will be on display during the Sheep to Clothing event. That spinning wheel spent many … Read More
Gold Medals for Nettles
•May 22, 2019• Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond junior track and field sensation Kenli Nettles took home three gold medals before the Class 1A state track and field meet ended last weekend. She placed first in the 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and high jump for the medallion hat trick Nettles ran the 100-meter hurdles in 14.29 and the 300-meter hurdles in a personal best time of 43.68. She high jumped a season-best height of 5 feet 7 inches. She also placed fifth in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 25.39. … Read More
Nuzzo’s First at Sullivan Hosted Sectionals Earns State Ranking
•May 22, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan boys’ track and field team hosted the Class 1A Sectional last Thursday. The Redskins placed 10th out of 14 teams with 26 points, while Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond placed eighth with 40 points. Pana won the meet with 87 points. For Sullivan, Jadon Nuzzo pole vaulted 15 feet for first place to qualify for the state track and field meet at Eastern Illinois University. Nuzzo’s best height ranks him second in Class 1A. Brodie Goss broke Sullivan’s school record in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.79, and Leighton Burcham long … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Letter to the Editor 5-22-2019
Dear Editor, There is so much mistaken in “Jesus Made Adam and Eve, Not Adam and Steve.” It appears this statement was intentionally crafted to be political, divisive and discriminatory. That’s a great deal of ignorance and damage to pack into only nine words. Heaven help any child who reads such a hateful message. If we rely on Genesis, Adam and Eve were created by God, not Jesus. If we’re also going by the Bible, God made Adam, Eve and Steve. Aren’t all of God’s creatures worthy of compassion, understanding and love? Jesus even mentions homosexuality in Matthew 19:11-12, referring … Read More
Yost Denied New Moultrie County Trial
•May 22, 2019• By Mike Brothers Judge Hugh Finson ruled there was no conflict in Michael Yost’s defense, denying a new trial request for the 2015 murder of Sheri Randall of Sullivan. Judge Finson explained public defender Brad Rau’s representation of Randall seven years prior to his representation of Yost on murder charges did not represent a per se conflict as argued by Shelby County public defender Walter Lookofsy on Yost’s behalf. Moultrie County States Attorney Tracy Weaver cited a Supreme Court case denying a per se conflict on unrelated past representation. “In analysis of the facts of the case, … Read More