Obituaries 6-10-2020: Gene Morgan
Gene Morgan Eugene L. “Gene” Morgan, 49, of Garrett, formerly of Lovington, passed away suddenly Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2020, in his residence. … Read More
Nation Cannot Afford Sloppy Election Count
•June 10, 2020• By Jim Nowlan and Robert D. Michaelson This essay is not about who should be elected president in November, but about something arguably as important: How to avoid a sloppy election count, which could throw the nation into chaos. Election counts have been politicized throughout American history. As we are both native to Illinois, we have beaucoup homegrown examples. Over the early history of Chicago, for example, honest elections were considered quaint. In an 1883 election in the Windy City, the second precinct of the Ninth Ward recorded 1,183 votes — from the total of 351 persons … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Jibby’s is Coming Down
•June 10, 2020• By Fred MacMurray for the News Progress Jibby’s Restaurant was the place to go in Sullivan, but that was long ago. Now the famous building on Main Street where you could have a peppercorn steak and rub elbows with the stars playing at the Little Theatre on the Square has seen better days. Vacant and deteriorating since Doug Wilson tried to revive the popular gathering place, Sullivan was faced with a future expensive demolition problem outside city hall’s back door. … Read More
Shopping at Home Will Do More to Open Moultrie Co. Businesses than Berating the Governor
•June 10, 2020• By Ann Wheeler NP Guest Columnist When driving around Sullivan, I see the signs that support opening businesses in Moultrie County and those berating Gov. Pritzker for sucking the life out of these same businesses due to his shelter-in- place order. I assume that people who put these signs in their yards are concerned about the local businesses that have had to temporarily close or require safe protocols because of the COVID 19 virus. Such concern is understandable as small businesses are the lifeblood of towns like Sullivan, Lovington, and Bethany. Having grown up in Sullivan, I … Read More
Obituaries 6-10-2020: Rebecca Urbeck
Rebecca Urbeck Rebecca Joyce Rose Urbeck, 19, of Lovington, passed away at 10:47 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2020. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, June 11 in Arthur Southern Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 12 in Arthur Southern Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beals Cemetery in Trilla. … Read More
Remember When? 6-10-2020
25 Years Ago This Week Elmer Meece of Lovington took first place in the Region Five Senior Spelling Bee and will compete at the Illinois State Fair. Lillian Kick of Lovington was second and Ina Roney of Sullivan third. The Moultrie County Community Center Special Olympics team won the Area 10 meet. Team members are Jim Thomas, Nancy Zimmerman and Janet Johnson. Some 25 private investors in Bethany formed Mustang Development Company to promote and encourage community development. First project is building a home in the new Parkview Addition. The residential development is owned by Paul and Robert Snyder and … Read More
Sullivan Approves Economy Kick Start
•June 10, 2020• By Mike Brothers Sullivan City Council approved a program to kickstart businesses and help citizens with their utility bills. At the June 8 city council meeting Commissioner Abbey Sherwood moved the RIPPLE (Resident Incentive for Purchases to Promote the Local Economy) program be implemented for two months (June 15-Aug. 15). Adapted from a local economic incentive plan from Frankfort in northern Illinois, any utility customer of the city of Sullivan is eligible. Sherwood proposed that utility customers who present $100 in local restaurant receipts are eligible for a $25 utility credit from the city. … Read More
Library Hosts a FaceBook Event
•June 10, 2020• The event is a magic show put on by Daniel Lusk. Daniel is a Sullivan graduate and has performed at the elementary school in the past, and will be recognized by Sullivan students. The Magic of Imagination is one 30 minute show that will be available to watch on Facebook starting June 15th at noon through June 19th. The show is part of the Titus Library summer reading program, but is available for anyone to watch. Later in June Magician Lusk will have two magic lessons for the kids to learn how to do their own magic … Read More