City Approves Winifred Titus Home Purchase

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•September 4, 2019• By Mike Brothers Although the Sullivan City Council purchased the Winifred Titus Manor at 513 Worth St for $210,000, it won’t cost the city anything. At a special city council meeting held at Elizabeth Titus Library Thursday, Aug. 29 Mayor Richard Glazebrook moved to purchase Titus Manor from Titus-Sentel estate trustee Busey Bank at private sale for the appraised amount of $210,000. Mike Fowler seconded with Abbey Sherwood, Chuck Woodworth and Peggy Hargis unanimously approving the purchase. … Read More

Are Sounds from the Past Forgotten, Maybe Not

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•September 4, 2019• Jerry L. Ginther NP Guest Columnist If you still live in the city or town where you were raised, pause for a few moments on a peaceful day and listen for the sounds of current activities. Are they different from past years? You may begin to contemplate the sounds you hear today and reflect on sounds from yesteryear. Are they familiar sounds from years past or are they new? At first you may not be aware of sounds that are no longer there. As a matter of fact, if you are 50 or 60 years of age, … Read More

Menu 9-4-2019

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, September 9 – Fish sandwich, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, fruit juice, bun, pears Tuesday, September 10 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, sweet cinnamon carrots, whole grain wheat (1), watermelon Wednesday, September 11 – Turkey salad w/grapes, cucumber salad, fruit cocktail, roll, apple oatmeal bar Thursday, September 12 – Taco salad w/beans, meat, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes, sour cream and taco sauce, pineapple, taco chips, cake Friday, September 13 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, brussels sprouts, Texas toast, mixed melon salad w/grapes … Read More

How to Navigate Government and Politics

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•September 4, 2019• By Jim Nowlan Capital News Service I am giving a talk to long-term state prison inmates, soon to be released, about how to navigate government and politics. This, on the premise they will need licenses to drive and ply some trades, and maybe even want to get involved in politics. Background: Illinois is divided into 10,000 voting districts called precincts, each with roughly 500 voters. Political parties have long used precincts to organize and contest elections. Precinct committeemen are elected at primaries to advocate for their respective parties (called “captains” in Cook County, where they are appointed … Read More

Obituaries 9-4-2019: Glenn Ryherd

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Glenn Ryherd Glenn E. Ryherd, 87, of Sullivan, passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at Mason Point in Sullivan. Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 31 in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with military rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. McMullin-Young Funeral Home was in care of the arrangements. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Mary Lou Harshman

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Mary Lou Harshman Mary Lou Harshman, 90, of Sullivan, passed away, 2:38 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Courtyard Estates, Sullivan. Graveside services will be held 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2019 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Charleston Community Church: 2360 Shawnee Dr. Charleston, IL 61920 or to the Sullivan Sports Boosters: 725 N. Main St. Sullivan, IL 61951. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Mary Lou was born April 3, 1929, the daughter of Alvin and Roxie (Jett) Carter. She was a member of the Charleston Community Church and the EIU … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Larry Clagg

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Larry Clagg Larry Gordon Clagg, 75, of Sullivan, passed away, 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at Mason Point, Sullivan. Memorial services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 1, 2019 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made to the Park Rec Program or to the Moultrie County Food Pantry. Larry was born November 26, 1943, in Effingham, the son of Arthur Gordon and Martha E. (Cox) Clagg. He married Marcella R. Bahrns on February 17, 1963 in Effingham; … Read More

Early Labor Day Deadline

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•August 28, 2019• Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 2 and the offices of the Moultrie County News Progress will be closed. Deadlines for the Sept 4 News Progress and Sept. 5 Fish Wrap are moved to noon Friday, Sept. 30. Enjoy the holiday and remember Labor built America. … Read More

We’re at ‘War’ with China, and We’re Losing

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•August 28, 2019• By Jim Nowlan Capital News Service For millennia, war was how you did economic development. Today, economic and technical dominance are how you do war, and right now we’re losing something akin to a modern “war” with China. When I first arrived in Shanghai 15 years ago, to serve as a “foreign expert” (visiting professor) at Fudan University, one of China’s best, I took a stretch-the-legs Saturday morning stroll along a street outside my guest quarters. I came upon a gaggle of little kids in neat uniforms, gathering outside what was obviously a school building. Later I … Read More

Fall Cruise on The Square

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•August 28, 2019• The Sullivan Street Machine Association’s Fall Cruise Night begins at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 on the square in Sullivan. All cruisers are welcome with more than $1500 in prizes given away during the event. Live music by Shovelhead. Company sponsors are Wood Insurance and AmBucs. … Read More