ADM/BLDD Grants Support to Okaw Valley High School Ag. Project

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Okaw Valley Has A Farm E-I-E-I-O •August 21, 2019• By Ellen Ferrera for The News Progress The Okaw Valley High School erg program held an open house and media opportunity on August 16 to showcase their new one million dollar ag building and state-of-the-art ag educational program Friday, August 16. The ag building’s color compliments the school colors. It is located behind the high school and looks somewhat like a fire station until an earthy aroma tells you that farm animals are inside. Housed within is a large classroom, a lab, four large holding pens and another large work area. … Read More

Obituaries 8-21-2019: Golden Hubbart

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Golden Hubbart Golden Leon Hubbart, 84, of Fountain, Florida passed away on August 3, 2019 surrounded by his family. He leaves his wife of 26 years, Ana Mendoza Hubbart, and 13 children: Albert, Sandra, John, Brenda, Linda, Jesse, James, Duane, Golden, Angel, Christopher, Patrick and Lane; 23 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his sister Ethel Myers and brother Buddy Hubbart. … Read More

Mobile Mammography Available Locally

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•August 21, 2019• The Sarah Bush LIncoln Mobile Mammography Services van will be at SBL Sullivan Clinic September 4 and Hydro Gear in Sullivan on September 16. The Mobile Mammography van helps provide mammograms to women who may not otherwise have access to, or be able to afford these life-saving preventive screens. Women who qualify will receive their mammogram free. … Read More

Area Facilities Receive Rural Energy Grants

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•August 21, 2019• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Illinois State Director, Douglas Wilson today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding grants for projects in all states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to reduce energy costs for farmers, ag producers and rural-based businesses and institutions. “From renewable energy systems such as geothermal and solar arrays, to energy efficiency improvements including lighting upgrades and grain dryers, businesses and farms are saving energy and money through USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program”, Wilson said. “These investments in rural businesses help improve the rural economy, and when rural America … Read More

Secretary of State Offices

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•August 21, 2019• Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities open Monday to Friday will be closed Monday, September 2, while facilities open Tuesday to Saturday will be closed Saturday, August 31, in observance of Labor Day. All Driver Services facilities will be open for business Tuesday, September 3. Individuals can visit the Secretary of State’s website, www.cyberdriveillinois.com, to locate the nearest Driver Services facility and the hours of operation. In addition, drivers can change an address, register to become an organ and tissue donor or renew license plate stickers online. … Read More

Obituaries 8-21-2019: Blake Caspary

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Blake Caspary Blake Richard Caspary 56, of Sullivan passed away peacefully at 11:35 p.m. Saturday, August 17, 2019 in his sister’s home with his brother Jay by his side. Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday, August 21) in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.     … Read More

Delightful Comedy, “Church Basement Ladies” Closes Little Theatre Season

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•August 21, 2019• By Ellen Ferrera for The News Progress If you didn’t know the authorship you would swear this cheerful musical was right out of a Garrison Keillor Lake Wobegon story. The main characters are four staunch, Lutheran, Norwegian women who spend the entire play in the basement of the East Cornucopia Lutheran Church where they orchestrate the food for various church events. They are a celebration of all the church basement ladies all over the world. The scene opens in a classic 1965 church basement perfectly recreated from the vintage doors, fridge, stove and freezer, down to the … Read More

Moultrie County Seats New Board Member from Sullivan

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•August 21, 2019• By Mike Brothers The Moultrie County Board welcomed a new member at the Thursday, August 15 meeting. Sullivan Country Financial agent Elizabeth Houser was sworn in by County Clerk Georgia England as the newest member of the Moultrie County Board. County Board Chairman Dave McCabe noted the appointment was effective immediately. Houser will run in 2020 as she completes the term of Republican county board member Tim Rose who recently resigned. Upon recommendation by Chairman McCabe a resolution to cancel the property tax sale for 720 W. Prairie in Sullivan was approved. He explained the owners had … Read More

Is Pritzker Tax Plan a Good Way to Change the Wealth Equation?

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•August 21, 2019• By Jim Nowlan Capital News Service Gov. J. B. Pritzker has proposed a graduated income tax for Illinois (higher rates for higher incomes), which prompts these fundamental questions: How should society allocate wealth? How should government redistribute it? And, of course, should we vote for or against the graduated tax at the 2020 election? (Whew, talk about big topics for 800 words!) Life is, at the core, about the struggle for wealth and power. I tell my students that political science is the study of who gets what, why, and how? Kings and rulers used to allocate … Read More