25 Years Ago This Week

The lame duck Republican state legislature, in a last minute move, reshuffled the judicial deck and moved Moultrie County courts into a new district. The Appellate Court for Moultrie County was seated in Mount Vernon rather than Springfield.
Five potential buyers were interested in purchasing the Eagle Creek Resort on Lake Shelbyville.

Dora Township, outside Dalton City, was the fastest growing area in Moultrie County in recent years. Also jobs had grown in Moultrie County at a rate more than three times faster than the rate of growth in Illinois or the nation.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.