Moweaqua News

A licia Gullidge was recently hired by Farm Credit Services of Illinois as a financial services representative for the Lincoln branch office.

If Army Private Ephraim Adamson and the president's other bodyguards had been on duty on April 14, 1865, things might have turned out differently for Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.

After our program, viewers submitted several questions for Howard Buffett. Here are a couple of his responses: Dear Howard, Where can I order the book "Fragile"? Brenda W. Moweaqua, Il Hi Brenda, National Geographic is selling the book on-line at www.nationalgeographic.com/books. The book has 436 photographs.

State Rep. Bob Flider is continuing his pledge to be accessible to residents of his district by scheduling monthly satellite office hours in communities around the 101st District.

The stories of Shelby County connections to Abraham Lincoln will soon be popping up in Shelbyville, Strasburg and Moweaqua.

State Rep. Bob Flider, announced that he will be hosting a coffee shop stop from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9th at Moweaqua Bowl and Cafe at 200 S. Main St, Moweaqua.

Willard Raymond, owner and publisher of the Golden Prairie News in Assumption, is celebrating 50 years in business.

John Shuster, 21, of Moweaqua, appeared before Judge Michael Kiley Monday and pled guilty to two counts of residential burglary, Class 1 felonies.