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VOLUME NO. 153 NUMBER 10

States Attorney Candidate Forum – part 2 This is the second of a two-part series on the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau Candidate Forum held at the Scott County Courthouse on Feb. 19 with Scott County States Attorney candidates John Paul Coonrod, Bethany Doolin and Rick Crews.

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WINCHESTER CITY HALL

NOW OPEN IN NEW LOCATION

Winchester city offices opened in their new location on Monday in the old bank building located on the square. The city purchased the building last year. Office which are now located in the new building include the City Clerk’s office, Utility Department and the Mayor’s office. The Police Department and the Fire Department will remain in the old city hall. City council members and city workers completed much of the work to get the building ready for the move. Several council members stopped in Monday morning to see how things were going, including Winchester Mayor Rex McIntire (front). Left to right: Alderwoman Terry Gregory, City Clerk Angie Doolin, Alderman Jeff Pittman, Assistant Clerk Shelby Shelts and Alderman Ron Bell.

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times The three candidates were asked to give a brief introduction of themselves and the opportunity to address three issues. This will cover the second and third questions during the forum.

The second question was “As the attorney for Scott County government, what specific experience will you bring to the office that will help the Commissioners and County government do their jobs in serving the people?�

Candidate Rick Crews was the first to respond. “First off, remember that I not running for County Commissioner – we are running for the office of the States Attorney,� he said. “The county government is ran by the County Commissioners and our job as the States Attorney is to advise them for procedural issues or legal issues they may want to look up.�

As for his experience in this area, Crews said that before he was ever an attorney he was an employee of the Morgan County Road District where he worked with his father. “You might ask what that has to do with anything,� Crews said. “Well, believe it or not, working for my dad and his clerk – those two were very good at squeezing a penny to get all the money they could for that road district. It gave me an understanding of how county government works.�

After a six year stint as the Morgan County Public Defender from 1998 to 2004, he became the village attorney for Concord. “It is here that I got a better understanding of local government such as passing ordinances and appropriations and levies,� he said. “Our firm also represented the Village of Lynnville and Roodhouse and I’ve also worked for the Scott-Morgan-Greene Water Coop a little bit. I am currently repre(See, FORUM, A2)

Annual 4-H Guys and Gals Honor Flight Dinner Celebrity judges chosen for Honor Flight dinner

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times The Annual Honor Flight Dinner sponsored by the Neighborhood Guys and Gals 4-H Club did something a little bit different this year – they asked for celebrity judges.

Chosen for this honor were Chuck Frost, Kiwanis Club President and Rex McIntire, Mayor of Winchester.

Each made a dessert to be auctioned off as a way to raise money to send veterans on the Honor Flight.

The Honor Flight takes veterans from World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars to Washington D.C. to visit the monuments erected in their honor along with Arlington Cemetery and the Changing of the Guard and the National Air and Space Museum in Virginia. The trip is totally free for the veteran.

McIntire was more than willing to help raise funds for the Honor Flight. “I am very happy that Delaney Fearneyhough contacted me to participate in the fundraiser for the honor flight,� he said. “Although I did not serve in the military, my father and both my brothers are

veterans.�

McIntire’s older brother, Bob, was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and was a charter member of the original VFW in Winchester. His other brother, Hugh, is a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the early 1970’s during the end of the Vietnam War. He is a member of the American Legion Julian Wells Post 442 in Winchester.

McIntire’s father, Hubert, was a six-year veteran of the U.S. Army. “In 1939, he enlisted in the U.S. Cavalry in Wyoming,� McIntire said. “When Pearl Harbor was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941, he transferred to the 101st U.S. Airborne, the Screaming Eagles, at Fort. Benning, Georgia.

He entered World War II in a glider near Nice, France.�

The elder McIntire served in the European Theatre until the end of the war in 1945. After the war, he became a member of the Julian Wells Post 442 and was the first Commander of the original VFW post in Winchester.

McIntire’s mother, thought not in the military herself, was married to

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The McIntire family, Winchester Mayor Rex, middle, and his wife Karol, right, were one of the two celebrity judges chosen for the Honor Flight dinner held Celebrity judges spotlight Honor Flight Dinner on Feb. 23. The McIntire’s, along with Scott County Commissioner Weldon Ferneyhough, left, enjoy the dinner prior to the auction of the items donated by the judges and 4-H families.

two U.S. Army veterans, both serving in World War II. Her first husband, Robert Reddish, was killed by the Japanese on the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska in 1943. After the war, she married Hugh McIntire in 1947. “These are the reasons why the

Honor Flight Fund is very dear to me,� McIntire said. “To honor my father’s service I have baked a cake decorated with the insignia of the 101st U. S. Airborne. I will also support the fund by matching whatever my cake brings in the auction, up to $100.�

Honor Flight Dinner draws huge crowd

By CARMEN ENSINGER Scott County Times There was an amazing turnout for the Annual Honor Flight Dinner held on Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Nimrod Funk building in Winchester.

The dinner was sponsored by the Neighborhood Guys and Gals 4-H Club of Winchester and between the dinner, which was a freewill donation, and the dessert auction, raised $2,800.

The dinner raises funds to send veterans to Washington D.C. on the Honor Flight to view the monuments erected in their honor. It is totally free for the veterans and it is through fundraisers like this that this is possible.

4-H Club co-presidents Sierra Turner and Samantha Ayala said it was the death of their 4-H leader’s father that spurred them to host the first dinner three years ago. “Our 4-H leader, Pam Hembrough’s father had recently passed away and he was a veteran so we wanted to commemorate his service to his country,� Turner said. “We also wanted a community service activity and something that is different and isn’t done already around here.�

Indeed, the Honor Flight Dinner is unique. “This is something that no one else around here does,� Ayala said.

“The only other Honor Flight Dinner is held in Springfield, so this is something unique to our area and it’s a great cause.�

This is the third year for the dinner for the 4-H group and it continues to grow. “Every year we kind of get bigger and bigger with this event,� Turner said. “The community has been very supportive of this and our goal to help send veterans on this Honor Flight.�

Last year, the event raised over $1,600, enough to send four veterans on the flight. This year’s $2,800 will allow seven veterans to go on the flight this year. “We split the proceeds from this dinner between the two Honor Flights in our area,� Ayala said. “We were able to send two veterans from the Great Rivers Honor Flight in Quincy and two from the Land of Lincoln Honor Flight in Springfield. We hope to raise even more this year to be able to send at least another veteran on the flight.�

The dinner consisted of chili, potato soup, hot dogs, grilled cheese and a variety of desserts, along with tea, coffee and lemonade – all for a free-will donation.

There was also a huge selection of desserts to bid on in a silent auction, including two special entries by celebrity judges. Winchester Mayor Rex Mcintire and Kiwanis

Club President Chuck Frost were this year’s celebrity judges. 4-H members

families also each donated a dessert for the auction.

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Trinity Ford has fun with her cousin, Donovan Turner during the Neighborhood Guys and Gals Honor Flight dinner fundraiser held at the Nimrod Funk Building on Feb. 23. The event raised $2,800, enough to send 7 veterans on the Honor Flight.

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Jackson Little had the task of filling up cups with ice during the Winchester Neighborhood Guys and Gals 4-H group’s Honor Flight dinner on Feb. 23. The dinner raised $2,800, enough to send sevenveterans on the Honor Flight to see all of the monuments in Washington D.C. Carmen Ensinger/Scott County Times

Left: Jessica and Chloe Brown clean up the trays before they are handed out to more customers during the Winchester 4-H Neighborhood Guys and Gals group’s Honor Flight dinner on Feb. 23 at the Nimrod Funk Building.

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Forum (Continued from A1) senting the Morgan County Housing Authority. All of this is government related and everything you do you get a better understanding of what is going on.”

Crews said he will be there for the County Commissioners to handle any issues they have have.

“I’ll be there to answer any procedural or legal questions they might have but I’m not there to try to reconstruct the county government or even tell them what to do because that is not my job as States Attorney,” he said.

Bethany Doolin said she agrees with Crews that it is the responsibility of the States Attorney to advise the county officials and their offices and she has some experience on that side as well.

“While I do have some local government experience serving on our town board and such, the statutes that governs municipal government is different than the statutes that govern the county,” she said. “There is a completely different set of rules.”

As for her experience on the county side of government, Doolin said she was lucky enough to have an internship with the Scott County States Attorney as well as a temporary position with the office where she attended meetings, took notes, helped draft resolutions and did research on legal issues that the county was facing. She also helped manage and prepare the budget for the county.

Doolin said she wants to make sure that county mandates are followed.

“We have legal issues now facing our county because federal and state mandates that we have to follow we are currently aren’t following,” she said. “Our county employees are mandated to have health insurance and they have none. We are mandated to have court security and we have none. There are days when we don’t even have a bailiff in court, let alone a security officer at the door at all times.”

She said, if elected, she would do her part to assist the county government in finding solutions to these issues and any others that might arise.

“But like Mr. Crews said, it is not my job to do their job,” she said. “I’m not here to be a County Commissioner but I will be here to advise them to the best I can to help them find solutions within our budget to the best of my ability.”

But Doolin said these issues take a back seat to the criminal aspect of the position of States Attorney.

“While all of these things are an important part o the job – the civil side of the States Attorney’s office is very small and a very small part of the job,” she said.

“The overwriting responsibility of the States Attorney is to prosecute cases no matter how few we have and that is the job that I will be focused on.”

John Paul Coonrod couldn’t disagree more with his two opponents.

“I clearly disagree that the civil side is less important or insignificant as Ms. Doolin would have you think,” he said. “Of any candidate her tonight, I have the most experience in local government. The States Attorney is the chief legal advisor for county government.”

As Winchester City Attorney, Coonrod is already the chief legal officer for the city and disagrees that municipal and county government are that different.

“I respectfully disagree with Ms. Doolin in that the laws that affect city government are vastly different and not applicable to laws affecting county government,” he said. “I don’t think that is the case at all and I don’t believe

the civic side of the county affairs is less significant especially since the criminal case load is so small. I think the county could benefit from having a States Attorney that is actually involved and keeps an eye on things.

In fact, I know it could.”

As for the meaning of being involved, Coonrod agrees that it is not the role of the States Attorney to act as a county commissioner but it is their role to guide and advise and help the county do better.

“The States Attorney needs to be familiar with the Open Meetings Act, Freedom of Information Act and have a good familiarity with the bidding process for public works projects because it is the public’s money,” he said.

“They also have to be familiar with budgeting and tax levies as well as appropriations.”

Coonrod said there is so much more to the role of the States Attorney than just prosecuting criminals.

Things such as procuring grants for the county.

“In the old days, we could county on property taxes and state government to support counties and other local governments, but you can’t count on the state to do anything for you anymore,” Coonrod said. “It is important to know that the federal and state legislatures are putting money out for agencies and these agencies have programs and with those programs are grants. This is when the opportunity opens up and you might only have a month to apply so you had better have your local government in a position to take advantage of it.”

His knowledge of procuring grants and the process is a major asset for the county.

“Next week I am going to a Community Development Seminar,” he said. “That is where all state money is going to be next year and if you don’t go – guess what – you can’t even apply and neither can your local government for that funding. If my competitors aren’t there next week, they won’t be able to help the county get that money and that is where most of the capitol money is going to go.”

That grant money can help the county maintain its current structures and services.

“Not talking about building more but just keeping what we have,” he said.

“And unless you want to raise property taxes there is no money because the state isn’t going to do it for you.

That is how this job is done so it is important you know these things. It is not an insignificant adjunct to the criminal law practice – it is an essential component and it will become more and more important as time goes by.”

Coonrod said the county has left lots of money on the table over the years by not taking advantage of grant opportunities.

“All I’m trying to say is that this stuff does matter,” he said. “I don’t only care about managing the small criminal case load that we have – I care about actually using the office to try and do something to make things better in this county and I just ask that you all give me that chance.”

The third questions was “From the recent impeachment proceedings, the words ‘fair and impartial justice’ are fresh in the public’s mind. As the prosecutor of criminal cases, give your views on applying that standard in this community.”

Doolin said all attorneys must abide by a special set of ethical rules – the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct which requires them to be fair and impartial as a prosecutor.

“The role of a prosecutor is to not only seek out a conviction but justice as well,” she said. “We must bring for cases that are backed by good evidence and we must provide that evidence to the defense. We should not only worry about our side of the case but we also have to worry about the defense side and make sure the defendant’s rights are being protected.”

Currently a defense attorney, Doolin said this gives her the ability to see both sides.

“I know how to look at a case from the defense side,” she said. “I know that prospective and I think that knowing that prospective and having a great amount of experience on that side of the courtroom would bring a better chance for me as a prosecutor to be more fair in the cases I bring forward.”

Doolin said it is ultimately up to the judge or jury to make the final decision on guilt.

“My job as prosecutor is to

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just present the best evidence and the best case I can,” she said. “And I have the experience to do that and do it well and to do it fairly and impartially.”

Coonrod said everyone knows what fair means, but the key word in the question is “impartiality.”

“Impartiality is not cutting breaks for your friends or family,” he said. “Probably more importantly, it is having people trust you that you are not going to cut breaks for your friends and family. Because the belief that the scales of justice aren’t equal weighed causes probably more harm than an individual act.”

Coonrod said that while campaigning and talking to many people, the one thing that is brought up more than anything is that if you are from an influential family with a lot of money or a business in the community or even an old family name then your kids will get of or if you are in trouble you will get a lighter sentence. And if you don’t possess the right name you are railroaded right through the system.

“I don’t think that happens the way people think it happens but I do know that it is really bad that they think that it happens,” he said. “There are a lot of people who believe that to be the case – they believe that things aren’t equal. This detracts from the respect of the rule of law, respect of the courts and respect of law enforcement.

That causes an increase in crime and it makes it harder for law enforcement to do their job – it affects all of us.

Coonrod said he would use the office to county this trend in thinking.

“I would add a court diversion program for the young and first time offenders,” he said. “The county really doesn’t have a regimented, formalized, established plan so that is one thing I would like to do. If a first time youth offender gets into a minor scrape with the law, they can go through the formal court proceedings or they can do say 40 hours of community service. They would be required to wear an orange vest the entire time and it is embarrassing – never underestimate the power of embarrassment to lead to change.”

Crews said the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution gives a

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defendant the right to a fair, speedy trial by an impartial judge and jury. However, he doesn’t see impartiality as a requisite for the holder of the office of States Attorney.

“So when I think of the court system and I hear the word ‘impartial’ that applies to the judge and the jury,” he said. “But as a prosecuting attorney – no – I’m partial – I’m very partial. If I have a criminal defendant sitting in the court room am I going to favor neither? No, I’m going to favor someone and that someone is the people of Scott County.”

He feels the job of the States Attorney is to speak for the victims.

“I’m going to favor the victims of the crimes the defendant committed because if you chose me that is what I am here for,” he said. “Am I unbiased? No, I’m not unbiased – I’m very biased and I am partial – I am not impartial.”

Crews said that the victim and the people of Scott County are his clients and who he will represent to the best of his ability.

“When I come into the courtroom and litigate on your behalf, I want the defendant to cringe. I want them to know they are in trouble,” he said. “I don’t want them to think they are going to get a pat on the back. That is what I want to be elected to do – to represent the people of Scott County

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Q WHS is reopening the sale of the memorial/ honorarium bricks that surround the electric sign in front of Winchester High School. The deadline to purchase a brick is May 15, unless we sold out before that date, as there are only a limited number of bricks available. Anyone interested may fill out the form on the website and return with payment to WHS. Any questions may be emailed to Laura Dukett at ldukett@gmail.com or call/text her cell number at 217-341-5084; or you can call the WHS office at 217-742-3151 or email tsanders@winchesterschools.net.

Q Winchester United Methodist Men Pancake and Sausage Supper Saturday, March 7, 2020 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. in Sibert Hall Free Will Offering Gratefully accepted Questions: Please call: 217-742-3610 Q Outreach Community Center sixth annual trivia night – April 18 at 5 p.m. at the Outreach Community Center, 31 S. Main.St. Winchester.

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WINCHESTER

Rules of Winchester Cemetery Those with loved ones in Winchester Cemetery are reminded of the rules of the cemetery.

Decorations must be removed immediately and will be permitted again beginning March 15. No permanent items are permitted on the ground.

Landscaping is also prohibited such as live plants, decorative rock, fencing or glass con-

tainers.

Permitted will be one Shepherd’s rod per grave site with a maximum of two hooks permitted. Baskets attached to the rods must hang at least 24 inches above the ground.

No pets are allowed in the cemetery and hours that relatives may visit are from dusk to dawn. No one is permitted after dark.

Bluffs names students of the month Student of the month at Bluffs Junior High is Maeleigh Alexander, an eighth grader and the daughter of Emmy Bunfill and Brad Alexander. Her interests include: volleyball, basketball, track, softball, family and friends, derbies and hunting.

At the high school, Triston Preston has received student of the month honors. He is a senior and the son of John and Beth Preston. His actives include: football and FFA.

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BY IRENE TREECE 217-371-1386

Hello Scott County MacMurray College had a very good turnout for the play Sunday. The day was so nice I suppose everyone was out and about. I am happy that so many were there. It seems the college needs a lot of support at this time.

I would like to share the news of two of Winchesters High School graduates and how well they have done in their classes for college.

Alex Hart is taking classes and living in Colorado. Alex received a letter of congratulations on being named to the Morgan Community College President`s list for having earned the most prestigious academic honor a student can receive in any given semester. Gretchen Hart received her congratulations in the form of an email from Lincoln Land Community College for her outstanding

Third graders in Winchester learn about pigs The Pike-Scott AITC program visited Winchester Elementary to teach its third-graders all about pigs through a video as well as some fun hands-on activities.

The students learned that pigs are very smart, and that there’s more to these mammals than just bacon and pork chops. After taking a virtual field trip to a hog farm, students then got to use their own ‘super snouts’ to determine the identities of various household items that were hidden inside paper bags while being blindfolded. This activity represented how pigs have a phenomenal sense of smell, which they use to find food and other items underground like truffles.

Next, the students were asked to complete a fillin-the-blank worksheet in which they learned the names of the different cuts of pork, as well as their locations on a pig carcass.

After this activity, students completed a pig-themed word search and a pork byproducts worksheet. Many students were surprised to learn about all the different

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Amber Sichting’s student: Payten McCurley, with her Pork Vocabulary word search and her Identifying the Cuts of Pork worksheet.

Tina Leonard’s students, back, from left to right: Emerson Little and Carter Stice, and front: Nate Merritt, pose with their Identifying the Cuts of Pork worksheets.

by products that come from pigs like insulin and chalk!

Mrs. Leonard and Mrs. Sichting each received a link to the virtual pork ag mag, along with a pork poster and various porkthemed worksheets to disperse to the children at their leisure. The children were given two pork snacks to enjoy: Original Slim Jim’s and Pork Rinds. Many were

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surprised at how great pork rinds taste! Each child also received a printed copy of the pork ag-mag courtesy of the Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation. Thank you so much: Winchester Elementary, Mrs. Leonard, and Mrs. Sichting for letting us visit!

The Agriculture in the Classroom program is funded by the IAA Foun-

dation and the Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation, the charitable arm of the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau.

To learn more about the Pike-Scott Agriculture in the Classroom program, please contact Rachel Poor, Pike-Scott Farm Bureau Agriculture Literacy Coordinator, at 217-285-2233 or alc@tworiversfb.org.

achievements and her name was on the vice-presidents list. We are very proud of both of these young people both were born and raised here in Winchester. Their achievements says a lot about the teachers that taught them in the past years. Thank to all of them.

“Big Country Breakfast” Saturday March 21, 6:30 am to noon. Pancakes and sausage, scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuits and gravy, coffee, orange juice, milk and tea. Free will offering. There will be whole hog sausage for sale $3.75 per pound. Carry outs on the food available for $7.00 each. Bring the family and friends, have a wonderful breakfast and enjoy the time together.

Last Week`s Trivia - - Lightening is an electrostatic discharge that occurs naturally during thunderstorms.

It is generally thought that droplets of ice and rain become electrically polarized as they pass through the electric field of the atmosphere.

Once charged, the positively charged crystals rise to the top of the cloud the negative ones drop to the bottom of a cloud. When the field of energy between the two becomes strong enough small electric discharge travels toward the ground when close enough an electrical discharge comes up from the ground when the two meet it causes lightening.

Next Week`s Trivia - -What is The Big Bang Theory?

Words of Wisdom - -Be bold in what you stand for and careful what you fall for.

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BY PEGGY STURGEON CLEMONS, 742-3822

Hello from Alsey, the spring like days were great.

The sunshine gave me energy. Now back to wet and dreary. Sorry to complain, it doesn’t do any good.

Remember our men and women in uniform and the leaders of our country in your prayers.

Others on our prayer list include Tim Fearneyhough, Rod and Connie Sturgeon, Harold Jefferson, Edna Layne, Keith Jefferson, Elma Redmon, Michael Ryan, Judy Bigley, Sam Wallace, Myra Six, Gerald and Junia Day, Norma Jean McPherson family, Mary Foresting, Sandy Burns, Jennifer Hoots, Bill McNeese, Bob Hoots, Tom Wade, Mary Lotz.

Happy Birthday to Angel Wisdom, Katie Davidson, Karie Dobson, and Amy Gregory on March 10- Allyson Cooper and Becky Lashmett on March 11- Rose Summers, John Williams, Missy Machine, Claudine Fearneyhough, and Larry Hamrough on March 12- Ben Alred, Sara Lashmett, Gail Sherwin, and Pepper Elaine Swisher on March 13- Mandy Holmes on March 14- Nancy Gaurley and Suzie Fearneyhough on March 15- Megan Arnold and Carole Weder on March 16.

Happy Anniversary to John and Debbie Williams on March 12Gary and Wanda Palmer on March 14.

Daylight Savings Time begins on March 9. When told the reason for daylight savings times the Old Indian said “Only the government would believe that you could cut a foot off the top of a blanket, sew it on the bottom, and have a longer blanket.”

On Sunday several family members gathered at the Barrow Fellowship Hall in Barrow to hold a baby shower for Tyce and Victoria Sanders. The baby girl is due to arrive on March 5. Snacks and games were enjoyed by all.

Don Gourley was winners of $25 at the last Queen of Hearts drawing held at Rose’s Back Door Gaming Alsey. The drawing is held every Thursday at 7 p.m. and sponsored by Scott County Dog Rescue. Sign up for your chance to win the jackpot.

That’s all folks. Have a good week.

Be a friend to someone in need this week.

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Assembly of God Church

Glasgow Baptist Church

27 West Cherry Street Pastor Cindy Colbert 217-742-3311 Sunday School – 9:30 am Morning Worship – 10:30 am Everyone welcome

217-473-4110 Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Evening Worship - 6 p.m.

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study - 6 p.m.

Office open 3rd Wednesday of each month from 2:30-5:30 p.m.

Alsey Baptist Church Sunday School-9:30 a.m.

Worship Service-10:30 a.m.

Youth Group-7 p.m. on Wednesday Grades 6th-12th Pastor Jeff Daak

Bloomfield Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church Terry Beauchamp- Pastor 224-326-4551 Corner of Cherry and Maple Winchester, IL 62694 Sunday Services 9:30 a.m. and worship 10:30 a.m.

Pastor Mark Norris 217-473-1967

Manchester Baptist Church

Bluffs Baptist Church

404 East Street Manchester, IL 62663 Pastor Shawn at 217-587-2761

112 S. Rodgers St. P.O. Box 231 Bluffs, IL 62621

Christ Lutheran Church 125 W. Jefferson 217-742-3919 Rev. Richard Harre, Vacancy Pastor Saturday, March 7: CID Lutheran laymen’s League Annual Meeting at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal, 8 a.m.

Sunday, March 8: Divine Service, 10:30a.m.

Wednesday, March 11: Confirmation Classes at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bluffs: 2nd Year - 2:45 p.m.

3rd Year - 4:15 p.m.

1st Year - 5:30 p.m.

Cornerstone Baptist Church 226 Cornerstone Drive Winchester, IL 62694 Church Phone: 217-742-8000 Pastor Ted Rhoades: 217-742-5841

First Baptist Church of Winchester Pastor Bill Baughman Church: 217-742-3480 Email: fbcwinchester@gmail.com Website: fbcwinchester.com Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Sunday, March 8, 2020 9 a.m. Bible Study groups 10 a.m. Worship service: “Today‌ Paradise!â€? Luke 23:29-43 Tuesday, March 10 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs Wednesday, March 11 2:30 p.m. Walk-In Ministry for 6-12 grades Sunday, March 15, 2020 AWANA Sunday. Light breakfast and practice at 9am. AWANA students to help in the 10 a.m. Worship Service.

First Christian Church 20 N. Main 8JODIFTUFS *- t fccwin@irtc.net Pastor Alan Bradish First Sunday Fellowship with coffee and donuts 9 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School during service Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

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Freedom Family Worship Center 428 N. Commercial, Winchester 217-883-3763 Pastor Gary Wells (Non-Denominational) Morning Worship 10 am Children's Sunday School during Service Country Gospel (Potluck 1st and 3rd Sundays) Come Expecting a Blessing!

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Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Route 106 - One mile south of Alsey Pastor Eric Kirgan 217-742-3202 Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

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20 N. Walnut Rev. Robin R. Lyons: 217-742-3610 Email: winchesterumc@frontier.com Parsonage: 217-742-3320 This Week’s Opportunities Wednesday, March 4, 2020 6 p.m. Scouts 7 p.m. Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 5, 2020 10 a.m. Morning Bible Study Group resumes (Lenten Study), Sibert Hall 5 p.m. Girl Scouts Friday, March 6, 2020 Noon: Journey to Easter - Alsey Baptist Church (Deacon Kim Scott speaking) Lunch at Noon: Devotional to follow Saturday, March 7, 2020 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. UM Men Pancake & Sausage Supper Turn your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed!

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Local governments call for increase in state revenue sharing

By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois A local government advocacy group laid out its legislative agenda Monday and called on lawmakers to fully fund a program that shares state income tax revenue with local municipalities.

The Illinois Municipal League’s “Moving Cities Forward� agenda also includes efforts to: protect local governments from lawsuits resulting from data breaches; give non-home rule communities greater authority to tax and greater access to financially-distressed cities assistance; and remove unfunded mandates on municipalities.

The organization’s top priority is for full funding of the Local Government Distributive Fund, or LGDF, which is funded below statutory levels, according to Illinois Municipal League Executive Director Brad Cole. “City leaders from throughout the state understand the need for shared sacrifice in addressing the state’s budget woes,� Cole said during a Capitol news conference. “However, municipal share of that sacrifice continues to grow and negatively impact the communities that provide for the health, safety and welfare of the residents.�

In two budget scenarios laid out by Gov. JB Pritzker last month, the LGDF fund would be funded at either 95 percent or 90 percent of statutory levels for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Which amount is allocated depends on the passage of a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to impose a graduated income tax rate structure.

That’s because Pritzker’s budget leaves $1.4 billion in state spending authority in reserve, including $79

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million to the LGDF, if the graduated tax amendment does not gain approval from voters in November. Should it pass, an already-approved graduated rate structure would take effect and make the added spending authority possible, according to Pritzker’s budget team. “Because this reserve is so large, it inevitably cuts into some of the things that we all hold most dear: increased funding for K-12 education, universities and community colleges, public safety and other key investments. But as important as these investments are, we cannot responsibly spend for these priorities until we know with certainty what the state’s revenue picture will be,� Pritzker said in his budget address last month.

If the amendment passes, the LGDF funding would remain flat from currentyear levels at a 5 percent reduction from statutory levels. The budget proposal lays out only Pritzker’s budget priorities, however, and the General Assembly must approve any budget before it can become law.

Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder, who attended the news conference, said his city just passed a budget that included full LGDF funding. “Anytime you put on hold funds that are due the municipalities, it creates an issue,� he said, adding the city “would have to prioritize� spending in the event of LGDF cuts, as every 5 percent decrease in funding would cost the city about $650,000.

The group is also backing legislation to reinstate the original statutory requirement of 10 percent of income tax contributions to LGDF. Municipalities receive a prorated portion of 5.8 percent of personal income tax revenues and 6.5 percent of corporate tax

revenues, Cole said.

Local Taxing Authority The group also announced backing for measures to increase the ability of non-home rule municipalities to levy certain taxes.

Home rule is a status that state law confers to any municipality with more than 25,000 residents or other municipalities that choose to adopt it by referendum.

Those municipalities have greater authority to control their own local affairs.

According to IML, 217 of Illinois’ 1,298 incorporated municipalities have home rule powers.

They are backing House Bill 5070, which would allow municipalities to impose a local sales tax up to 1 percent via an ordinance, rather than requiring the municipality to put the issue before voters in the form of a referendum.

The group also supports Senate Bill 2978, which would allow non-home rule municipalities outside of Cook County to charge a local motor fuel tax of up to 3 cents per gallon.

House Bill 825 is also on the agenda. It allows nonhome rule municipalities to levy storm water utility charges to “offset the cost of owning, maintaining, and improving local storm water infrastructure.� “Providing public safety services, improving municipal infrastructure and attracting and retaining economic development are issues of importance to every municipality, home rule status aside,� Cole said. “Yet state law hampers the ability of non-home rule communities to address these important issues.�

Other Issues IML members also stumped for the elimination of a fee charged for the state’s administration of locally-imposed sales taxes.

“In Illinois, only the Department of Revenue is allowed to collect certain locally imposed sales taxes, and they then distribute them to the local government,� said Cathy Adduci, mayor of suburban River Forest and vice president of IML. In fiscal year 2018, Adduci said, the state “arbitrarily� imposed a 2 percent fee for its collection and remittance efforts. In fiscal year 2019, it decreased that fee to 1.5 percent, which Adduci said shifted $45 million back to local governments.

Leon Rockingham Jr., mayor of suburban North Chicago and IML president, said another way to alleviate pressures on local governments is to get rid of “unfunded mandates,� including publishing requirements for a municipality’s annual report. “State mandates on municipalities are one of the largest drivers of property taxes. With mandate relief, the financial burden to comply with these mandates will lessen and taxpayers will benefit,� he said.

He, along with the group, also urged opening up of the state’s financially distressed cities law to nonhome rule municipalities.

That program makes cities in both the top 5 percent of aggregate property tax rate and bottom 5 percent in per capita tax yield eligible for state assistance.

Adduci also spoke in favor of a bill, supported by the IML, to remove the liability of municipalities if they fall victim to cyberattacks. “Municipalities, despite their due diligence, are under threat of becoming the subject of financially unsustainable lawsuits if a cyberattack were to occur,� she said.

A Plea for Tolerance Pat Van DeVelde Peak Insurance Agency 16 S. Hill, 742-3316 First National Bank of Winchester 26 W. Cherry 742-3134

“Do not oppress a foreigner; you yourselves know how it feels to be foreigners, because you were foreigners in Egypt.�

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olerant persons respect and accept persons who are different from themselves. Tolerant persons not only learn more about others—and other cultures—but they also tend to have more friends and promote peace and understanding in their lives. We live in an era where many people are leaving their home countries in search of better lives for themselves and their families. It is unfortunate that so many countries are so poorly governed that people feel compelled to leave, but that is the state of today’s world. Those of us who live in more affluent, better-run countries may be inclined to feel that the immigrants who come here drag us down, but that is usually not the case. Most immigrants desire to work and contribute to the common good, which they usually do after being here for a short time. Statistics show that firstgeneration immigrants commit fewer crimes than native born citizens, are

more likely to start their own businesses, and they usually bring with them a sense of gratitude for all that their new country offers. We are incredibly fortunate to live in a country which is sought by so many throughout the world. We should be tolerant of those who come here seeking a better life. They may need some extra help at first, but eventually they will add much to the common good. And finally, remember that all of us ultimately came from somewhere else. –Christopher Simon

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Highlights include: JD 7810 MFWD tractor, NH TS110 MFWD tractor w/ loader, AC 8050 MFWD tractor, other tractors, Gleaner R40 combine, heads, NH skid loader, planting, tillage, hay & livestock equipment. Also selling an assortment of misc. farm support items & shop tools. Check our website for complete listing, details & photos.

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NO TRESPASSING, fishing or hunting of any kind on the Buckhorn Farm located in sections 600 14, 15, 22 and 23 of Woodville Township. VioHELP WANTED laters will be prosecuted to the fullest extent HELP WANTED Farm Laborer - 2 or 3 Days A of the law. 2.5.21 Week - phone 618-786-2256 3.4.20 HELP WANTED Seeking Housekeeper/IT 900D-NO TRESPASSING Help for Disabled Vet - Need Dependable, PIKE COUNTY Honest, Christian Person for Girl Friday Type Work - Salary Negotiable - Pere Marquette MAYFAIR FARMS ground North of Highway 10 Area - 2 to 3 Days A Week - phone 618-786- East of Nebo is private property. Trespassing is 2256. 3.4.20 forbidden. Violators will be prosecuted. 1.2.21 NO TRESPASSING or hunting allowed on my land in Pearl and Spring Creek township owned by Timothy Brinkmann. Violators will be prosecuted. 10.21.20

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This Day In History Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States pledging to lead the country out of the Great Depression.

The Hindenburg makes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first official flight in Germany. The Hindenburg built by the Zeppelin Company was 804 ft long filled with highly inflammable hydrogen to provide the lift and four 1,200 hp Daimler-Benz diesel engines giving the airship a maximum speed of 135 km/h (84 mph). To put this in context The Hindenburg was three times the length of a current Jumbo Jet and could carry less than 100 people including passengers and crew. ( Jumbo Jet carries circa 500 including passengers and crew ) President Ronald Reagan addressed the nation on the IranContra affair, acknowledging that talks with Iran had turned into an arms for hostages negotiation.

Thomas Jefferson who had been the principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the Third President of the United States.

A very useful company called AAA (American Automobile Association) was founded on this day. Before this time, other companies dealing with automobile concerns had existed. However, none of them seemed to last, and to this date AAA is one of the largest automobile organizations established.

By this time the Volstead Act and the 18th Amendment were passed. Both of these pieces of legislation covered various aspects of alcohol prohibition, and a motion was filed to declare these laws unconstitutional. The 18th Amendment was passed by Congress as early as 1917, and the Volstead Act was passed in 1919. These were finally declared unconstitutional in the year 1933.

FAQ About Prohibition Ernest Hemingway had finished a novel entitled The Old Man and the Sea on this day.

This book had one the Pulitzer

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prize about a year later (1953) Unfortunately, Hemingway had committed suicide in the year 1961, making The Old and the Sea Hemingwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last major work of fiction created.

The U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had stated a warning about communism around the world. He mentioned the possibility of it spreading to the Western Hemisphere, and in fact communism had at this time.

One of the main focuses was the leftist government of Guatemala.

This was one of the main areas where the communist has been known to already take root. Dwight D. Eisenhower was also convinced of the spread of communism in this area, and took the stand that it should be eliminated.

A total of 111 people riding aboard the British DC-7C airliner had lost their lives when it crashed.

This tragedy occurred a little over a mile past the takeoff runway as it began its trip from Lourenco Marques Mozambique.

John Lennon is interviewed by Maureen Cleave of The London Evening Standard and part of his interview talks about popularity of THE BEATLES and he is quoted as saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I do not know what will go first, rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll or Christianity...Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more popular than Jesus nowâ&#x20AC;? . The quote repeated later in America upsets The American Bible Belt who protested in the South and Midwest, and conservative groups staged public burnings of Beatlesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; records and memorabilia. Radio stations banned Beatles music and concert venues cancelled performances.

The Kray twins, Ronald and Reginald, are found guilty of the murder of Jack McVitie at the Old Bailey, and face life imprisonment.

At 86 years old and confined to a wheelchair actor and comedian Charlie Chaplin was knighted by Queen Elizabeth to

become Sir Charles Chaplin.

A 40-year-old Irish born mother Anne Maguire is jailed for 14 years for possessing explosives at her London home.

Robert Mugabe wins election to become Zimbabweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first black prime minister.

A train travelling from Horsham to London was hit from behind by another train going from Littlehampton to London at Purley in Surrey with six people dead and 80 injured.

Four Muslim Extremists are convicted of the World Trade Center bombing on February 26th, 1993.

Martha Stewart is released from a federal prison near Alderson, West Virginia, after serving five months for lying about her sale of ImClone stock in 2001.

George Bush has thanked Pakistan for its role in the War on Terror, but said that more would be needed if al-Qaeda was to be defeated. Visiting Pakistan for 24-hours, President Bush has reaffirmed his countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;broad and lasting strategic partnershipâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to the Islamic State, and the Pakistani President has said he looked forward to a new era of cooperation between his country and the U.S. There was no evidence that America would be providing the same sort of nuclear assistance that had just been given to India.

Iran has arrested more than thirty-two of the women who were protesting outside one of Tehranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s courthouses. The protesters were complaining about the five women who are on trial for organizing a protest against laws they say are discriminatory against women. These five have been charged with endangering national security, propaganda against the state and taking part in an illegal gathering. The pressure group, Human Rights Watch, has urged an end to their prosecution, and said that the women were only

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Gary Gygax, the co-creator of Dungeons and Dragons, has died at the age of 69. Gygax, who had developed the game in 1974, had been suffering from health problems for several years.

Dungeons and Dragons and its associated video games, books and films have been enormously successful. He has written a number of fantasy books, which include the Greyhawk series of adventure novels. He died at his home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, leaving a wife and six children.

Ted Kennedy has been offered an honorary knighthood.

The Queen has agreed the honor for John F. Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother for his services to the Northern Ireland peace process. Gordon Brown will be announcing the award during his March 5th address to both houses of Congress.

Thirteen Mexican soldiers were charged with illegally trafficking drugs to Tijuana a city on the United States border. They were caught with almost a ton of methamphetamine as well as thirty kilograms of cocaine. The Mexican ministry of defense declared that it would not tolerate such acts in a country that has been battling with drug trafficking and gangs for years and that the soldiers were to be tried in a military court.

A train accident involving the collision of two express trains near the southern town of Szczekociny, Poland killed some sixteen people while injuring another fifty-eight. One of the trains was on the wrong track when the collision occurred.

Doctors announced that they believed that they successfully cured an infant born with HIV after administering early treatment. The child, now two and a half years in age, had been off medication for a year without showing any signs of the disease. http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/march4th.html

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FFA visits meat locker Feb. 4, the Winchester FFA went to Jones Meat and Locker in Jacksonville. The team consisted of Peri Andras, Delaney Fearneyhough, Tinley Wagstaff, Emma Brown, and Morgan Kunz. The contest had several different events including a team problem, retail ID, and ID different types of beef, pork, and lamb. Tinley Wagstaff placed 8th in the individual scores and Peri Andras placed ninth Winchester placed 3rd as a team.

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NOTICE PUBLIC TEST OF AUTOMATIC TABULATING EQUIPMENT MARCH 17TH, PRIMARY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Testing of Automatic Tabulating Equipmentâ&#x20AC;? required by 10 ILCS 5/24A-9 or 24B-9 or 24C-9 will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the Scott County Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office at the Courthouse in Winchester, Illinois.

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Back-to-back-to-back regional winners

By KENT COULTAS Scott County Times Ryan Moore and Brayden Little combined for 31 points as West Central earned its third straight regional championship with a 54-30 win over Routt Feb. 28 at the Franklin 1A Regional.

The Cougars (31-3) will play Calhoun (25-7) Wednesday at the Dupo Sectional. The Cougars beat Calhoun 59-52 in the Winchester tournament and 66-47 in a regular season game at Calhoun.

Routt led 5-4 early in the game before Moore scored twice. Moore’s second basket came after he grabbed an offensive gave the Cougars an 8-4 lead. They never trailed again.

Andrew Kaufmann made a threepoint basket later in quarter to give West Central a 13-9 lead. The Cougars led 13-10 after one quarter.

West Central led 16-12 before Kaufmann and Gabe Cox made consecutive three-point baskets. West Central led by as many as 12 points in the first half before Routt cut the

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The West Central Cougars accepted the regional plaque Friday night after their 50-34 win over Routt in the regional title game. Team members are: front row, Jackson Dahman, Shawn Brown, Cole Meyer, Tyson Brown, Brayden Little, Wes Hughes, Payton Hartley. Second row, Justin Galloway, Lathan Barnett, Drew Evans, Andrew Kaufmann, Ryan Moore, Gabe Cox, Cole Howard, Ethan Slagle, Coach Travis Sievers. Third row, coaches, Bill Jacquot, Ryan Sichting, Brady Slagle.

margin to 24-16 at halftime.

Routt scored the first basket of the third quarter to get within 24-18, but the Cougars responded by scoring 13 straight points.

Cole Howard scored after taking a pass from Moore, and Little made a three-point basket. Little grabbed an offensive rebound and converted a three-point play to extend West

Central’s lead to 31-18.

Moore had a dunk on the Cougars’ next possession after taking an alleyoop pass from Little. Drew Evans made a three-point basket to complete the run and give West Central a 37-18 lead with 1:29 remaining in the quarter.

Moore scored with 4 tenths of a second remaining in the quarter after

receiving a pass from Evans, and the Cougars led 39-20 after three quarters.

Moore scored after taking a no look pass from Little, and West Central led 41-21 with 6:39 remaining in the game. The Cougars led by as many as 27 points after Little scored with 2:04 remaining in the game.

Moore scored 18 points and had

Cougars roll by Edinburg

By KENT COULTAS Scott County Times Gabe Cox had a triple double to lead West Central to a 65-24 win over Edinburg Feb. 24 in the first round of the Franklin Class 1A Regional.

Cox scored 15 points and had 11 assists, 10 steals and five rebounds in the game.

There have only been two players known to have triple doubles in the history of Bluffs, Winchester or West Central basketball.

Jeff Abell had a triple double for Bluffs in a Winchester tournament game against

Alton Marquette in 1989.

Abell’s triple double consisted of points, rebound and blocked shots.

Ryan Little had a triple double for Winchester in a game against Rushville in 2003. He reached double figures in points, rebounds and assists.

West Central scored the first seven points of the game and was never threatened.

Ryan Moore scored, Cox had a steal and scored on a layup and Cole Howard converted a three-point play that gave the Cougars a 7-0 lead.

After Edinburg scored, the

Cougars scored 17 straight points and led 24-2 after one quarter. Cox scored seven points in the quarter, and Moore scored six.

The Cougars extended its lead to 43-13 at halftime.

Cox scored 13 points in the half, and West Central forced Edinburg to commit 18, including 10 in the first quarter.

West Central led 60-22 after three quarters.

Moore scored 17 points and had 10 rebounds.

Howard scored 11 points and had seven rebounds.

Andrew Kaufmann scored nine points and had three

Gave Cox is the all-time leading scorer

By KENT COULTAS Scott County Times Gabe Cox became Winchester West Central’s all-time leading scorer in boys’ basketball during the regional tournament last week at Franklin.

Cox broke the record of his godfather, Mark Cox, who played at Winchester from 1983-86. Gabe made two free throws with 1:24 remaining in the against South County for the record breaking point.

Cox currently has 1,771 points which puts him ahead of the 1,763 Mark Cox

scored.

Gabe Cox scored 319 points as a freshman and 361 points as a sophomore.

He scored 467 points as a sophomore and scored his 1,000th career point against Griggsville-Perry. Cox has scored 624 points this season.

Gabe has also set the career records for assists and steals. He currently has 616 assists which puts him ahead of Jim Evans’ total of 557. Evans played from 1984-88. Gabe also has 324 steals. Parker Day had 265 steals from 2008-12.

Cole Howard has 1,461

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steals. Brayden Little scored six points and had three steals. Lathan Barnett scored four points, and Drew Evans scored two. Wes Hughes scored one point and had three assists.

six rebounds and three assists to lead the winners. Little scored 13 points and had five rebounds had four assists.

Evans scored seven points, and Kaufmann scored six. Cox scored five points and had four assists.

Howard scored three points and had nine rebounds. Tyson Brown scored two points.

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Bidding on the future Local cattle farmers embrace online changes to auctions

By CONNOR ASHLOCK Campbell Publications It’s safe to say for almost 20 years now, the internet has redefined how individuals carry out their daily lives, and the same is just as true for those on the farm.

Now with smartphone in hand, someone can look up the market report, find tillable ground for sale, research agricultural policy and buy parts for farm implements all within a half hour’s time.

With all this endless technological advancement, farmers are becoming increasingly more reliant on digital technology, especially the internet, to keep their family’s legacy going strong, and the same is true for the Moore family of Jersey County — a family that has fully integrated the power of the internet in making their operations flourish.

The Moore family has been farming on and around the same patch of ground for five generations, even maintaining two separate centennial farms. And though they’re proud of this, it isn’t the grain operation alone that has built their family’s legacy.

“My dad and grandpa bought their first registered shorthorn female in 1951,” said Tom Moore, who’s a third generation shorthorn breeder. “There are currently four generations of Moores involved with the purebred shorthorn cattle industry.”

Their business with raising shorthorn cattle has remained a part of the family’s operations for decades, and in realtively recent years, the family has learned to evolve with the changing market— namely by embracing online auctioning.

Tom remembers the days before the more widely accepted use of online cattle auctions.

Tom, born in 1960, grew up in the family’s cattle business and played an active role in the business for as long as he can remember, whether it be participating at livestock shows or attending sales with his brother, Ron, and their dad and grandpa.

“When I was a kid, there was nothing more fun than going to a cattle sale,” he said. “Dad, grandpa, Ron, and I — we’d load up in the truck and go to the sale. You got to see folks you didn’t see but three or four times a year. One of my favorite sales was up in Bowling Green, in Pike County, where they’d have a livestock show before they sold them.”

With almost 70 years of experience under the family’s belt, the cattle business has become an integral component of the normal farm operation. For years, the family has driven to local and regional sales.

“I was probably four years old when I attended my first sale. We sat on straw bales

that served as our bleachers right there in the barn, and it wasn’t uncommon to see men in their suits and women in their furs. And this was about what it was like for my dad and grandpa in their day.”

Though on-the-farm cattle sales are still the common method today, Tom and his family have noticed an up-and-coming new way of buying and selling cattle.

Today, going to a cattle sale is not as big of a social event as it once was.

Folks dress comfortably now, not in suits and furs. The element of socializing is still present though, as often enough, folks that have been raising and showing cattle sideby-side for years at county fairs and expositions get to catch up.

Now however, many of these auctions are now taking place over the internet.

For Tom and the Moore family in particular, it was a hard proposition to pass up.

When it comes to hosting an on-the-farm sale, Tom and his family know from firsthand experience how difficult the planning and execution can be after hosting numerous on-the-farm sales for decades. Tom said when the idea of hosting an online cattle sale was raised, the thought had a lot of appeal to it, especially with the family’s expanding knowledge in the space.

“My niece, Emily, she went to school at U of I (The University of Illinois) for agriculture communications and learned a lot about using the computer on the farm,” Tom said. “We had known a little bit about it and had seen it evolve at cattle shows. I can remember it was 15 years ago when I saw a cattle show online.

“We’ve also noticed that kids were always on their phones. They didn’t read sale catalogues like older people do. Instead, they like to see the information on their phones.”

After considering all these factors, Tom and the family decided to pursue hosting an online sale of their own. The fifth anniversary of their first online sale will be this March, and since that time, they’ve come to realize the benefits, and some of the inevitable drawbacks, to the concept.

Tom explained.

“You don’t have to have near as many head. You can have 6 to 12 head or even fewer, whereas at a big auction you have to set up bleachers, dedicate more time, incur more expenses, rely on more people to make it successful and have more head to make it worth it,” he said. “But with online sales, it becomes more feasible for the small producer. The biggest challenge with online sales is your delivery.

“The key to good online sales is good pictures and even better videos. You need a picture to get their attention and attract them to your website, then once they’re there, you

want to give them an even better video.

“The nice thing about it, you can go back and re-bid on another cow if you were outbid on your first choice. Bidders don’t have to make a split second decision like they might have to do at an auction. With online auctions, most of the business is done from the last hour of closing to the next hour of extended bidding. There’s definitely more flexibility.”

Since their personal adaptation of online sales, the Moores have found their endeavor was a successful one.

“It’s been amazing the responses we’ve had. Here from Jerseyville we’ve sold head to California, Washington, Florida, North Carolina and Idaho,” Tom said. “And what’s amazing about it is that you’re selling these animals to people off of video.

We’ve had folks look at our cows from Canada, Australia and Japan.

“We can go to a lot of places all around the country and we know somebody and it’s all through shorthorn cattle. Today’s world calls it networking, but I call it friendships.”

Tom likes to keep a watchful eye on the markets and observe how they’re performing. When it comes to online cattle auctions,

there appears to be a budding future for them.

“I don’t see it decreasing. Maybe we’re seeing too many at the present time – too many animals being sold online that might not be the quality they need to be, but if you have a good product, your online sales could potentially be very active,” Tom said.

Aside from the immediate benefit that the internet supplies, Tom noted also seeing how it’s quickly the internet is affecting other sectors of the agriculture community.

“You know, the internet has impacted all of our lives, and agriculture is not left out,” he said. “Drones now can fly over your crops and tell you what parts of a field produce the most grain. We have auto steering and mapping for planting and harvesting. If I have a part on a piece of machinery break, I can look up the part from my local dealer, buy it, then go pick it up. The internet makes the process so much more faster anymore.

“My family laughs at me because I’ve had a smartphone for three years now, and I’m the one that uses up most of our data.”

The Moore family will be honoring their heritage next year, when they host their 70th anniversary production sale online.

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Greenfield Ag and FFA looking to purchase building for farming operations

By CARMEN ENSINGER Campbell Publications Book learning is great, but nothing can replace hands-on training, especially in the area of farming. It is with this in mind that those in the Greenfield agricultural program are seeking to purchase a building that they can use to create their own farm.

Greenfield Ag instructor Beth Burrow said they are seeking to purchase the old Producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building in order to be able to raise livestock and perform the functions of what would normally be done on a farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are wanting to do this because while we have a lot of students in our program and in FFA, not all of them live on a farm and have had the experience working with live animals,â&#x20AC;? Burrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can read about vaccinating, inseminating and everything else, but they have not had the chance to actually experience it.â&#x20AC;?

The goal of purchasing the building and creating a farm is to give students this hands-on experience working with real animals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This will give the students who do not live on a farm or have access to farm animals the chance to experience things that they have only been able to read about,â&#x20AC;? Burrow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will be able to keep record books on the stock, be involved in vaccinations and everything else that is involved in raising livestock.â&#x20AC;?

But, for the moment, it is only a dream as memebers of the program wait on the funding to come through to make it a reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to go into anything until we have all the funding needed to not only purchase the building but make any needed repairs to it,â&#x20AC;? Burrows said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been very fortunate to have received several large donations from the Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmers Grow program, and we are hoping to receive another one to help with this project.â&#x20AC;?

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From apples to hydraulic ladders, everything changes Long-time resident remembers changes to Calhoun ag

By CONNOR ASHLOCK Campbell Publications Tom Ringhausen of Hardin, along with many folks his age, have lived through tremendous changes in Calhoun County over the years.

“My family started growing fruit in 1860, and when I retired I was the fifth generation to farm,” Ringhausen said.

Growing up, Tom didn’t have any choice but to work.

“There was ten of us Ringhausen kids, and we knew what work ethic was because they worked us hard,” he said. “Whatever there was to do we did, be it picking up brush, pruning fruit, thinning trees, picking fruit, packing fruit, rounding up the cows when they got out— I might be a lot of things, but lazy ain’t one of them!”

Today, in a world where folks in the agricultural community are striving to diversify their farming operations as much as possible, Tom was brought up on an operation that could write the book on diversification.

“We had hogs, cattle, peaches, apples, plums, cherries, pears, corn and some beans. I remember chickens running around that would make for good eating, too,” he said.

Ringhausen remembered being reared in an age where the old world was colliding with the new, a time when few things would remain the same.

“Back then, there were orchards and corn and beans.

There were a few dairy farms, but not many that I remember,” he said. “You also had cattle and hog operations, but you don’t see many of those around the county anymore. You drive around the countryside and you’ll see more horses than anything and anymore you’ll see some goats here and there.”

And it’s not just the farm products that have changed either, but the technology that helps get the job done as well.

“Equipment today is so much larger than what it used to be. You’ll never see a two-bottom plow anymore and sprayer technology has improved,” Ringhausen said.

“The pruning aspect has gotten a lot easier, too. I climbed a ladder to prune when I was younger. Now they have hydraulic ladders.

“These tractors today have front wheel assist, and that’s helped a lot on these hills. When you get on those goat slopes, those front wheel assists come in handy.”

Despite all the technological advancement, Ringhausen noted not everything has changed, as some practices he continues today were once used by his dad and grandpa before him.

“Pruning is still the most important orchard practice today. Your chemicals and sprayers and equipment have changed, but basic horticulture is pruning and thinning, which sets everything else up in the orchard,” he said.

“Another thing is years ago, you’d see peach and apple knockers out beating the fruit off the trees to thin them.

Today, you can chemically treat apples to thin them out, but peaches you still have to beat off with a club.

“We can put a man on the moon, but we can’t chemically treat peaches yet. Some things never change.”

Notably, farming has always been done differently in Calhoun than in other places in the region because of the topography that producers have to work with, which is a stark comparison to the prairies that surround the county.

“We’re a peninsula county that sits high between the rivers. We’ve got good soil for fruit production and the way Calhoun is designed is for small farmers,” Ringhausen said. “There’s not too many big fields around here.”

Interestingly enough, when settlers started putting roots down in this region, they found local soil to be extremely useful for planting orchards, especially in Calhoun County.

It’s an ideal situation considering it’s fruit production that distinguishes Calhoun’s agricultural history from other local counties’ agricultural histories.

While today one might think this is because of the peach industry, a closer look into the not-so-distant past would tell us otherwise.

“At one time, there were more apples in Calhoun County than there was in theYakima Valley in Washington state,” Ringhausen said. “There used to be around 20 apple-packing houses in Hardin alone. We had one that

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was built in 1929. Apples would be shipped out on barges and transported via rail all throughout the Midwest from Calhoun.â&#x20AC;?

Indeed, before Calhoun was ever the peach kingdom, it was the apple kingdom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then trailer trucks started evolving around the 1950s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when you started to see the tide change. There were some rough weather years in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s where there was no peaches, but in the 1980s, peaches really took off and the apples diminished.â&#x20AC;?

Ringhausen credits this change to shifting markets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the money,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The apples were a commodity and the peaches were a specialty crop. The

bottom line is the dollar. There were people in the orchard business that would grow both peaches and apples, and they had a good idea of where things were going marketwise so they knew which route they had to take.â&#x20AC;?

For Ringhausen, the decision to stay with apples was made because there was still a market for it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a few apple orchards left in the county, but not many,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The markets may change over time, but there are plenty of issues facing the agriculture industry today that are making it difficult to keep family farms going. Some of these issues Ringhausen credits to increased government involvement in comparison to what it used to be.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think government involvement is the big thing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much of it in my opinion. Government has agriculture over-regulated and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s driving the cost up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to drive the little guy off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Labor is also getting harder to find, especially in the orchard business. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the big boys, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got automation at your disposal, but that costs too much for the little guys.â&#x20AC;?

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Winchester FFA Members of the 2019-20 FFA organization at Winchester are, front row, left to right: Wyatt Schafer, Jackson Dahlman, Tyson Brown, Lucas Beckman, Siera Turner, Millie Lashmett, Zoe Evans, Isabella Hoots, Tanner Whewell, Luke Hubert, Brayden Little, Dylan Fox and Eli Crews. Second row: Gracie Moore, Vaeda Cox, Josie Miller, Bailey Mason, Josie Clayton, Jack Fry, Peri Andras, Landrey Freeman, Delaney Fearneyhough, Tinley Wagstaff. Back row, Colton Daniel, Carson Smith, Ryan Moore, Bryce Clayton, Isaiah Gregory, Joseph Burby, Eli Brown and Avery Stuart.

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Pike-Scott Farm Bureau praises Navigable Waters Protection Rule

By DAVID CAMPHOUSE Campbell Publications The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army recently finalized the Navigable Waters Protection Rule, which will become effective 60 days after its Feb. 14 publication date in the Federal Registry.

The rule is an effort by the current administration to revise the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), as it was described in the Obama-era 2015 Clean Water Rule.

Pike-Scott Farm Bureau’s Blake Roderick says he welcomes the rule change, which will relax federal regulations on privately held farmland extended under the Obama-era rule.

“I’ve been deeply involved with this issue since 1986,” Roderick said.

“Under WOTUS the EPA and Corps of Engineers significantly extended federal authority upland over land not regulated by the Clean Water Act of 1972.”

According to Roderick, the Farm Bureau and many in the agriculture community viewed WOTUS as an over-reach of federal authority on privately held land that was not in keeping with the intent of the 1972 Clean Water Act. Roderick stated that, in response to the perceived over-reach, 26 states successfully filed lawsuits against the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers.

“We had maps put together to illustrate the land on which the federal government had authority under WOTUS, and it basically captured most land,” Rodrick said. “It put regulations on farmland and drainage ditches.”

The newly introduced Navigable Waters Protection Rule will remove federal protections of seasonal/ephemeral streams and wetlands that are not adjoining larger bodies of water.

Roderick acknowledges that the 1972 Clean Water Act was a necessary step to curtail rampant pollution in American waterways, however he sees the original rule applicable only to navigable waterways.

“The Illinois River was essentially a sewer for Chicago, suburban areas, and Peoria,” Roderick said.

“The Clean Water Act was to clean up navigable waters, not mud puddles in somebody’s back yard.”

Under the regulatory authority of WOTUS, Roderick reports, Scott-Pike Farm Bureau members have had actions taken against them by the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers for illegally altering drainage ditches and other infractions on privately held upland farm ground.

The Illinois Farm Bureau and Roderick are quick to point out that while they took issue with the perceived onerous regulations of WOTUS, they are not against environmental protections.

“Illinois farmers have a deep care and appreciation for the land and protection of clean water, both essential resources that provide our families and future generations the means to produce healthy food and fiber for the world,” Illinois Farm Bureau president Richard Guebart, Jr., said in response to the WOTUS rule replacement.

“The Navigable Waters Protection Rule provides a new, clear definition for ‘waters of the United States’ that protects the nation’s navigable waters from pollution and will result in economic growth across the country. It respects the right of the states to regulate water while providing farmers and landowners certainty and clarity.”

Many environmental groups have responded negatively to the changes in water regulations, stating that the new rule threatens water quality and wildlife . On Tuesday, Feb. 18 a group led by the Center for Biological Diversity, and represented by the Indian and Environmental Law Group of Oklahoma, announced its intent to sue over the WOTUS repeal and replacement, arguing that implementation of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule violates the National Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.

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