25 Years Ago This Week

The Sullivan High School Signal and the News Progress have received an “Exemplary Partnership” award from the Illinois State Council on Business Education Partnerships.
News Progress publisher Marion Best and Signal Advisor Rebecca Lawson traveled to Chicago to accept the award along with Sullivan Signal Alumni Charley LeCrone and Jodi England, who were both past editors of the high school newspaper.
Amid fiery comments and bitter exchanges the Bethany School Board tabled the issue of consolidation with the Sullivan School District. Board members Carol Gregory, Steve Funk and Paul Snyder voted no with members Dick Lamb, Paul Roney, Dave McCabe and Norma Farris voting yes.
That was the meeting that planted the seed for The Fish Wrap. “All I have read the whole summer is how broke we are in that fish wrapper that they publish over there in Sullivan.” Hollis Dick of Bethany said.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.