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Tough Night in Tuscola for SOV Football

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

Photo by Jason Brown
Senior quarterback Cameron Kesterson throws a pass.

•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its sixth straight game of the year in a 61-0 loss to the Warriors at Tuscola Friday night.
Tuscola made sure they had a happy homecoming by scoring 28 points in the first quarter, including a fumble recover in the end zone, and taking a 38-0 lead at halftime.
For SOV senior quarterback Cameron Kesterson was 8-for-12 passing for 72 yards, and he ran the ball 12 times for 40 yards.
Senior Cullen Dyer ran the ball 21 times for 50 yards, and junior Eric Boomer ran the ball once for 10 yards.

Photo by Jason Brown
Senior running back Cullen Dyer bulls his way through Warrior defenders Friday night at Tuscola.

Sophomore Ian Plank caught five passes for 42 yards, and Dillion Wallace had 30 yards receiving on two catches.
Defensively, sophomore Terrence McRill collected a team-high seven total tackles, and senior Leman Jones had four total tackles and a sack.
Sophomore Dominick Kimberlin, sophomore Luke Vander Burgh, senior Jon Mathias and Dyer each had three total tackles.

SOV will look for its first win of the year during Sullivan’s homecoming at Victory Field against St. Teresa Friday.

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ALAH Schools Approves Budget: Creates Student Writing Center

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

•October 3, 2018•

By Ariana Cherry
for the News Progress

Members of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond School Board had a budget hearing and passed the FY2019 budget at their last scheduled meeting.
The total expenditures for the year totaled $13,441,616.00. Superintendent Ken Schwengel noted that the district still has not received state transportation reimbursement and is anticipating a payment of $135,000 from last year. Read More

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Girls’ Golfers Earn All-Conference Honors

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

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All Conference Golf Team
CIC Girls’ Golf All-Conference Team: Left to right: Esther Miller, Emily Naber, Addison Darush, Alexis Britton and Claire Ring.

•October 3, 2018•

Three Sullivan female golf players earned all-Central Illinois Conference honors at Ironhorse Golf Course in Tuscola last Tuesday.
The Redskins shot a combined team score of 412.
Addison Darush, Alexis Britton, and Esther Miller were all-conference selections.
Darush and Britton each shot a 94 to tie for second place, and Esther Miller carded a 107 for fifth place.
In addition, Irie Dulin shot a 117, Erin Wallace a 122 and Alyssa Shriver a 131.
Sullivan is scheduled to enter the Charleston Class 1A Regional this week.

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Homecoming Chili Supper

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

•October 3, 2018•

The annual Sullivan Women’s Club Homecoming Chili Supper is from 4:30 -7 p.m. Friday, October 5 at the Sullivan American Legion Post #68.
Everyone is invited to attend this annual homecoming event. On the menu are chili, potato soup, hot dogs, desserts, drinks and more.
All proceeds go to the Sullivan Women’s Club SHS Scholarship.

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Lacy Mossman, Administrator at Eastview Terrace Named Certified Dementia Practitioner

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

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Lacy Mossman is pictured.

•October 3, 2018•

Eastview Terrace has announced that Administrator Lacy Mossman has become a Certified Dementia Practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.
Mossman is a lifelong resident of Sullivan where she resides with her husband Matthew and their sons Kellan, 5, and Eli, 2. She attended Millikin University where she majored in elementary education and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega. Long-term care was never the plan for Mossman as she says she “fell into it by accident”. Her grandmother was a long-term care nurse and encouraged her to start work as a unit aide when she was in college. That was it, long-term care became her passion. She started her career with Petersen Health Care at Sullivan Rehab before accepting the position as activity director at Eastview Terrace in 2012. Lacy held many titles at Eastview before becoming administrator in 2015. Read More

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OV Golf Team Plays at St. Elmo

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

•October 3, 2018•

The Okaw Valley boys’ golf team lost a dual meet against Altamont 181-190 at the St. Elmo Golf Club Thursday.
Case Crawford and Altamont’s Grant Schmidt were co-medalists with a low of 41.
For OV, Beau Atchison and Addison Webner each shot a 46.
The OV golf team is scheduled to enter the Windsor Class 1A Regional this week.

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Solid Rock Chapel Recognized for Community Service Excellence

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

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Community Service Award accepted by (from left) Cheryl Cobb, Robert Cobb for Rock Solid Chapel and Board Chairperson Jean Finley.

•October 3, 2018•

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation recently showcased their 53rd year of accomplishments that demonstrated that community action helps people and changes lives. During the 2018 annual meeting some very special people and organizations were recognized as valuable community partners who enhanced the level of service to those in need.
According to C.E.F.S. Chief Executive Officer Kevin Bushur, “Without community partners like Solid Rock Chapel it would have been difficult to attain and achieve the agency outcomes and successes.”
In 2014, Solid Rock Chapel began a community garden on the church grounds run by volunteers. The volunteers who tend the garden plant more than enough vegetables to feed themselves, with the intention of sharing with the C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Outreach Food Pantry. The volunteers bring a wide variety of fresh produce including sweet corn, green beans, squash, tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, and a variety of lettuce. The fresh produce is delivered to the Outreach Food Pantry by volunteers once a week and sometimes twice a week. The Outreach Food Pantry usually provides canned vegetables in the food boxes because they do not have the available resources to provide fresh produce. Solid Rock Chapel’s community garden fills this void. Read More

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Sullivan Cross Country Competes at Invite

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

•October 3, 2018•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports

The Sullivan cross country teams competed in the Robinson High School Invitational Thursday.
The boys’ team placed 15th out of 23 teams with a score of 460 while Robinson won the meet with the low score of 88.
For Sullivan, Chase McClure finished in 48th place with a personal best time of 17:52.82.
Noah Bates placed 90th with a personal best 18:47.44, and Colin Chappel 95th with a personal best time of 18:53.40. Read More

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Moultrie Moment of the Week

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

Pictured are Glen Evans, Frank Bolsen and Raymond Jones firing up a steam engine to cook the ham and beans during the Lovington Centennial in 1950. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.

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City Council Approves User Friendly Energy Tracking

News Progress Posted on October 3, 2018 by webmasterOctober 3, 2018

•October 3, 2018•

By Ariana Cherry
for the News Progress

Sullivan has been looking into new and innovative ways for the city to track energy use and read meters.
City Clerk, Monte Johnson shared a presentation with members of the Sullivan City Council recently for a new AMI System (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) through Nexgrid. After looking through various options, Johnson introduced Nexgrid reporting on a trip he made to their headquarters to see how the software and its application worked.
Through Nexgrid, customers will have the ability to download widgets/apps to their computers, phones or tablets and actually see their energy use in real time and adjust accordingly to see how they can save on their monthly bills. Johnson noted that implantation will take some time as the city will have to manually put everything in – such as receivers and other devices.
There will be new meters for reading energy use, and the city will be able to see the information from office desktops. After everything has been installed, there won’t be a need for individuals to personally go out and read every single meter. Read More

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