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ALAH Knights Score OT Win Over Arcola

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•February 1, 2017•

By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team completed a fourth-quarter comeback in the Little Okaw Valley NW consolation championship game to defeat Arcola 74-72 in overtime Jan. 24.

After a back-and-forth first half, the Purple Riders took a 15-point lead into the fourth quarter, but Will Cohan scored nine points as part of a Knights’ 18-2 run in the first half of the period.

ALAH outscored Arcola 22-7 in the fourth to tie the game and send it into overtime.

In the first couple minutes of overtime, ALAH outscored Arcola 9-1, but the Purple Riders’ had a chance to tie the game late but could not get a shot off before the buzzer.

The Knights scored a season-high in points, and three players scored season highs. Read More

Regionals Hosted at ALAH and Sullivan

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•February 1, 2017•

The Illinois High School Association has set schedules for the girls’ basketball Class 1A and 2A regionals, and Moultrie County will be hosting two of them.

Sullivan is scheduled to host the Class 2A regional starting Feb. 6.

Sullivan is the No. 5 ranked team and will play No. 10 ranked Shelbyville at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6. Read More

Politics Remains Politics Throughout History

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•February 1, 2017•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

February is the month we celebrate our presidents and Illinois has sent four favorite sons to the White House - Lincoln, Grant, Reagan and Obama. By far, Lincoln is the most popular and most revered. His early law career started when he was a circuit rider in middle Illinois, and his travels brought him to Sullivan.

The first courthouse in Sullivan was built in 1848, and Moultrie County was served by the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court. Abraham Lincoln passed through these doors many times while he traveled the circuit court system from 1849-1852. The circuit riding lawyers came to Sullivan twice a year and stayed for two days. The monument on the northeast corner of the present courthouse commemorates Lincoln’s circuit riding days here. Read More

IDOC and PRB Partner to Improve Parole Revocation Process

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•February 1, 2017•

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB) today announced that a Settlement Agreement in the case of Moises Morales v. Craig Findley has been approved.

The Settlement Agreement reflects Governor Bruce Rauner’s commitment to increasing public safety and improving outcomes for all men and women who are released from IDOC custody. The Rauner Administration worked with the IDOC and PRB legal teams to reach a suitable agreement, therefore avoiding costly litigation and the perpetual judicial oversight that would have resulted had the parties entered into a consent decree.

US District Judge Amy J. St. Eve accepted the agreement on Wednesday, January 25th, 2017, noting it offers fair and reasonable due process for men and women accused of violating the terms of their parole or Mandatory Supervised Release (MSR).  Read More

Beekeeping Class Offered

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•February 1, 2017•

The Arthur beekeepers show how to set up and maintain a hive through the year during an Introduction to beekeeping class.

The one day class is 9 a.m.-5 p.m.  Feb 18 in Arthur United Methodist Church located at 128 E. Illinois in Arthur. There is a cost which includes handout material and a year’s membership in the Arthur Beekeepers for a family.

SHS Announces First Semester Honor Rolls

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•February 1, 2017•

Straight A Honor Roll

Anderson, Ciara L. (11), Cameron, Laine N. (11), Cooper, Grant P. (12), Cravatta, Abby E. (11), Elder, Trevor W. (11), Ellis, Caden P. (10), Farley, Mary M. (12), Freeman, Shelby A. (12), Goss, Broderick J. (10), Hunter, Shyanne L. (9), Johnson, Spencer A. (10), Jones, Lindsay M. (11), Mauck, Grace E. (12), Mcclure, Kaitlynn M. (11), Menke,, Alex R. (12), Miller, Allison C. (12), Miller, Morgan L. (12), Nichols, Adalee J. (9), Phelps, Winchester L. (11), Plank, Isaiah C. (11), Pratt, Bailee E. (12), Sentel, Brynna C. (12), Stutzman, Joshua M. (11), Tarr, Tanner L. (11), Todd, Maxwell L. (12), Tuttle, Brett P. (11), Tuttle, Brooke E. (10), Webb, Kaitlyn D. (11), Weber, Cassandra L. (12), Whitaker, Parker L. (12), White, Kaitlyn A. (9), Will, Allyson N. (12), Williams, Abigail R. (12) Read More

Origin of Sullivan’s Name Traced to Revolutionary War

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•February 1, 2017•

By Ellen Ferrera
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My friend and News Progress colleague Joe Pound has every so kindly advised me that my source of the city website for the origins of the name “Sullivan” was incorrect.

Indeed, further research shows that in documents from the Sullivan County Commissioners in 1845, they met and agreed on a site for the new town and selected the name “Sullivan” after General John Sullivan of Revolutionary War fame.

So, let me now praise famous men. John Sullivan was born Feb. 17, 1740 in New Hampshire and was a continental general in the Revolutionary War, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor of New Hampshire and a U.S. federal judge. He studied and practiced law often to the annoyance of his neighbors for his numerous frivolous suits and foreclosures. Read More

State Missed Investment Earnings Due to Budget Impasse

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•February 1, 2017•

The state of Illinois could have earned $8.8 million more in investment income in the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of the year-long budget impasse, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today.

“Following yesterday’s state of the state address, we can all agree that the state is in dire need of a full, balanced budget plan that brings fiscal stability to Illinois,” Frerichs said. “Our office continues to maximize returns on our investments, but we could be bringing in millions more in investment income with a sound budget in place.” Read More

Obituaries 2-1-2017: Beverly Harvey

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Beverly Harvey

Beverly Harvey, 64, of New Hampton, Iowa died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City.

Memorial services were held Jan. 27 in Harvest Church in New Hampton and Jan. 29 in First Christian Church in Decatur. Private family interment will be held at a later date. Arrangements were with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. Read More

Moultrie Moment of the Week

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Pictured above are the owners and operators of what was affectionately referred to by family and friends as the “Slop Shop”. Located on the southwest corner of the Sullivan square (current location of China King Restaurant) the owners and operators were Dorman (Mush) and Juanita Shirey. The picture was taken 1947 or 1948. Photo courtesy Donella Davis. 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.