Carol Piper
Celebration of Life services for Carol Piper, 72, of Sullivan were held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Lyle Goss officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.
She passed away at 3:35 a.m. Sunday May17, 2015 in her residence.
Illinois Conservation Police officers – in observance of National Safe Boating Week – are reminding boat operators and passengers to wear life jackets and stay sober while on the water this boating season.
“As we head into our busy summer boating season in Illinois, we are reminding everyone who enjoys time on the water to make safety their first consideration,” said Illinois Conservation Police Chief Rafael Gutierrez. “Our message is pretty simple and straightforward: Fastening a life jacket can save your life, and staying sober while operating a boat is not only common sense, it’s the law.” Read More
In observance of Memorial Day, the News•Progress will be closed Monday but will reopen Tuesday with normal business hours.
Next week’s edition will still be out on newsstands Wednesday afternoon. Classified, legal, and display advertising, however, that is to run in the May 27 issue, must be delivered to our office by noon Friday, May 22.
For more information, call the NP office at 728-7381.
The residents of Patterson House will be selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts next to CVS and outside of Chips Marine to raise money to provide funding for Special Olympics, glasses, and Christmas gifts due to otherwise limited funds.
The fundraiser will begin Friday at 5 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. Saturday.
Melba Trainor
Melba E. Trainor, 90, of Lovington passed away at 1:35 a.m. Sunday May 17, 2015 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington with visitation from 10-11 a.m. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Sullivan's Heidi Clements came up big for the Redskins Tuesday, not only with a game-ending double play, but also the tying RBI in the fourth inning.
Redskins to play Tuscola Saturday for regional title
May 20, 2015
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Tuesday evening’s regional semi-final between no. 2 seed and host Sullivan and no. 3 seed Shelbyville saw plenty of back-and-forth momentum that finally ended with a double play in the top of the seventh, earning the Lady Redskins their second straight regional championship appearance.
After taking an early 1-0 lead, Sullivan found themselves down 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth.
There, the Lady Red strung together six hits for four runs, including a double to deep left field by Heidi Clements to tie the game at 5-5 before Makenzie Ruppert tripled to deep left field to put Sullivan on top 6-5–a lead they would not give up. Seleste Smith then followed with a single RBI up the middle to put Sullivan ahead 7-5. Read More
First mass reunion is held in over 80 years
by Joash Tiarks
Reporting in Sullivan
With the Memorial Day holiday being celebrated this coming Monday, many families will take the extra day off from school and work to get together, enjoy a cookout perhaps, and typically visit the sites where those family members who served in the armed services are laid to rest.
For the local Waggoner family, this would mean visiting Whitfield Cemetery where Isaac Waggoner lies next to his wife Emsey, having served in the Revolutionary War. Many members of the family were able to do just that and to pay their respects earlier in the month as part of a two-day family reunion that brought in more than 140 people from at least nine states. Read More
Billy Price
Celebration of Life services for Billy L. Price, 82, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.
He died at 5 a.m. Friday May 15, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
McClain perfect in outing
By Matt Kracht
NP Sports Reporter
The Timberwolves looked like a number one seed Tuesday night in the second round of the class 1A Windsor/Stew-Stras Regional. Amanda McClain was perfect through four frames striking out nine in a five inning no hitter. Okaw Valley will face the winner of Windsor/Stew-Stras and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Friday in the championship.
A dialed in OV lineup tallied 11 runs in the first two innings with McClain setting the tone by stealing home for the initial run in the bottom of the first. Paige Harlin followed with a two run double to centerfield giving the Timberwolves a 3-0 advantage. Maddie Perrine then capped the inning with a two-run double from the nine hole spotting McClain a six run lead. Timberwolves head coach Dave Benning thought his team fed off each other’s success.
“Hitting is contagious when you are hitting line drives. The confidence builds up and down the lineup. We scored six in the first. It was just a matter of getting on top of this team early and continuing to build momentum. I am very pleased with how we hit the ball today–not just flaring balls out there but hitting with a vengeance.” Read More
Plans to improve sewer system on northwest side
by Ariana Cherry
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
Before the regular meeting of the Sullivan city council last Monday evening, a public hearing concerning a grant from the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for which it intends to apply was held.
It is funded by Title I of the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. If the city is approved for the grant, the funds will be used to improve the sanitary sewer system in the northwest part of town. Most of the work would be done throughout the neighborhoods rather than the sewer plant. The total amount that has been requested is $450,000. It wasn’t until October of last year when the city discovered that it hadn’t been approved for this same grant for which they had applied previously. The city is assuming that there will be a similar time frame this year. Last year, Sullivan received an unrelated CDAP (Community Development Assistance Program) Grant of $100,000 to fix the sewer system on Monroe Street. Read More