Ruth Godwin
Ruth Louise Godwin, 93, of Sullivan, formerly of Ramsey, Pana, Sullivan and Tower Hill, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
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Obituaries 3-1-2023: Richard Carnes
Richard Carnes
Richard Gale Carnes, 86, of Mattoon, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 4:30 p.m., February 22, 2023, at Mattoon Health Care Center in Mattoon. Read More
Historic Arms and Craft Show
•March 1, 2023•
The Prairie Frontiersman will hold their 34th Annual Historic Arms and Craft Show on Friday, March 10 from 1 to 6 pm and Saturday, March 11 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Sullivan American Legion. Traders and artisans of the colonial/fur trade and Civil War/Indian War eras. Pre 1898 guns, knives and accoutrements or replicas thereof. No camo, web gear, cameras, coins or other inappropriate items. Security provided. Entry fee is $3. To participate as a trader 8’ table is $25 for both days, over 60 tables available, reserve early. Traders can set up Friday morning. Masks are encouraged. For more information call Vicki Newberry at 217-620-2281.
LLC Livestock Judging Teams Earn Victories
•March 1, 2023•
The freshmen and sophomore Livestock Judging Teams have started out the 2023 season with several victories.
The sophomore team is comprised of 14 members from Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
This team recently traveled to the Dixie National Livestock Show Intercollegiate Beef Judging Contest in Jackson, MS where the team was named the Champion Overall Team in addition to being first in British, second in Reasons, second in Brahman, second in Steers, and fourth in Continental.
Individual results are as follows: Read More
Illinois State Fair Announces 2023 Theme Days
•March 1, 2023•
The Illinois State Fair recently announced new theme and discount days for 2023. Changes have been made from theme days in years past. County Fairs and Horse Racing Day will start it all off on Thursday, August 10 with gates opening at 7am. This change will provide a full day of horse racing, county fair celebrations, free entertainment, carnival rides, all of your favorite fair food, traditional kick off activities and the annual Twilight Parade.
Agriculture Day moves to Friday, August 11, allowing for more livestock exhibitors and youth in agriculture participants to be on the grounds to celebrate our state’s number one industry. The move to the first Friday will also help minimize the impact of school starting for some districts. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Pictured above is the Lake City School from the 1950’s. 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.
What’s The Incidence of ‘Instance’ Mistakes
•March 1, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
It’s 3:36 p.m. on Friday, and this lede is all I have to show for this column so far.
I’m sure you can smell my desperation for a topic.
Sometimes running a newsroom during election season gets in the way of writing pithy things about grammar.
Enter Patt Baumann, the love of my life and occasional column saver.
“Oooh, write about the difference between ‘incidents’ and ‘instances,’” she said.
Patt tells me she hears people use “incidents” and “instances” interchangeably. I’d never given that much thought, but it’s a good idea.
“Incident” — as a noun — is an occurrence or event.
Think about a fender-bender — something rather inconsequential. Read More
Remember When? 3-1-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
The Sullivan Singers and the Sullivan Singer Jr. brought home honors from the Pekin Show Choir Invitational. Singers Jr. walked away with the grand championship trophy in the junior high division, earning perfect scores in choreography and show from all three judges. The Sullivan Singers ended the day of preliminary competition as one of six groups selected to compete in the finals. Singers captured fourth place. New Generation, Sullivan’s all girl show choir also competed placing third. Read More
OV Celebrates FFA Week 2023 with Activities
Photos by Crystal Reed
OV Celebrates FFA Week with Activities
Okaw Valley High School FFA celebrated FFA Week last week. On Tuesday there were school wide donuts in the cafeteria, Wednesday there was a petting zoo, Thursday there was Ag Olympics and lunch and Friday students had pork burgers for lunch and it was anything but a car day. The highlight of the petting zoo was the first OV baby calf born this year. His mother was the first calf ever born at the OV Ag complex. A second baby calf was born later in the week.
Monthly Quarter Madness
•March 1, 2023•
Moultrie County Monthly Quarter Madness will hold their March Quarter Auction on Wednesday, March 8. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion. Sullivan High School FCCLA is the charity of the month. SHS FCCLA uses funds for various competitions by their members, service projects, networking and offset other club expenses. Vendors at the event could include: direct sales such as Avon, Scentsy, JBloom Jewelry, Thirty-One, Tastefully Simple, Paper Pei (formerly Usbourne Books), Pampered Chef, PLUS different craft vendors, hair bows, boutique clothing, shoes, accessories and more. Come shop the vendors and stay for the Quarter Auction. Bring your quarters for charity item and extra bidding. All-In-Paddle will be $20. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the Quarter Auction begins at 6:30 pm. All ages are welcome to attend. Food will be available for purchase through Highway Heartburn Food Truck in the Legion Parking Lot. Drink purchases can be made through the Legion. For more information visit “Mo Co Monthly Quarter Madness” Facebook page.