•December 22, 2021•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2022 summer recreation season. Lake Shelbyville offers a great work experience opportunity for those students who plan to make a career in biological sciences, outdoor recreation, or law enforcement. Read More
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Obituaries 12-22-2021: Vernon Swing
Vernon Swing
Vernon Frederick Swing, 85, of Sullivan, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 2:03 p.m., Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Read More
Obituaries 12-22-2021: Michael Shell
Michael Shell
Michael E. Shell, 63, of Fairview Heights, Illinois, formerly of Sullivan, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, in his home. Read More
Obituaries 12-22-2021: Stephen Brown
Stephen Brown
Stephen Alan Brown, 82, of Sullivan passed away Saturday, December 18, 2021, in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
Private family services will be held by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Memorials may be made to First Christian Church of Lovington. Read More
Obituaries 12-22-2021: Robert Abbott
Robert Abbott
Robert Floyd Abbott, 77, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:20 a.m., Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at his home in Sullivan. Read More
Windsor Jr/Sr High School Honor Roll
•December 22, 2021•
7th Grade High Honors – Brody Barnard, Addilyn Bly, Elizabeth Cloe, Logan Corrie, Clarissa Johnson, Grace Mast, Ty Welsh Honor Roll – Aaron Helmbacher, Paisley Montgomery, Braydon Poe, Landon Purcell.
8th Grade High Honors – Cameron Carey, Alexis Gee, Leah Kasey, Landon Postlewait, Branson Tingley, Patton Voris Honor Roll – Kyra Kitch, Ryker McDaniel, Bailey Owens, Seth Rincker. Read More
Pinch Me Moments
•December 22, 2021•
By Jerry L. Ginther
NP Guest Writer
Usually we think of “pinch me moments” as pertaining to moments when we receive unexpected good news, and in my case the good news was a job I thought was out of reach for me. I really wanted the job, but knew I had several strikes against ever obtaining it. They were my age, my lack of experience, education and military draft status. Insurmountable obstacles in my young mind. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Pictured above is the Sullivan girl’s softball team who met recently for a reminiscent game and picnic. Picture is from 1967. 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.
Remember When? 12-22-2021
25 Years Ago This Week
Sullivan native Kathy Best was named city editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Eight students were named Illinois State Scholars at Sullivan High School. They were Lace Coil, Casey Davis, Ryan Horath, Christy Kracht, Andrew Preston, Doug Standerfer, Hollie Taylor, Jared White. Read More
Mourning the Loss of a Linguist
•December 22, 2021•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
I’m sad to report the passing of an important contributor to this column: a man with whom I corresponded weekly, who challenged me both as a grammar columnist and newspaper editor and who provided tremendous insights with his trademark humor.
Stan Zegel inspired nine Grammar Moses columns over the years, and I included three of them in my book. The last column in the book, in fact, was Stan’s idea, and it ended up being one of my Top 5 for Stan’s brilliance and our personal yin and yang with the alphabet.
Stan, a former newspaper editor himself and, I believe, a competitor when I was covering Winfield as a reporter in 1990 or so, had a most active mind. He would write me so often that I couldn’t keep up with proper responses (a common problem for me as my pen pal base has grown).
I’ll miss Stan, and I know his wife, Lois, has a tough road ahead. I wish her well.
Stan died just a few days ago — 10 days after his last missive to me. It read:
“Dear Grammar, Read More