Rita Wallace
Rita Ann Wallace, 76, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:57 a.m., Monday, December 26, 2022, at her home in Sullivan. Read More
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Obituaries 12-28-2022: Ronald Moody
Ronald Moody
Ronald Douglas Moody, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:52 a.m., Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at Courtyard Estates in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 12-28-2022: Kyle Lehman
Kyle Lehman
Kyle E. Lehman, 69, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:47 p.m., Sunday December 25, 2022, in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 10 a.m., Friday, December 30, in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Mike Fender and Pastor Mike Craig officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the family to establish an IGA Scholarship Fund in Kyle’s memory. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More
2022 Year in Review
•December 28, 2022•
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Sullivan Fire Chief Mike Piper was honored during a walk out ceremony on Friday, December 31, 2021 after 30 years of service. Piper volunteered at the department for a year before joining October 18,1991. The new fire chief is Larry Edwards and his assistant chief is Chris Wright.
Dr. Gregory Mauck retired from Kaskaskia Valley Animal Hospital on December 30, 2021. He founded the animal hospital in Sullivan in May 1987. In retirement he planned to pursue a master’s degree in Medieval History and Historical Linguistics.
Jim Warren retired at the end of 2021 after 32+ years in the car business. His retirement plans included traveling and enjoying time with his eight grandchildren.
Julie Delpino retired from Sullivan IGA after working in the meat department for 14 years on December 31, 2021.
Bethany Fire Protection District recognized three of their members who retired from the department: Jim McMahan, Tom Rucker and Troy Yokley. Read More
Moultrie County Baby Talk Carolers 2022
Photo by Crystal Reed
Moultrie County Baby Talk Carolers
Staff at Moultrie County Baby Talk sang Christmas carols at the Marathon gas station on Friday, December 23. This is the second year that they have done this. It is their way of bringing holiday cheer to those in the community.
So, What do Honeybees do During the Winter?
•December 28, 2022•
By Jerry L. Ginther
In a word, they consume. They consume the product of their summer long labors. Honey is the product and is the fuel for heat, nutrition, and the colony’s survival during the cold winter months.
The colony’s preparations for the long winter months begins long before the last nectar producing blooms fade and disappear. House cleaning is in order, and one of those procedures is the removal of all male (drone) bees from the hive. The days of plenty are ending and the drones are denied rights to food and housing. As this process intensifies, the sisters that once fed them will literally deny them entrance to the hive. From that point only the worker bees (female) and the queen will occupy the hive. Read More
Area Agency on Aging Announces Final Grant Awards for FY 2023
•December 28, 2022•
The East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging (ECIAAA) recently announced the Older Americans Act (OAA) and Illinois General Revenue Fund (GRF) awards for FY 2023. Funding supports programs that help over 23,000 vulnerable older adults live with independence and dignity in their homes and communities in East Central Illinois. A total of $7,769,326 in OAA/GRF funding was awarded to community-based organizations in the counties of Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Livingston, McLean, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby and Vermilion. Community based organizations in our area that received funding are: Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Pictured above is Christmas at Eastview nursing home in Sullivan in 1970. 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.
Have a Dope New Year
•December 28, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
Happy New Year, if that’s your gig.
My gift to you this week is some help in facilitating conversation with the young people in your life. If you’re like most of us and recently celebrated some combination of the birth of Jesus, capitalism gone wild, and the love of family and friends, odds are pretty good you found yourself in proximity to someone ranging in age from 12 to 30.
This can be scary territory. In what language do you speak with them? More importantly, in what language do they speak?
I’ve had a few opportunities during the holidays to converse with people a fraction of my age. And given that a reporter is always a reporter and it’s always better to know than not know, I ask young people a lot of questions.
My wife and I had Thanksgiving dinner with the Atwells of Barrington this year. What set this column in motion was something 14-year-old Bridget repeated throughout the evening: “Slay!” Read More
Remember When? 12-28-2022
25 Years Ago This Week
The eighth annual Lake Shelbyville Deer Hunt for persons with disabilities, hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was held. Fifteen deer were harvested by 23 hunters who participated in the hunt. Trophies were awarded to David Griffit III of Champaign for First Doe; P.J. Sheehan of Shelbyville for Smallest Deer; Avena Kowalczyk of Hinsdale for First Buck and Louis Easi Jr. of Streator for Largest Buck. Read More