Joyce Kauffman
Joyce Gayle Kauffman, 64, of Arthur, passed away at 6:21 p.m., Friday, December 31, 2021, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Read More
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Obituaries 1-19-2022: Lorene Herschberger
Lorene Herschberger
Lorene C. Herschberger, 71 of Sullivan, passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 5:13 p.m. in Arthur.
Funeral services were held Thursday, January 13, at the Paul O. Herschberger residence, 1553 CR 1275 N, Sullivan, IL. Bishop Christy Diener officiated. Burial was in Herschberger Cemetery in rural Sullivan. Edwards Funeral Home assisted with arrangements. Read More
Obituaries 1-19-2022: Doris Elzy and Everett Elzy
Doris Elzy
Everett Elzy
Doris Elzy, 84, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:50 a.m., Thursday January 13, 2022, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Obituaries 1-19-2022: Neil Cox
Neil Cox
Neil Anthony Cox, 62, of Monticello, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 6:30 a.m., January 14, 2022, in his residence.
Neil was born February 6, 1959, in Decatur, a son of Neil Ray and Patricia Ann (Cripe) Cox. Read More
MCHD Announces Changes in Contact Tracing
•January 19, 2022•
Beginning Thursday, January 13, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) became responsible for contacting ALL newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases in Illinois.
If you have recently tested for Covid-19 at a testing site and you receive a text message from IDPH, please review the message and follow the guidance. These text messages are sent to individuals who have tested POSITIVE for Covid-19.
It is important that you follow the guidance provided in the message. In order to increase your ability to receive this message, please turn off any spam blockers you may have on your cell phone. Read More
Letters to the Editor: 1-19-2022
Dear Editor,
The notion that Sullivan electric utilities are comparable to surrounding communities has been dispelled. Beginning in March of 2021, Sullivan City Council (the Council) has been presented with indisputable evidence that Sullivan residents and businesses pay twice the rate of Lovington, Arthur, and Findlay. It is estimated that electric rates in Sullivan and Bethany are the highest in five (5) surrounding counties.
Although Ameren has received permission to increase rates beginning in January 2022, the Citizen’s Utility Board (CUB) has estimated that the rate increase will be less than $2.75 to Ameren customers’ monthly bill. Which means that even with Ameren’s rate increase, Sullivan is “still” not competitive. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
These three brothers were all Civil War veterans from Sullivan. Left to right are L. T. Hagerman, Ben Hagerman, and Hiram Hagerman. This photo appeared in a local paper in 1907. 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.
Does Entomology Bug You, Too?
•January 19, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
How is it that two nearly identical words can describe something I love so much that I write about it almost every week and something that makes me recoil in terror?
No, I’m not talking about “dessert” and “desert,” but there probably is something to that.
I’m talking, of course, about “entomology” and “etymology.”
“Etymology” is the study of the origin of words and how they’ve changed throughout history.
“Entomology” is the study of insects. Cut to the scene in “The Silence of the Lambs” in which Agent Starling consults the two concupiscent bug freaks who identify the death’s head moth, complete with scalpel and oozing pupa juice. Yech. Read More
Remember When? 1-19-2022
25 Years Ago This Week
The downtown location was the same but that was all at Bethany’s new and one-and-only restaurant the Brass Lantern. Owner Mike Moody, a veteran restauranteur had gutted the old Korner Korrall, which had closed earlier in the fall, to create a shiny-new dining establishment. The Brass Lantern offered an extensive, reasonably priced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a daily salad bar, daily specials, a banquet room and catering.
Rick Hector, formerly of Sullivan, was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He served in the Illinois State Police Division of Operations.
The Lovington Panthers visited LOVC rival Arcola and won 55-36 over the Purple Riders. Read More
Retail and Residential Development to be Built
•January 19, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
A residential and retail development has broken ground on the east side of Route 32 near the Red Apple. The whole development is 17 acres and will be a mix of multi-family and commercial or light industrial properties. Five acres will be multi-family rentals and 12 acres will be marketed for development.
The first phase of the development will be called Reserve Sullivan. This is two eight-unit high quality rental properties that will be two and three-bedroom. There are also plans for a three-unit commercial building which Tabeling Development will be breaking ground on next month. Read More