Thomas LeCrone
Thomas D. LeCrone, 80, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:20 p.m., Wednesday, January 26, 2022, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More
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Obituaries 2-2-2022
Darlene DeVore
Darlene M. DeVore, 69, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:37 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in her home surrounded by members of her family. Read More
Obituaries 2-2-2022: Ricky Derby
Ricky Derby
Ricky Garrett “boo” Derby, 28, of Altamont, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, in Sullivan. Read More
Obituaries 2-2-2022: Sharon Daniels
Sharon Daniels
Sharon A. Daniels, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:23 a.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Memorials are suggested to Sullivan Southern Baptist Church or Moultrie County Historical Society. Online condolences by be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Read More
Archeology Talk Focuses on Early Native American Cultures in Illinois
•February 2, 2022•
An upcoming Prairie’s Edge Master Naturalists event will give attendees the opportunity to learn about early Native American cultures in Illinois through archeological information.
The Master Naturalists have arranged for Fred Christensen, president of the East Central Illinois Archeological Society, to present “Illinois Archeology, An Overview” at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. The Master Naturalists program is part of University of Illinois Extension.
People have lived in Illinois for 12,000 years, and archaeology provides most of the information about them for all but the last four centuries. Christensen’s talk will provide a survey of those millennia before written history. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Dr. Eli Bushart and wife Effie purchased this home from Lawrence Purvis in January of 1909 for $5,250. It is assumed this photo was probably taken not long after that. The home is located on the corner of Madison St. and Harrison St. in Sullivan. In modern times it is often thought of as the former bed and breakfast for the stars and guests of the Little Theatre. 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.
A Lass, I Knew Her Well
•February 2, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
Mark Ludwig is a Daily Herald (this newspaper’s mother ship) alumnus who now is a journalism professor at Cal State-Sacramento.
He posts on Facebook more than I could ever find time to, but those posts often remind me why I stuck with putting out a newspaper instead of teaching others to do it.
Mark’s posts are often very funny — as are the responses he gets.
“Here’s one I haven’t seen before,” he wrote, “‘a lass’ instead of ‘alas.’”
Ah, he speaketh my language.
Here is a look at some of the responses he received:
“Don’t be too hard on them,” Dave Zuckerman replied. “After all, it’s a doggy dog world.”
Michael Althouse responded: “For all intensive purposes.” Read More
Remember When? 2-2-2022
25 Years Ago This Week
Amanda Norris, an eighth grade student in the Lovington Grade School, won the school-level competition in the National Geography Bee when she answered oral questions on geography. The win gave her the opportunity to compete for a $25,000 scholarship. Ashley Hoh, a seventh grader, finished second, Michael Clark, a sixth grader, was third and B.K. Buxton, a seventh grader, came in fourth.
Sullivan officials welcomed Dr. Craig Bretz, a chiropractor, to his new practice at 3 W. Jefferson in downtown Sullivan. Read More
Fish Habitat Alliance schedules Spring events
•February 2, 2022•
By Sharon Barricklow
Correspondent
The Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced their spring schedule of building and placing fish habitats for the 2022 fishing season.
Events will kick off on February 12 with a “cube build” at the Corps Shelbyville Maintenance Buildings. Volunteers use PVC pipe and drainage tubes to construct structures that can be placed in shallow water around the lake. Read More
U-Knight 305 Community Facilitating Team Forms Two Building Scenarios for the Future of ALAH
•February 2, 2022•
By Ariana Cherry
NP Writer
The principals from the ALAH District were allowed to skip the most recent meeting of the school board held on Wednesday, January 19. “I appreciate the board’s understanding about giving our administrators an excuse for the evening. They have been really busy lately,” commented Superintendent Shannon Cheek. Recently, the district has been responsible for having to do their own contact tracing with COVID-19 cases since the health department is no longer doing them, and after returning from Christmas break, the schools experienced a surge in cases. Many of the district’s teachers, principals and other staff have been finding themselves doing multiple duties throughout the day as there have been absences either because of positive COVID-19 cases, quarantines, or other seasonal illnesses.
During the Treasurer’s Report, Cheek informed the board that nothing has changed concerning transportation funds. “One payment was received from last fiscal year, one from this year and one is in the queue. It could be in that queue for a long time. Nothing new on that front,” he said. Read More