•August 25 2021•
SHS Preview Night
Sullivan High School hosted its Fall Sports Preview Night Aug. 20 at Victory Field
The football team scrimmaged and then team members were introduced.
The program started at 5 p.m. with introduction to team members for SOV football, SOV football cheer, marching band and color guard, cross country, boys’ and girls’ golf, SOV girls’ swimming, baseball, softball, and cross country. Read More
Photo by Crystal Reed
Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, visited Yoder’s Kitchen in Arthur on Tuesday, August 17. The stop was part of a two-day bus tour through downstate Illinois leading up to Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair.
•August 25 2021•
Gary Rabine, a candidate for Governor, was in Arthur on Tuesday, August 17 as part of a two-day bus tour through downstate Illinois leading up to Republican Day at the Illinois State Fair where he emphasized the failed policies of the past and how they will only result in more failed outcomes for Illinois families.
“Illinois is never going to fix its problem by electing the same kind of woke, liberal politicians,” Rabine said. “Failed career politicians have declared a war on families. Whether it’s nonsense mandates, or debilitating tax increases or their horrific approach to crime, our state leaders are waging war on our families, and it is costing us dearly.”
Rabine said it is not the role of government to make healthcare decisions for individuals and families and to intrude in our lives as is happening far too frequently now. Read More
•August 25 2021•
The Okaw Valley girls’ and boys’ golf teams competed in separate meets Thursday, Aug. 19.
The boys’ team played in a triangular against Villa Grove and Windsor Stewardson Strasburg.
The Timberwolves won the meet with the low score of 189. Villa Grove followed with 235, and WSS finished with 249. Read More
Pictured above is Stubblefield Garage on W. Jackson Street in Sullivan around 1963. 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.
•August 25 2021•
The C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation, as administrator of the Home Energy Assistance Program in Christian, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Moultrie, and Shelby counties, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and electric bills and furnace assistance.
The program will begin September 1, 2021, for all income-eligible households. Applications will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis through May 31, 2022. There will be no priority groups this program year. Households in need are encouraged to apply. Read More
Wilma Swango
Wilma Alice Swango, 101, of Charleston, passed away at 12:35 p.m., Sunday, August 22, 2021, at Mason Point in Sullivan. Read More
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12th Annual Harvest Run 5K
The 12th Annual Harvest Run 5K was held early on Saturday in Windsor. There were 42 participants. The first finisher was Derek Decker, he was also the top male finisher. Amanda Gordon was the top female finisher. Pictured are some of the medal winners from the run. The run was sponsored by the Class of 2022.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Little Tractor
A child rides a pedal tractor in the parade at Windsor.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Harvest Picnic Parade
Saturday afternoon the parade was held at the Windsor Harvest Picnic. Pictured is one of the tractor entries.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Spraying Water
Sierra Julian and Waylon Shupe spray water from the fire hose with a little help from Windsor firefighter Brandon Milligan at the Windsor Harvest Picnic.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Miss Pioneer Days
Miss Pioneer Days Trinity Shupe was part of the parade at Windsor on Saturday.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Thank You To Our Veterans
This entry in the Harvest Picnic Parade had signs supporting veterans.
Photo by Crystal Reed
BASO Car Show
Tom and Sandy Pritts brought their 1970 Plymouth Duster to Bethany on Saturday.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Classic Car
Jennifer Matheson with her 1960 Pontiac Ventura.
Photo by Crystal Reed
BASO Car Show
The Bethany Advocates and Support Organization (BASO) held a car show in downtown Bethany on Saturday, August 21. Pictured are Ed and Sandy Good with their 1947 Plymouth Spec Deluxe.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Edsel
Roger Ater with his 1959 Edsel Ranger. At the car show the Bethany Fire Department was grilling burgers and hot dogs and the Bethany First Methodist Church held an ice cream social with homemade pie and ice cream.
Anna Sager
Anna Jane Sager, 94, of Sullivan, passed away 8:50 a.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Green Gardens Estates in Sullivan. Read More
•August 25 2021•
Braxton E. Wilder, 25, Decatur has been sentenced to six years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections. At a hearing on August 20, 2021, Judge Jeremy Richey accepted a plea in which Wilder pled guilty to the offense of: Robbery, a Class 2 Felony, Moultrie County case 20-CF-48. Read More