•May 20, 2020•
The annual Sullivan Townwide Rummage Sales is scheduled for Friday, June 5 and Saturday June 6.
As people gather together again to shop for great deals and or get rid of stuff that is no longer needed
Listings will be placed in the June 3 edition of the News Progress.
Sign up free! Return the form in the newspaper to Sullivan IGA, The News Progress at 100 W. Monroe or email to: rvl@newsprogress.com by May 29.
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Theta Psi Scholar
April Decesaro, daughter of Kim and John Decesaro, is a 2020 graduate of Okaw Valley High School. Theta Psi, the Bethany philanthropic chapter of Psi Iota Xi, has awarded a $500 scholarship to April. She plans to attend Lake Land College to pursue her goal to become a Registered Nurse. April’s overall objective is to become a Nurse Practitioner specializing in mental health.
Carolyn Rozanski
Carolyn Ruth Rozanski was born December 22, 1938, and lived life well until May 15, 2020. Carolyn was a strong woman with a gentle demeanor, giving heart, graceful disposition, and glorious love for the Lord. In her early years, she was a “beautician,” helping women all around southeast Michigan look their best. Later, she drove a school bus, shepherding children safely from home to school and back again. Read More
•May 20, 2020•
Memorial Day is Monday, May 25, 2020. The News Progress and Fish Wrap offices will be closed to observe the commemoration in memory of those who lost their lives in service to the United States.
The advertising and editorial deadlines for the May 27 edition of the News Progress and May 28 edition of The Fish Wrap are noon Friday, May 22, 2020. Thank you.
25 Years Ago This Week
For the past 25 years the Sullivan School Dist. and Sullivan Civic Center cooperative program has taught hundreds of students swimming and water skills. This year more than 250 third, fourth and fifth graders participated in the two week sessions.
Instructors are Sue Weaver, Jennifer Bunderle, Bill Highland from the Civic Center plus Don Typer and Michelle Highland from the school staff.
Bobbie Bone, Carrie Wildman and Amber Romine all won individual events at the Clinton track and field meet.
The Lady Reds scored 108 points to edge out host Clinton who finished with 100 points.
Bone won the 100 in 12.9 seconds, finished second in the 200 in 26.5 and was third in the high jump with a 4’10” leap.
Wildman won the 300 hurdles in 51.9 seconds and finished fifth in the high jump at 4’8”.
Romine won the discus with an 81 foot 4 inch toss, ahead of Bone’s 80 foot 10 inch toss. Read More
George Ruff
George W. Ruff, 88, of Hammond passed away 11:53 p.m. Monday, May 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.
Private family services will be held at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington, with Military Rites by the Lovington American Legion Post #429. Memorials may be made to the St. Michael Catholic Church in Bement or to the Lovington Volunteer Ambulance Service. Read More
Yard Sign Assaults Make Our Town Look Bad
Editor,
2020 is a pivotal year in many ways. Americans have to make a choice between a Democratic leader with decency, honesty, ethics, intelligence, experience or a Republican failed reality host.
As the election approaches, political signs start to appear around town. Normally political signs contain the name of the candidates you’re supporting. Read More
•May 20, 2020•
On May 13th, the Okaw Valley FFA planted sunflowers for the USACE annual Dove Hunt that is hosted in September.
OVHS planted 26 acres in sunflowers and an additional 10 acres will be in corn for the FFA.
An additional 18 acres behind the Ag Facility is planted in corn as well.
Thanks to the generosity of Louis Coleman for the planter and John Wise for the tractor. Tanner Coleman is pictured helping plant the crops.
Tanner is home from college and will be a junior at Millikin. When Tanner was in high school he was a big part of the CORPS Project and as a Senior he worked at the CORPS during the mornings and was extended a summer job after graduating. Read More
•May 20, 2020•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist
The only major, contested issue on the ballot this fall in our Blue State will be whether to enact Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed constitutional amendment to allow graduated income tax rates. I think the Pritzker approach — not the concept — is wrong-headed. I try to explain here.
Background. Throughout this century, Illinois has each year been spending and obligating billions more than we have been generating in revenues. So now, each of Illinois’ 4.6 million households would have to cough up $41,000 to get our state out of its deficit position of $188 billion, according to figures from the Illinois comptroller.
Painful to say, Illinois will have to raise taxes, or someday default on its obligations. Why can’t we simply cut spending, you ask? In practical terms, we aren’t allowed to cut the big-ticket items. Read More
•May 20, 2020•
By Jerry Nowicki
Capitol News Illinois
State Republican leadership is pushing for a vote in the upcoming legislative session to remove a graduated income tax amendment question from the November general election ballot.
“Times have changed dramatically since this initiative was first put forward,” Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, said Monday in a video news conference. “But never more has our state’s economy been challenged than it will be, and is today.”
But Gov. JB Pritzker has said the revenues anticipated from the graduated income tax – estimated at more than $3.5 billion in its first full fiscal year before the COVID-19 pandemic – are now more important than ever amid uncertainty created by the spread of the virus.
The economic fallout from the pandemic and associated shutdowns has led to projected state revenues for next fiscal year plummeting by billions of dollars. Pritzker said at his news conference Monday that the tax, which would be in effect for only half of the next fiscal year, could bring in more than $1 billion in state revenues.
The ballot question Read More