R. Wayne Smith
R. Wayne Smith, 90, of Sullivan, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 3:57 p.m. Sunday, April 5, 2020, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Private family services will be held Thursday, April 9. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery in Bethany. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Read More
Carroll Sebens
Carroll J. Sebens, 83, of Sullivan, passed away 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 3, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family.
Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First Baptist Church. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More
Carolyn Molzen
Carolyn Joyce Molzen, 78, of Sullivan, formerly of Lovington, passed away 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Memorial services will be held at a later date. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the Douglas Hart Nature Center, Mattoon or the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogy Society. Online condolences may sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Read More
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, April 13 - Sausage and Gravy, Mini Potato Bakers, Warm Fruit Compote, Biscuits, Fruit Juice
Tuesday, April 14 - Taco Salad w/Meat, Cheese, Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Sour Cream & Taco Sauce, Sliced Peaches, Taco Chips, Pudding
Wednesday, April 15 - Taco Salad w/Meat, Cheese, Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, Sour Cream & Taco Sauce, Sliced Peaches, Taco Chips, Pudding
Thursday, April 16 - Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Breaded Tomatoes, Dinner Roll, Mandarin Oranges
Friday, April 17 - Roasted Pork Loin, Baked Beans, Sicilian Veggie Mix, Apricots, Whole Grain Wheat, Graham Crackers
•April 8, 2020•
As everyone continues to adapt to the new virtual campus, it is important to maintain a sense of community support. Lake Land College students Michael Mriscin and Chandler Smith have found ways to stay connected and help out their peers.
As work study students at Lake Land College’s radio station WLKL, Mriscin and Smith were unable to perform their usual duties due to the social distancing measures. Because of this, the students collaborated with Broadcasting/Communication Studies Instructor Greg Powers to find a new outlet for their work. Read More
•April 8, 2020•
Illinois Farm Bureau® (IFB) is accepting applications for its Illinois Veterinary Education and Training (IVET) loan program. Loans are available to students attending any accredited college of veterinary medicine in the U.S. and who are focused on Illinois food animal medicine.
The IVET Program helps offset the high cost of veterinary education. The program loans up to $40,000 to as many as three veterinary students each year. Loans are made over a period of 2 to 3 years. IVET awards recipients a $1,500 stipend during their fourth year in school to help pay expenses associated with clinical rotations. Loans are repaid over five years, during which graduates must commit to working in a food animal practice that services Illinois livestock producers. Read More
Pictured above is a photo postcard of Hamilton St. in Sullivan. On the left is the old 1st Baptist Church that was on the corner of Adams St. This photo is dated 1909. 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.
•April 8, 2020•
By Supt. Ted Walk,
Sullivan CUSD #300
Staff members at Sullivan Schools continue to adjust and adapt to our current situation.
As our community and world have been thrust into a situation unlike any other that we have seen, we all continue to do the best that we can with our circumstances.
I have been thoroughly impressed with our entire staff as well as our students and parents.
Governor Pritzker has currently extended our school closure through April 30, but we are beginning to plan for the scenario in which we do not return to our school buildings this year. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Bob Corley, Nancy Elder, Gary Melvin, Joe Pound, Greg Sanders, Rita Florey and Supt. Rich Voltz were appointed steering committee for the Sullivan Community Education Foundation in Sept. 1994.
The Foundation is now established with the initial Sullivan Foundation Board including: Marion Best, Nancy Elder, Tom Hargis, Ron Harshman, Dr. Dean McLaughlin, Joe Pound, Paul Stone, Sr. and Rich Voltz.
The Lovington Panther baseball team kicks off their season at Central A&M as the first consolidation season with Arthur begins. Returning are Lovington senior Jim Minor who led the team with a .438 batting average.
Arthur’s Jim Hutchcraft and Chris Hafer join the infield along with Cameron Wiley, Lewis Lingafelter, Shaun Casteel and Chad Watkins.
Arthur infielders include senior Kurt Hall, junior Matt Schrock and freshman first baseman Mike Mammoser.
Lovington’s Josh Born, Dustin Jeffries, Adam Rice and Ed Sanner round out the lineup. Read More
Windsor “Miss You” Parade
Windsor CUSD 1 teachers and staff miss the students tremendously!
So much they had a parade through Windsor and Gays Thursday, April 2 beginning at 1 pm (in Windsor) and approximately 2 pm (in Gays).
The route began at the elementary school and traveled through town and down the east and west roads through the towns.
Social distancing maintained (at least 6 feet apart from one another and no more than 10 people in an area) during parade.
The streets were filled with students holding signs and cars of educator filled vehicles with plenty of waving teachers and staff.