• The Sullivan American Legion will hold a service at 8 a.m. Monday in Greenhill Cemetery.
• The Honor Guard and the Sullivan American Legion will host a service at 10 a.m. Monday at the Moultrie County Memorial Park located between Sullivan and Bethany.
• The American Legion Post #429 will host a Memorial Day Service Sunday at 1 p.m. at Tom Conn Park in Lovington.
The Bethany Celebration Committee is seeking contestants for its annual pageants and talent contests.
The pageants include Miss Bethany, Jr. Miss Bethany, Young Miss Bethany, and Little Miss and Mr. Firecracker.
The Celebration will also host its annual Bethany’s Got Talent contest. Both it and the pageants will be held the evening of Friday, June 19.
The deadline to enter is June 1. Applications may be found at Bethany village hall or by contacting Angie Neal at 217-737-7755.
With the News•Progress’ graduation issue arriving on newsstands June 10, ads congratulating graduates are still available to purchase.
Ads include a picture with a congratulatory message for $20.
The deadline to purchase an ad is May 29. For submission forms, see either last or next week’s editions of the News•Progress or visit our office and ask for Barry Morgan.
Anyone who wishes to participate in the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair pageants to be held in July should contact Sandy Hoke, pageant director at 493-3583 by Wednesday, June 3 for Miss and Junior Miss.
The Little Miss contestants deadline is Saturday, June 13.
All applications may be found at moultriedouglascountyfair.com.
Competing Monday, May 4 in the weekly scrambler at Timberlake Golf Course in Sullivan, the team of Brett Marshall, Scotty 8-ball, Clint Marshall, and Adam Dillard won, going 4-under par after winning a play-off hole.
Finishing second was the team of Dustin Rawlings, Patrick Ray, Dustin Berry, and Mike Lynch, also with a 4-under par.
Competing Monday, May 11, the team of Dustin Berry, Jake Hubbartt, Patrick Ray, and Dustin Rawlings placed first with 5-under par.
Finishing second with a score of 3-under par was the team of Cole Russell, Shane Russell, Joey Fultz, and Jerry Lane.
Two basketball camps will be coming to Sullivan next month.
A camp open to 6-8 graders will be held 8-11 a.m. June 8-11. The first two days will be held at the Sullivan High School gym while the last two days will be held in the elementary school gym.
There will also be a camp available for 9-12 graders held from 8-11 a.m. June 8-11 at the high school.
Brochure forms may be found at the middle and high schools or by clicking here.
Forms should be turned in by Friday, May 15 to any of the Sullivan school offices. Late registration will be accepted, but t-shirts may not be guaranteed. Grade levels are as of next fall.
For more information, contact either Sullivan High School at 728-8311 or the elementary school at 728-2321.
Sullivan American Legion Post #68 and The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive at the American Legion at 8 West Strain in Sullivan May 12 from noon to 6 pm. Blood collection is very critical during the summer vacation months. For every unit of blood collected, up to three people can be helped. Every type of blood is needed. If you have tried before and were unable to donate, please come back and try again. Many of the rules for donating have changed. For an appointment, please call Jeri Davis at 273-9456. Walk ins are more than welcome, but having an appointment decreases your wait time and helps ensure adequate staffing by the Red Cross.
A blood drive will be held Friday, May 15 in the Okaw Valley High School gym in Bethany. Any healthy individual, age 16 through 75, who meets weight requirements may donate blood. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identification showing a picture and a signature. All blood types are needed, especially Types 0- and 0+. The drive will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and is sponsored by the Okaw Valley High School Student Council.
For more information regarding the blood drive or to make an appointment, please contact the Okaw Valley High School at 665-3631.
Sullivan High School
Baccalaureate.-May 10, 7 p.m.
Graduation-May 17, 5 p.m.
Okaw Valley High School
Baccalaureate-May 17, 7 p.m.
Graduation-May 24, 2 p.m.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School
Baccalaureate-May 31, 5 p.m.
Graduation-June 5, 7 p.m.
Windsor High School
Baccalaureate-May 17, 7 p.m.
Graduation-May 22, 7 p.m.
The News•Progress’ graduation issue will come out on June 10. Happy grad ads may be submitted up through Friday, May 29. For more information, please call 217-728-7381.
Two male subjects are wanted in the connection to a theft that occurred Saturday night in Sullivan.
According to Sullivan police chief John Love, a 911 call was made at approximately 10:11 p.m. Saturday regarding a theft in progress at the Sullivan Package Liquor store located at 619 S. Hamilton.
According to the police report, two male subjects entered the business with one eventually purchasing two energy drinks and a bottle of whiskey while the other stole a bottle of rum valued at $20.
Love says that no arrests have been made as of Monday afternoon and that the incident is still under investigation.