•June 28, 2023•
Lake Land College recognized EMS program graduates at an annual pinning ceremony in May. Preston Ozier from Bethany was pinned by his dad Assistant Fire Chief/Paramedic Phil Ozier. Zachary Homerding from Lovington was pinned by his daughter Raelynn and wife Dakota. Homerding was the recipient of the Top Student Award for highest score in the program and The Shirley Sherwood Award for Excellence in EMS education.
•June 28, 2023•
Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2023 Lake Land College Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony. Students from our area that received pins were Maria Garza and Shelbi Swartzentruber, both of Arthur; April Decesaro and Savannah McKee, both of Bethany; Alison Beard, Elizabeth Green, CJ Yoder and Sinead Yvonne Weber, all of Sullivan; Scott Fleenor of Windsor. Fleenor also received one of the Associate Degree Nursing Peer Awards for exhibiting excellence in the classroom and in clinical, showing willingness to help others, caring nature, professionalism and spirit.
•June 28, 2023•
April-Lyn Golden of Sullivan was pinned during the Lake Land College 2023 medical assistant bridge program annual pinning ceremony.
•June 28, 2023•
Sullivan will celebrate the 4th of July with a parade at noon. Lineup begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Sullivan High School parking lot. There is no sign up for the parade, just show up before 12:00 p.m. Activities in the park will begin at 2 p.m. and there will be a watermelon eating contest, sack races and turtle races. Fireworks at dusk.
•June 21, 2023•
Sarah Von Qualen of Dalton City is a spring 2023 graduate of Western Illinois University. She received a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science.
•June 21, 2023•
Keegan Rhodes from Mattoon was named to the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Dean’s List for the 2023 Spring Quarter. Rhodes is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. Undergraduate students who have earned at least 30 credits and have a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher (out of 4.0) are on the Dean’s List. Students who have maintained a 3.70 or higher receive “high honors.”
•June 21, 2023•
The Millikin University women’s basketball team recently announced its award and letter winners for the 2022-23 season. Sophomore Emily White, a graduate of Sullivan High School, received her second varsity letter. The Big Blue finished the season 24-5, winning College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Regular Season and Conference Tournament title, qualifying for the 2023 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Tournament.
•June 21, 2023•
Each semester, students at Missouri State University who attain academic excellence are named to the dean’s list. For undergraduate students, criteria include enrollment in at least 12 credit hours during the spring semester and at least a 3.50 GPA (on a 4.00 scale).
Kennedy Bateman from Mattoon made the list. Bateman was among more than 4,700 students named to the spring 2023 dean’s list.
•June 21, 2023•
The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with sponsors Decatur Catholic Charities and Sullivan United Methodist Church will hold a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, July 12 from 4:00 to 5:00 pm at Sullivan Methodist Church, 216 W. Jefferson, Sullivan (across from the firehouse). A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Sullivan. Please note: There is a mobile food pantry held in Windsor, Sullivan and Lovington. You may only get food at one location. Choose the location closest to your residence. Sign up by Wednesday, July 5 by 4:30 pm by calling 217-259-2920 or 217-728-8521 during regular business hours. Once your form is completed by phone, you will be given a number to bring with you on the day of distribution. If you lose your number, you need to bring identification. The food will be distributed according to your household.
•June 21, 2023•
We will have early deadlines for the July 4th holiday. Deadline for advertising for the News Progress and Fish Wrap will be 12 p.m. on Thursday, June 29. Deadline for news items for the News Progress will be 12 p.m. Friday, June 30.