2015
At the regular city council meeting, Streets and Public Improvements Commissioner Monty LeCrone announced that it would be his last time attending. “Thanks for all of your cooperation,” he said. “I hope we got everything in good shape in the last four years.”
Although April had a few cold stretches, the statewide average temperature for the month was 54.1 degrees, 1.7 degrees above average, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois.
Sullivan senior and basketball player Emily Neuhauser signed her letter of intent committing to play basketball at Lake Land College in an April 8 ceremony. Those present were John Neuhauser, Emily, mother Barb, sister Paige, Sullivan girls’ head coach Sheri McCain, assistant coach Tiffinie Tucker, and Lake Land College girls’ head coach Dave Johnson.
Sullivan senior and softball player Elissa Stewart signed her letter of intent committing to play softball at Parkland. Those present were brother Blake, mother Amy, Elissa, father John, Sullivan head softball coach Ben Richter, and Parkland head softball coach Chuck Clutts.
Sullivan senior and baseball player Nick Frerichs signed his letter of intent committing to play baseball at Kaskaskia College. Those attending were mother Kerri, Nick, father Dan, Sullivan head baseball coach Troy Rogers, and Kaskaskia head baseball coach Mitch Koester.
A group of Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond High School students placed first overall at the annual Business and Computer Contest at Lake Land College. Those were Coach Amanda Romine, Samantha Landers, Christy Allen, Jeremy Plank, Avery Schrock, Beth Lambdin, Elyse Harris, and Brooke Tabb.
2005
The Moultrie County Board, in a special meeting, voted to hire Professional Building Solutions, a Springfield firm, to represent the county in all phases of the planning, bidding, and building of its proposed new jail.
The News-Progress won awards in Best Local News Coverage and Best Use of Photography in the Southern Illinois Editorial Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2005. In the large weekly newspaper category, the News-Progress won first place in Best Local News Coverage and second place in Best Use of Photography. Both awards were in the contest’s “pull” category, using newspapers from dates selected at random.
Nicole Ferguson, a senior at Sullivan High School, was one of 16 high school seniors from across the country who were named RR Donnelley scholars.
Melissa “Annie” Galindo (f/k/a McKinney) was selected for inclusion in the 9th edition of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005.”
Lovington Junior High basketball coach Michael Reedy was chosen as the Illinois Basketball Coaches Assn.’s Coach of the Year for District #15.
Wendy M. Mitchell of Bethany was awarded her MD degree in anesthesiology from the University of Illinois College of Medicine during convocation on April 23rd.
Blake Perry and Desiree Fleming were crowned the 2005 OVHS Prom King and Queen.
Take A Seat at the Depot in Bethany was recognized by the Illinois Department of Public Health as a Smoke-Free Restaurant. Presenting the Certificate of Recognition to owner Cheryl Martin were Kelly Bland, president, Moultrie County Board of Health, and Angela Hogan, administrator, Moultrie County Health Department. Eleven Moultrie County food establishments were also recognized as Smoke-Free Restaurants. These included: China King, Gasland Foodmart, Hardee’s, McDonald’s, Monical’s, Old School Essenhaus, and Subway, Sullivan; Farmer’s Cafe, Noble Roman’s, Arthur; and Take A Seat, Bethany.
Dustin Cole of Windsor was one of the state’s 52 recipients of a state proficiency award from the FFA Foundation. The son of Tom and Karen Cole of Windsor, he won the Diversified Crop Production- Entrepreneurship award. His ag advisor at Windsor High School was Julie Niemerg.
1995
The new Lovington Village Board consists of Village Clerk Don Bell, Trustee Alice Lawyer, Trustee Norma Brust, Village Board President Gary Smith, Trustee Steve Fleming, Trustee Ralph Zancha, and Trustee Douglas Thomas. Brust, Thomas, and Lawyer were newcomers to the board.
Residents of the Titus Home chose Casianne Bailey’s picture as the first-place winner in a Head Start Coloring Contest. Bailey is the daughter of Gena and Rodger Bailey of Sullivan. Second place went to Amber Coff of Lovington.
James Miller of Bethany was recognized as an outstanding student for the fourth quarter by the Decatur Area Vocational Center.
Troy David Rogers, son of Don and Shirley Rogers of Sullivan, was honored for his academic achievements by the Illinois State University Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation.
Hannah Shoemaker, a Sullivan third grader, was the first-place winner out of 110 entries in the national Reading Rainbow Young Writers and Illustrators awards contest.
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