This year to see entertainment tent
The Village of Bethany will hold its annual town festival, The Bethany Celebration in Crowder Park June 20-21.
The theme is “Made in the USA” and will feature many of the same fun activities that the Celebration is known for, as well as some new additions. Read More
H.S. roof completion set back to November
by Ariana Cherry
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
A tour of the Arthur-Lovington High School building was conducted before the regular school board meeting last Wednesday as a number of classrooms were open for viewing leading to some discussion regarding future repairs and renovations.
Emerging from the tour and talks was that it is hoped that the high school band room has new carpet installed during winter break and some of its trophies donated to the alumni association to create additional storage space. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Perfect Attendance K-5
Peyton Pool (center) was recognized at Sullivan Elementary School’s final day assembly on May 29 for having perfect attendance from kindergarten through fifth grade. With 176 days in a school year, Pool attended all 1,056. He received several gifts for his perfect feat and is seen above with his mother Keri (left) and father Darrin (right).
Also chased group of children prior to being subdued
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
A woman in Sullivan was charged Tuesday with aggravated battery after she allegedly attacked a UPS driver and was reported to have been acting strangely Friday afternoon.
According to Sullivan police chief John Love, a phone call was received shortly before noon Friday of a female walking in the North Graham Street area acting strangely and wearing aluminum foil on top of her head. An officer was then dispatched while more calls came in with similar reports, including that the woman had struck UPS driver Jeff Howard, of Windsor, with a cell phone, resulting in a two inch gash between his eyes that later required stitches. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
John Golden reads his recently published children’s book “Kiley and the Love Struck Frog” as his daughter and inspiration for the book Kiley listens during Saturday morning’s public reading at Cathrine’s Custom Framing.
June 11, 2014
Sullivan man publishes first children’s book
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Perhaps for most authors, books begin with writing something down.
For John Golden, his began with a text message. Or a series of them.
Now, two years later, the Sullivan man and monthly columnist for the News•Progress conducted his first book signing and children’s reading of “Kiley and the Love Struck Frog.”
“It’s about a frog that falls in love with a girl while she’s fishing. She gets up and leaves, and the frog waits for her, but she never comes back,” explained Golden. “He then decided he will go find her. That’s what the book is about, this journey to find Kiley and along the way he encounters different animals.” Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Miss Lovington Contestants
The Miss Lovington Pageant will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Lovington Methodist Church. Pictured from left to right: Beth Lambdin, daughter of Tom & Jennifer Lambdin; Ally Irwin daughter of Jon & Kelly Day; Cassandra Lambdin, daughter of Tom & Jennifer Lambdin; Nikki Evans, daughter of Jadon & Rosemary Evans; Mackenzie Williams, daughter of Larry Williams and Kim Willams; 2013 Miss Lovington Brittany Rader, daughter of Robert & Sheila Rader, is pictured center.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Junior Miss Contestants
Pictured, from left to right: Natalie Lambdin, daughter of Tom & Jennifer Lambdin; Kenli Nettles, daughter of Ryan Nettles and Christy Nettles; 2013 Jr Miss Lovington Janette Comstock, daughter of T.G. & Dawn Redfern and Willie Comstock; Jessica Renfro, daughter of Jim & Jennifer Erixon; Calista Clark, daughter of Chris & Michelle Clark.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Little Miss Contestants
Pictured, front row, left to right: Krystina Myers daughter of Nena & Timothy Fridge; Kikyo Brent, daughter of Jennifer Martin & Kevin Brent; Teagan Murphy, daughter of Wyatt & Tiara Murphy; Delanie Yantis, daughter of Rusty & Ali Yantis; and Halle Wardrip, daughter of Brad & Andrea Wardrip; Sammie Hawn, daughter of Cassandra Hawn; 2013 Little Miss Lovington Brynlee Moore, daughter of Jake & Jenny Moore; Makayla Hays, daughter of Tera Newberry & Tyler Hays.
Also approves debt service charge for sewage improvements
by Barry Featheringill
Sullivan Reporter
Electric utility and gas rates were discussed a week ago Tuesday in Sullivan.
City ordinances allow each department to have an automatic four percent increase unless directed otherwise. Commissioner Mike Kirk noted that “the last electrical utility increase was May 1, 2010; although increases are passed along from the energy cost adjustment cost of power minus basic power cost. Again this year the electrical department will not request a rate increase.” Read More
Photo by Phil Dickens/Dickens’ Studio
Sullivan Class of 2014
Pictured is this year’s Sullivan high school graduating class. For more photos from the graduation
ceremony, visit www.dickensstudio.com.
Photo by the Tintype, Arthur, Ill.
Arthur-Lovington Class of 2014
Pictured is this year’s Arthur-Lovington high school graduating class.
Photo by Jeni Yantis
Okaw Valley Class of 2014
Pictured is this year’s Okaw Valley high school graduating class.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Heather Dore Johnson (left) as Gladys and Alex Jorth (middle) as Billy Lawlor dance away in the Little Theatre’s season opener “42nd Street.”
By Dan Hagen
NP Theatre Critic
When you think of the generic term “Broadway musical,” the Little Theatre’s 2014 summer season opener — “42nd Street” — is probably the kind of show that springs to mind.
It’s that “You’re going out there a youngster, but you’re coming back a star!” musical. Yes, that very bit has been a cliché for 70 or 80 years now, at least since the deep Depression debut, in 1933, of the Dick Powell/Ruby Keeler film that inspired this 1980 stage musical.
And that’s the problem I always have with this show, the paper-thin plot we’re stuck with. It’s not so much a plot, in fact, as a skeletal dramatic scaffolding on which to hang a number of crowd-pleasing tap-dance numbers. Read More
Board approves sales tax resolution for November ballot
by Joash Tiarks
Bethany Reporter
With residents passing the one percent Facility Sales Tax initiative for Shelby County, Okaw Valley schools voted in June to finalize their receipt of their portion of the sales tax revenue, which could begin as early as November. Read More