Year End Review

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January 2018 January 3 File photo Shawnee Donates $3,564 Shawnee Communications donates to Sparrows Unlimited. The check presentation was in the Lovington office (from left ) Shawnee customer service Jamie Franklin, Pam Anklam, Cheryl Murphy, representing Sparrows and Shawnee Communications President Mike Grisham. Dalton City Monster truck driver Brianna Mahon designed the new Monster Jam “Whiplash” truck. In January Mahon debuted the 12 foot tall 10,000 lb. Monster truck in Anaheim,Calif. Mahon is a Sullivan High School graduate who raced dirt bikes until getting sidelined by injury in 2011. By 2013 she started driving for Monster Jam Trucks, winning rookie … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Will Debt Overwhelm Us While Higher Education Suffers?

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•December 26, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist In the past week or so, I have seen articles in the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, USA Today and elsewhere sounding alarums about debt, and of how it could overwhelm us, leaving us no wiggle room to fight the next recession with the stimulation that debt can provide. My lame excuse for not paying more attention is that I relied on conservative Republican budget hawks to battle debt. But no longer. Your tax relief in 2019 from the GOP-led 2018 congressional tax cut bill is paid for just about dollar-for-dollar … Read More

Christmas Hams

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Photo by Mike Brothers Christmas Hams Once again the generosity of Moultrie County residents was exhibited with the annual donation of 100 hams from Sullivan IGA to the Moultrie County Food Bank. The anonymous donor helps complete Christmas dinner once the staff at the Food Bank create the holiday boxes for families. Above Sullivan IGA meat department staff made the delivery to the Food Bank in plenty of time for Christmas dinner. Front Mason Harner, back from left Seth Cobb, IGA Meat Dept. manager Barry Golden and Emmalee Hortenstine. … Read More

Moultrie Moment of the Week

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Pictured above is The Shirey, Newbould & Hankla Grocery store in 1922. It was located on the southeast corner of the Sullivan square. 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. … Read More

Remember When? 12-26-2018

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25 Years Ago This Week Powers School students will present “ How the Penguins Saved Christmas”. Among the featured performers are Jaclyn Creek, Jennifer Starr, Frank Austin, Ben Richter, and Lacy Florey. Lara Seelhoefer will play Suzy Snowflake. Megan Coy will give the welcome. Christina Tomczewski and Ryan Becker will rap their way through “The Rap of the Presents”. Santa will be played by Ben Kuhns. His reindeer are Evyn Flannell, Morgan Miller, Jason Martin, Nathan Becker, Sydney Shook, Ashley Wood, Whitney Parrish and Sarah Musser. Ruth and Forrest Adams will reign as King and Queen of the Holidays at … Read More

Carolers Visit Senior Center

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Photo by Ellen Ferrera Carolers Visit Senior Center Sullivan Elementary School fourth graders entertained Mid-Illinois Senior Center visitors on Dec 17.Courtney Leach, SES Music Teacher, led some 80 members of the Elementary School Choir from their bus into the Senior Center on Wednesday to sing carols to the audience gathered for the concert. The children, all dressed in red and white Santa caps, were seated on the floor and sang such favorites as “Let it Snow”, “Silent Night”, “Deck the Halls” and “We Wish you a Merry Christmas”. The Elementary School Choir presented a delightful song, “Christmas Rush”, with choreographed … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Dorothy M. Wilson

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Dorothy M. Wilson, 84, of Dalton City passed away at 6:16 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 26, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Isidore Cemetery, Bethany. In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Dorothy was born January 24, 1934, in Clinton; the daughter of Kenny and Mary F. (Taylo) Koonce. She married Lloyd Eckel and had three girls, Sue, Mary and … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Madonna Carnes

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Madonna “Joan” (Malloy) Carnes, 82, of Sullivan passed away at 9:58 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, at a later date. Memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. Joan was born April 24, 1936, in Lovington; the daughter Walter B. Malloy, Sr. and Gladys E. (Ballard) Malloy. She married Don R. Carnes on May … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Francis E. Harned

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Francis E. Harned, 85, of Sullivan passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday in Mason Point, Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in the Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials are suggested to Mason Point or to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Francis was born August 21, 1933 in Lovington the son of Carl and Florence Simpson Harned. He spent many years working as a parts man … Read More

Wins Keep Rolling for Top Ten Sullivan Girls’ Basketball Team

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•December 19, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The No. 10 Class 2A state-ranked Sullivan girls’ basketball team kept on rolling last week with three more nonconference wins. The Redskins knocked off Mattoon Monday, Pana Saturday and Okaw Valley Thursday to improve its record to 11-1 on the season. Monday night against the Green Wave, Sullivan jumped out to a 12-0 lead with just under three minutes in the first quarter when Emily White hit a 3-pointer on an out-of-bounds play. Mattoon cut the lead to 16-11, but Sullivan scored the next four points for a 20-11 halftime lead. … Read More