Obituaries 12-19-2018: Marilyn Wood
Marilyn Wood Marilyn Ann Carter Wood, 87, of Sullivan passed away peacefully at 1:14 a.m. Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 21 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
ALAH Girls Basketball Team Bounces Back
•December 19, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor After losing to Central A&M Thursday and Effingham St. Anthony in a close game Saturday, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team bounced back to knock off Argenta-Oreana in a Little Okaw Valley matchup Monday night. After a tied 13-13 first quarter, the Knights went on a 23-6 second-quarter run to take a 36-19 halftime lead. ALAH added four to that lead in the third quarter, then held on in the fourth for the 64-45 win. Senior Marissa Herschberger led the Knights with 19 points, three assists and three steals. Senior Emma Harris … Read More
Obituaries 12-19-2018: Carlene Klein
Carlene Klein Carlene F. Klein, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 6:14 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 15 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville. … Read More
All-Conference Selections Announced
•December 19, 2018• The Central Illinois Conference and Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest announced all-conference teams this past week. For the LOVC NW, two Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond players earned first-team honors. Linemen Isaac Ashenfelter and linebacker Lucas Otto, who was a unanimous choice, earned first-team honors. … Read More
District Office for SHS Student Council Member
Superintendent-Y Stuff: A Walk With Mr. Walk
•December 19, 2018• By Ted Walk, Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300 The 2018-2019 school year will be the last with Mr. Erik Young serving as the Sullivan High School Principal. I wanted to take this opportunity to congratulate Mr. Young on his new position as the Ridgeview CUSD #19 Superintendent, starting in the 2019-2020 school year. Mr. Young was chosen from a nationwide pool of candidates and was unanimously approved by the Ridgeview School Board last Tuesday. … Read More
Letter to the Editor: It’s Difficult to Find the Christmas Spirit Sometimes
•December 19, 2018• Editor’s note: This is the season to be filled with joy. On the pages of the Moultrie County News Progress this week are the reflections of that joy in letters the Sullivan, Okaw Valley, Lovington, Arthur and Windsor schools have allowed us to publish from their youngest students. And we are thankful for the pleasure those young minds bring to the Christmas season. On the outside lawn at the News Progress stands the box for Santa Letters that collects random requests for Santa from the community. One particular letter to Santa tells of a plight that has … Read More
Obituaries 12-19-2018: Linda Thompson
Linda Thompson Linda Lou Thompson, 71, of Sullivan passed away at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday, December 11, 2018 in her home in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, December 17 in Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. Burial was in Mt. Zion General Baptist Cemetery in Cooks Mills. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. … Read More