Sullivan Alumnus Inspires Students to Study Abroad

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Shares Japan Experience By Seth Mayberry for the News Progress On October 12 Sullivan alumnus Kyle Cody shared with the Spanish Club his experiences studying abroad in Japan. Members gained a better understanding about the benefits of studying abroad through Cody’s presentation. Cody spent 2014 to 2015 studying in Kyoto, Japan. While in Kyoto, Cody learned a lot about Japan including its transportation, food, social relationships, economy, languages, holidays, and sports. “Kyoto is busy in the urban center. However, the surrounding forested mountains and suburbs are quiet and peaceful,” Cody reflected. Cody majored in Japanese studies and was required to … Read More

Obituaries 11-7-2018: Brenda McCabe

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Brenda McCabe Funeral services for Brenda Lee Utley McCabe, 59, of Bethany were held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, Nov. 7) in Meyer Funeral Home in Newton. Burial was in Vanderhoof Cemetery, south of Newton. The former Newton resident passed away at 7:30 p.m., a daughter of Jesse and Betty Lou Yocum Utley. Brenda worked at Hydro-Gear in Sullivan for eight years. She enjoyed playing Bingo and working crossword puzzles. She married Richard Lee McCabe April 2, 1998 in Sullivan, and he survives. … Read More

Menu 11-7-2018

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Nov. 12 – Chicken pot pie w/vegetables, brussels sprouts, whole grain biscuit, sliced pears Tuesday, Nov. 13 – Mostaccoli w/meat sauce, winter mix vegetables, tossed salad w/dressing pkt.., dinner roll, mandarin oranges Wednesday, Nov. 14 – Tangy pork chop /vegetables over brown rice, green beans, rye, warm cinnamon apple slices Thursday, Nov. 15 – Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, seasoned venetian vegetables, whole grain wheat, seasonal dessert Friday, November 16 – Vegetable beef soup, creamy coleslaw, peanut butter, crackers, raisins … Read More

Secretary State Mobile Coming to Library

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•November 7, 2018• Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with Sullivan Library, is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license, or obtain an Illinois identification card. White’s mobile unit will be available 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan. … Read More

Illinois Sent More Than 350,000 Soldiers to Europe During World War I

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•November 7, 2018• By Tony Reid Of the Herald & Review Artie Bennett, a Marine from Clinton, was cut down by a hail of bullets 100 years ago in a far-flung foreign field, giving his life for his country in America’s first global war. A letter home from a fellow soldier said Bennett, 18, had been attacking a machine gun nest as the Marines fought, successfully, to stem a German advance threatening the French capital of Paris in June 1918, the last summer of World War I. The fallen Marine had lingered for an hour before dying, one of the … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Who is calling the signals? And Why?

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•November 7, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Whenever I go to a high school or college football game, I cringe at the sight of players on the field, standing as if witless (which they aren’t), looking to the sidelines for instructions from the coaches as to plays to call and defenses to mount. I fear that technology, coaches and parents have connived, unwittingly I’m sure, to take the game away from the kids. Let’s give it back to them. When I played high school football 60 years ago, we called our own plays in the huddle. And it … Read More

OVHS Girls’ Basketball Looks Forward to Next Chapter

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•November 7, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor In his fourth year as Okaw Valley girls’ basketball head coach, Brad Ackers is coming off a historical season. Last year the Timberwolves finished the season 29-7 overall, 5-0 in the Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division, and with a final four state tournament appearance. But that was last year, and this is this year. The Timberwolves returned three key players from last year’s squad: senior Bella Benning, senior Madison Voegel and junior Kate Jeffers. Benning, who has had a lot of varsity experience, averaged just over eight points and three … Read More

Obituaries 11-7-2018: Herb Miller

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Herb Miller The Rev. Herb Miller, 82, of Lubbock, Texas left his earthly body October 31, 2018, and family and friends gathered to celebrate his life of 82 years Friday, November 2, 2018 in LakeRidge United Methodist Church. Herbert “Herb” Miller was born September 20, 1936 in Coal, Missouri, a son of Herbert and Pearl Miller, and they moved to central Illinois when he was three. He graduated from Lovington High School in 1954. On June 4, 1955 he married Barbara Harlin, and.they lived in Anderson, Indiana while Herb studied at Anderson College. In 1961, Herb began his first pastorate … Read More

Pie in Face Inspires Sullivan Schools’ Day of Giving Competition

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•November 7, 2018• Sullivan Elementary School and Sullivan Middle School have a challenge for who can collect the most food and monetary donations for the Eastern Illinois Food Bank Day of Giving. The winning school’s principal gets to throw a pie in the losing principal’s face! What better way to give to the local food bank while competing for someone to get pie faced? Also helping with the efforts toward the November 27 Day of Giving celebration are the Sullivan IGA, Sullivan VFW, Sullivan Eyecare, Oakwood Apothecary, The Sullivan First United Methodist Church, and The Sullivan Vineyard Church. … Read More

Lake Shelbyville to Host Smithsonian Museum on Main Street Exhibit

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•November 7, 2018• The Museum on Main Street exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution and Illinois Humanities will be on display at the Lake Shelbyville Visitor Center from December 15, 2018 – January 26, 2019. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans living in rural areas dropped from 60 to 17 percent, according to experts with The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street Exhibit. However, Americans still rely on rural communities for the food and other resources that power the nation. The Crossroads exhibit takes a look at the characteristics of rural America. It explores how rural communities change and how rural Americans … Read More