Spanish Students Translate Letters from Honduras

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Gain Cultural Insight •October 31, 2018• By Seth Mayberry for the News Progress In the last few weeks, Señora King’s Spanish III and IV classes have been translating letters sent from Honduras from Spanish to English. The letters were written by children to their sponsors in the Scholarships with Blessings program. Scholarships with Blessings is a Christian mission program aimed at providing less fortunate children in Honduras with education, school supplies, clothes, and medication. According to Alicia DeLong, Mike Craig of the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan started a group to go on mission trips to La Ceibita, Honduras … Read More

Sec. State Offices Closed General Election Day

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•October 31, 2018• Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities will be closed Tuesday, Nov. 6 in observance of General Election Day. All offices and facilities will reopen on Wednesday, November 7. Individuals may visit the Secretary of State’s website, www.cyberdriveillinois.com to locate the nearest Driver Services facility and the hours of operation. In addition, drivers may change an address, register to become an organ and tissue donor or renew license plate stickers online. … Read More

Evelyn Burtcheard-Sullivan Author

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•October 31, 2018• Editors Note: Evelyn Burtcheard wrote to clarifiy some points concerning the article about her in the Oct. 24, 2018 edition of the News Progress. I had three younger brothers. The two youngest were six and eight years old when Mom passed away. My dad promised my mother while she was in the hospital (and had been told she was not going to live) that he would keep all four of us children together. I was not there. My promise was to my mother (on one of the few visits home from the hospital) that I would take … Read More

Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library Plans 40th Anniversary Celebration

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•October 31, 2018• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress Then Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library will celebrate its 40th anniversary November 5-9. Its history dates way back to 1898, when on August 1, the Sullivan City Council took action to establish a city library. Early residents remember a time when they would go check out their library books in the back of the Barber Book Store on the south side of the square. Some years before 1915, the library moved to the two-story brick building on the south side of the square. The library was on the first floor while … Read More

Helping Veterans And Active Duty Military Members

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•October 31, 2018• By Gerald Tilley Social Security District Manager Every year on Veterans Day, we honor the people who risk their lives to protect our freedom. Social Security honors veterans and active duty members of the military every day by giving them the respect they deserve. Social Security’s disability program is an important part of our obligation to wounded warriors and their families. For military members who return home with injuries, Social Security is a resource they can turn to. If you know any wounded veterans, please let them know about Social Security’s Wounded Warriors website. You can find … Read More

Parlor Games Opens at OVHS Thursday

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•October 31, 2018• The Okaw Valley Drama Club will present the play “Parlor Games” by James C. Wall at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 1-Saturday, November 3 in the OVHS gym. Practical joker Mort McNulty hosts his own wake so that he can hear what people will say about him after he’s dead, before he’s dead. Mort’s wife, Tricia, gets unwillingly drawn into the action and apologetically tries to convince everyone that Mort is playing another joke. We meet a variety of wake-goers—some there on purpose, some not—who eventually, with the right amount of suggestion and imagination, convince themselves that Mort … Read More

DOVE Ceremony Honors Victims Of Domestic Violence

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•October 31, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress The sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church was darkened save for a single light shining on the pulpit which was covered with a quilted, large white dove. On a table in front were flowers and two memorial candles. This was the setting for the 18th annual Dove Candle Lighting Ceremony. Mary Hughes, Moultrie County director of Dove, welcomed the audience and spoke of the many levels of domestic violence which include stalking, economic and financial abuse, physical and sexual abuse as well as psychological abuse. … Read More

Remember When? 10-31-2018

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25 Years Ago This Week Lovington celebrates Homecoming ‘93. In the parade, kids flocked to the remote-controlled police safety vehicle. The Arthur-Lovington Knights were defeated by Cerro Gordo 41-6. The celebration ended with the coronation of Homecoming King and Queen Dustin Ozier and Shannon Phillips. Twelve-year-old Christina Marshall’s essay on why she wanted a quarter horse was selected from thousands across the country to win her a free horse during the Solid Gold Futurity Horse Giveaway Contest held at the Illinois State fairgrounds. Marshall is now the owner of a male quarter horse which was recently delivered to her home. … Read More

Knight Runner Hall Advances to State

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•October 31, 2018• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond cross country team competed in the Decatur St. Teresa Class 1A Sectional meet at the Hickory Point Golf Course Saturday. Although the team did not advance to the state meet at Detweiller Park in Peoria, Knight runner Layton Hall did. … Read More