Correction
•April 25, 2018• In the April 18 page 1 News Progress story: A Chance to Lend a Helping Hand, Kristen Conlin’s phone number was incorrect. Volunteer sign up sheets are available at various locations in Sullivan or by calling Conlin at 217-962-1524 (correct number) or Rickelman at 217-273-5634 for more information. By the way Kristen became Amy in the photo identification. We apologize for the errors. … Read More
OV Softball Tops Cerro Gordo-Bement
•April 18, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley softball team split a pair of games this past week and had a game postponed. OV topped Cerro Gordo/Bement 7-3 but lost to Tolono Unity 16-2. Last Friday against CGB, the Timberwolves fell behind 2-0 after the second inning but battled back to take the lead 4-2 after the fourth inning. OV plated three more in the fifth inning and then held off CGB for the 7-3 win. Each team totaled 10 hits in the game. … Read More
County Board Learns Dangers of Lyme Disease, Lowers Salaries for New Office Holders, Approves Increases for Sheriff/County Clerk
•April 18, 2018• By Mike Brothers Lyme Disease is a worldwide pandemic where a poppy seed sized tick can change your life forever. That is the message Karen Allen and her husband Pastor Gail Allen of Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Bethany presented Moultrie County board members April 12. She explained the disease she and her family members have contracted creates devastating health problems when not diagnosed quickly. The proclamation declaring May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month was presented to the board by Allen, who noted when detected early the auto immune disease can be treated effectively with antibiotics. The proclamation … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Mark H. Trower
Mark H. Trower Mark H. Trower, 56, of Lake City, passed away 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois Prairieland Chapter or to the Lovington American Legion Post #429. Mark was born November 13, 1961, in Springfield, the son of Robert Howard and Barbara Jean (Molzen) Trower. He married Joyce … Read More
Back Forty Market Returns to the Patch
•April 18, 2018• Don’t miss your chance to attend a vintage and handmade market right in your own backyard. Back Forty Market returns to The Great Pumpkin Patch, Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2. Spend time with friends, enjoy live music, stroll the paths from tent to tent, try artisan foods and partake in a glass of wine. Tickets are on sale now at www.backfortymarket.com. … Read More
Whisky Alone’ Thwarted Plan to Steal Lincoln’s Body
•April 18, 2018• By Tara McClellan McAndrew for The State Journal-Register It was July 3, 1876 — the eve of our country’s first centennial. Everyone in Springfield would be celebrating downtown. No one would be near Oak Ridge Cemetery. It was the perfect time to steal Abraham Lincoln’s body. The incredulous plot was hatched by Midwestern counterfeiters who had been shut down when their expert bill engraver was jailed. Benjamin Boyd’s bills were the best in the Midwest, possibly the country. In 1875, he was captured in Fulton, found guilty, and sent to the Joliet penitentiary for 10 years. Without his … Read More
A Chance to Lend a Helping Hand and Feel Good Doing It
•April 18, 2018• By Mike Brothers Everyone feels good when they are helping someone in need. It is that good feeling Kristen Conlin and Amy Rickelman are starting to get with the Nohren project. Joined by partner Andy Pistorius in Fireside Investments, the two hope to turn their normal house flipping operation into something good for Matt, Nikki, Hayden and Whitney Nohren. In October 2017 the Nohren’s lost everything in a fire that destroyed their Sullivan home. Since then, the First Apostolic Church has offered the church parsonage as temporary residence for the family, but it will take a lot … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Alternative Needed to Illinois’ Morally Bankrupt Political Parties
•April 18, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist The two major political parties in Illinois are morally bankrupt. We need a serious, credible new party to challenge them and provide an alternative for voters. Creating a new party is easy in concept, yet incredibly difficult, though not impossible, to pull off. The straw that broke this camel’s back came in the past week. I was shown to be incorrect in my belief that an extraordinary majority of lawmakers could wrest a bill from the clutches of the Illinois House Rules Committee, which is controlled absolutely by Democratic House Speaker … Read More
Musicians Wanted For Sullivan Community Band
•April 18, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Have you longed for the thrill of playing again in your high school or college band? Well, oil up that slide trombone and bang out some buzz rolls on the drum because a community band is being organized, and all musicians aged 14 and up are invited to join. Shaun Schaefers, Sullivan High School band director, has received a major grant from the Sullivan Community Education Foundation to help create a community band. “In even the smallest towns where I’ve taught there has been a community band,” Schaefers began. “Sullivan … Read More