Helen Moynahan Helen I. Moynahan, 86, died Friday, March 23, 2018 peacefully in her sleep in her home in Noblesville, Ind. She leaves her daughter, Lori Wright of Noblesville; granddaughters Kendall and Kasey Landis of Noblesville; stepdaughter Jane Nunn and husband Jim of Levittown as well as many nieces and nephews. Helen also leaves behind longtime family friend, Mary Smith of Irvine, Calif. … Read More
Michael Booker Michael E. Booker, 67, of Sullivan, formerly of New Port Richey Fla., passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 9 a.m. in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 24 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More
•March 28, 2018• The Sullivan Fire District Easter egg hunt has been moved from Wyman Park to the field east of the Sullivan High School football field with parking in the high school parking lot. The Sunday, April 1 Sullivan Fire Protection District Easter Egg hunt will begin at 3:00 p.m. with some 14,000 treasure filled eggs hidden for children in various age groups to search out and find in the annual event. … Read More
Thomas E. Starr Thomas E. Starr, 64, of Sullivan, passed away 2:26 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Funeral services will be held 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. Thomas was born April 17, 1953 in Suffern, NY, the son of Stanley and Carlotta (Lissi) Starr. He married Vicky F. Russell in 1972 in Sullivan; she survives. He graduated from Sparks Business College at the head of his … Read More
Michael E. Booker Michael E. Booker, 67, of Sullivan, IL, formerly of New Port Richey Fl, passed away Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. The family request casual attire. Memorials may be made to the Monticello Railroad Museum. Mike was born March 7th, 1951, the oldest son of Virgil E. and Carlin Jo (Manship) Booker. He was … Read More
•March 21 2018• The News Progress will publish special Easter service information in the March 28 edition. The deadline is noon Monday, March 26. Submit by email to: mbrothers@newsprogress.com call 217/728-7381 or bring to 100 W. Monroe, Sullivan. Sullivan First United Methodist Church will conduct the re-enactment of The Last Supper (Passover Meal) “Lord, is it I?” at 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday, March 29. On Good Friday, March 30 the Allenville Christian Church will hold a Community Worship Service beginning at 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Al Rennert will be the speaker. Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan will have Easter Sunday … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week The Bethany school board has voted to ask Sullivan schools to consider forming a co-op football team due to low participation in the last years program. Sullivan High School’s first journalism class, instructed by Becky Lawson, will print its first edition of the SHS Signal at the News~Progress this week. Jodi England, one of the managing editors, said it was a lot harder than they realized. The last school newspaper, The Smoke Signal, was put out in 1975 by Don Lewis, Carla Keown Messmore, and R.R. Best. Sullivan resident Julie Wilkerson will be singing the National … Read More
•March 21 2018• By John Carpenter Chicago Sun-Times About 20 years before a certain territory along the eastern banks of the upper Mississippi became a state, a man named Maurice Daly tied his ass and cart to a fence in the little Irish town of Dungarvan and set off for America. He added an “e” to his last name along the way — and the die was cast for the most powerful political brand in Illinois’ 200-year history. The Daleys of Chicago ran the state’s largest city for more than 40 years, watching from the fifth floor of City Hall … Read More