•March 21 2018• On Friday March 16th 14 members of the Windsor FFA Chapter participated in the Marion County Livestock judging contest. The members evaluated 12 classes of varying types of stock from cattle to goats. Members were tasked with evaluating the stock on performance data, confirmation, and physical appearance of characteristics. … Read More
•March 21 2018• Neil Bryan of Sullivan was appointed to the Moultrie County Board by chairman Dave McCabe at the regular March 15 meeting. Bryan replaces Ron White, who recently stepped down after 15 years on the board. Bryan, who was sworn in by County Clerk Georgia England took his place with the board. He was assigned to serve on the Moultrie County Health Department Board; Public Health and Safety and Personnel and Election committees. Bryan will serve until the Nov. general election when the seat is up for a two year term. “It will take some time for me … Read More
Ken Puleo Kenneth M. Puleo, 79, of Brownstown, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday March 13, 2018 in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois. Celebration of Life services were at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Brownstown First Baptist Church with Dr. Olen Evans officiating. Burial was in Liberty Cemetery in Brownstown. … Read More
•March 21 2018• Lovington village board approved up to $7000 donation to the village fireworks show, following the Saturday, June 16 Community Club fish fry. Lisa Kamm told board members the Fireworks fund raiser was set for the American Legion on March 17. Last year the Fireworks community donated $3000 toward the show and anticipates the same donation for the coming year, Kamm explained. The additional donation from the village will allow a $10,000 fireworks program Saturday, following the Lovington Community Club Fish Fry. … Read More
•March 21 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Recently, on the same day, I received five over-size, glossy political postcards from Gov. Bruce Rauner. The cards told the most outrageous, bald-faced lies about an opponent that I have ever read. As I digested the messages, I became sick to my stomach. Rauner is being challenged by state Rep. Jeanne Ives for the GOP nomination for governor, at the March 20 Republican primary election. I do not favor either candidate. Ives is too conservative for me, while Rauner is, well, a bald-faced liar. And apparently not embarrassed or shamed a … Read More
•March 21 2018• By R.R. Best News Progress Publisher That was Tim Wilkerson’s greeting to all of us when he walked in the front door of the News Progress. And, of course, his was the biggest smile. Tim and I would spend many hours sitting in the front office of the paper discussing the different ways we could fix all the problems of the county, city and, especially the newspaper, as customers would come and go. Our favorite argument was that of Windows versus Macintosh computers. Most who knew Tim knew he was a computer guru. He ran his own … Read More
•March 21 2018• By Mike Brothers At 10 a.m. Wednesday March 14, one month after the Parkland, Fla school shootings, students from Sullivan Middle School and high school gathered at the flagpole to honor those killed in school shootings over the past few years. “It’s a shame that we have to do this in an effort to save the lives of students who are just trying to get an education,” a SHS student commented on the walkout requesting tighter gun controls. … Read More
•March 21 2018• The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg baseball split a pair of games this week, The Hatchets defeated Shelbyville last Thursday, but lost to Okaw Valley the following day. Against Shelbyville, the Rams took the lead in the top of the second inning, but WSS scored two in the bottom of the inning to take the lead 2-1. … Read More
Tim Wilkerson Timothy Eugene Wilkerson, 69, of Sullivan, passed away peacefully at home at 4:07 p.m. Friday, March 16, 2018 in Sullivan, Ill. Celebration of Life services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday. … Read More
•March 21 2018• Agri-Fab volunteers are doing their part to help clean up hunger in Moultrie County with a Saturday, March 24 collection day for food drive bags. Starting March 17 volunteers from Agri-Fab Manufacturing in Sullivan dropped bags on doorsteps as the first step in collecting food for the Moultrie County Food Pantry. Fill out the entry form attached to the orange Agri-Fab reusable bags or a plastic bag with non-perishable food donations and enter to win an Agri-Fab Tow Spreader, just for giving to the Moultrie County Food Pantry. Leave the bags filled with food on the front … Read More