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Recent Obituaries: E. Recile Maycroft
E. Recile Maycroft E. Recile Maycroft, 100, of Sullivan passed away at 2:55 p.m. Sunday March 4, 2018 in Mason Point, Sullivan. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Arthur Cemetery with John Plummer officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Mason Point Activity Fund. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Recile was born April 6, 1917 in Mt. Zion the daughter of Charles E. and Luda Greenfield Epling. She had been a seamstress for Community Industries in Sullivan and a member of the Sullivan First United Methodist Church. … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Beverly M. Alwerdt
Beverly M. Alwerdt Beverly M. Alwerdt, 84, of Arthur, passed away 10:50 a.m. Saturday March 3, 2018 in the Arthur Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Wednesday. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Food Pantry or the Sullivan First Christian Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Alwerdt was born May 2, 1933 in Sullivan, IL, the daughter of Samuel B. and Gladys … Read More
Moultrie County Encouraged Early Entrepreneurs
•February 28, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress When the settlers began arriving to the vast prairies of central Illinois in the early 1800’s, they found a land of bountiful opportunity for their entrepreneurial spirits. By 1850 Sullivan was an incorporated village and already bustling with such tradesmen as millers, bakers, lawyers, carriage makers, blacksmiths, a dentist and Joel Earp’s saloon among others. Added to these were other businesses in Moultrie County with a coal mine in Lovington, a sorghum mill in Bruce and a bottle making plant in Sullivan. There was a very rich vein of coal … Read More
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Moultrie County Spelling Bee Winner Heads to Regionals
•February 28, 2018• The 2018 Moultrie County Spelling Bee was held February 14 in the Little Theatre on the Square. Six students from Lovington and six students from Sullivan advanced from their school district spelling bees to participate in the county. The champion is Johnathan Iacobazzi, fourth grader of Sullivan, with the winning word of Seminole. The alternate is Hannah Creek, fifth grader of Sullivan. Sullivan participants were Iacobazzi fourth, Creek fifth, Nicole Lofland sixth, Elora Mast sixth, Chloe Smith seventh and Abby Kirkwood eighth. … Read More
Sullivan Schools Classroom Reorganization Moves Forward
•February 28, 2018• When the Sullivan School Board met Feb 13, Supt. Ted Walk followed up on the Saturday, January 20 special board meeting and future planning session when classroom reorganizing was discussed. As part of the space relief experienced at Sullivan Elementary School with the shifting of the fifth grade students to Sullivan Middle School, Supt. Walk is proposed bringing Project HELP students to SES with the Early Childhood program. The preschool program which targets at risk students age three to five is managed by Eastern Illinois Area Special Education and currently leases space at Sullivan Preschool. Walk told … Read More
A State Finals Run that Put Okaw Valley on the Map
•February 28, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team brought home the first state basketball trophy in the school’s history to a reception of fans at the high school in Bethany Saturday, Feb. 24. Despite not being ranked in the top 10 all season, the Timberwolves took their fans on an incredible run that ended at the Illinois High School Association Class 1A State Tournament in Redbird Arena in Normal Friday and Saturday. Though OV lost both games, the players, coaches and fans got to experience how special a trip to state can be. “The … Read More
Movies Had A Heyday In Bethany
•February 28, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Sullivan had J. B Titus, who built an opera house, and his talented daughter, Winifred. Bethany had the brilliant Dr. James H. Vadakin who also built an opera house and his equally talented daughter Diamond. Dr. Vadakin was born March 30, 1861 in Sullivan. His grandfather Philip was one of the earliest settlers in Moultrie County, and he laid out a town in East Nelson. By the time he died, Dr. Vadakin had owned an entire block of stores in Bethany, built an opera house, invented “Casterole”, “Vadakin’s Instant Relief” … Read More