Redskins Face St. Anthony at Vandalia Regional

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•February 28, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ basketball team gave the No. 1 seeded Effingham St. Anthony (26-3) all it could handle in the IHSA Class 2A Vandalia Regional last Tuesday. Sullivan took a 12-10 lead into the second quarter and kept an 18-17 lead at the half. The first half of the third quarter was back-and-forth, but after Jacob White hit a basket to tie the game at 10, the Bulldogs went on a 12-4 run to grab the biggest lead of the game. … Read More

Sullivan Dash and Bash Ramps Up for St. Jude

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•February 28, 2018• The St. Jude Runners host the 4th annual St. Jude Dash and Bash June 2 in coordination with the Sullivan American Legion Post 68. The event is hosted by local runners who plan to participate in the Mattoon to Peoria St. Jude run August 3-4. “Over the past three years St. Jude Dash and Bash in Sullivan has raised $32,160 for St. Jude’s,” local coordinator Stephanie Helmuth said. “We hope to rock that number this year.” “Our local communities have been impacted by St. Jude, and many of us personally know someone who is a St. Jude … Read More

Remember When? 2-28-2018

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25 Years Ago This Week Mary Neighbors was the lucky winner of the Valentine’s surprise gift awarded by the News Progress. Millikin University sophomore, Becky Clayton of Sullivan, leads the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin in field goal percentage and is among the league leaders in scoring and rebounding. Sullivan High School sophomore, Tammy Scott was selected as an All-Star jazz player during the Illinois Wesleyan Jazz Festival in Bloomington. Students from the Sullivan High School Jazz Band competed at the EIU Jazz Fest. Among those were Stephen Sallee, Tammy Scott, Heather Ernst, Dan Gafford, Zak Horn, Shari Isaacs, Amanda … Read More

Lovington Plans Minor Benefit

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•February 28, 2018• A benefit for Kathy Minor will be held in Lovington April 14. Due to medical issues Minor has required hospitalization several times during the past year and has no insurance. Events begin with a 6-10 a.m. biscuits and gravy breakfast at the Church of God Life Center on State Street. The benefit at Jerry’s East End starts at 5 p.m. Whiskey River will provide music from 6-10 p.m. There is also a 50/50 raffle, meat board raffles, hot dogs and chips. Anyone interested in volunteering or making a donation may contact Pam Anklam at 217-201-0662 or Jessica … Read More

ALAH Ends Season

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•February 28, 2018• After knocking off Georgetown-Ridge Farm in the first round of the IHSA Class 2A Salt Fork Regional in Catlin, the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team lost 64-45 to host Salt Fork last Tuesday to end its season. “The game was disappointing in that we did not defend well enough to give ourselves a chance to win,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring. “Salt Fork executed very well on both ends of the floor and deserved to win the game.” Salt Fork jumped ahead in the first quarter with a 20-7 lead, then extended the lead to 31-15 at the … Read More

Drive thru Supper from Mid-Illinois Senior Services

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•February 28, 2018• Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. is having a Drive-Thru Spaghetti Supper Thursday, March 22. Drive up, present your tickets, and we give you supper. Drive Thru is 4:30-6 p.m. (Pull up along the east side of the building by the post office.) Dinner Includes spaghetti with meat sauce, salad w/dressing packet, garlic bread and dessert. Money raised from this event helps support the Moultrie County Senior Center. … Read More

Windor Regional Ends OV Boys’ Season

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•February 28, 2018• The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team’s season came to an end with a 49-45 loss to Mulberry Grove in the second round of the Class 1A Windsor Regional games last Wednesday. OV fell behind 7-0 to start the game but battled back to tie the game in the second quarter, then took a 28-24 halftime lead. In the second half, the Timberwolves could not get shots to fall, but their defense kept them in the game. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: The Unsung Volunteers who Shaped Illinois

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•February 28, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist On this 200th anniversary year of statehood for Illinois, I will, now and then, profile Illinoisans who played key roles in shaping our state, but whom most readers probably don’t know. Edward Coles was a Virginia patrician with a strong sense of noblesse oblige. He served in the White House for six years as James Madison’s personal secretary and later led the first mission on a US warship into the Baltic Sea, where he successfully smoothed over a diplomatic problem with the Czar. Yet Coles was drawn to Illinois. Before reaching our state in … Read More