Grace Period Voting 

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•February 21, 2018• The last day to register to vote has passed; however, it’s not too late to vote in this election by taking advantage of Grace Period Registration And Voting in the county clerk’s office. This method of registration is available only in the county clerk’s office, 10 S. Main, Sullivan, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and runs from February 21 through election day. If a person registers to vote or change an address during Grace Period and wants to vote in the upcoming election, he/she must vote at the time of registration. Requirements for registration are: • … Read More

OV’s Robinson Advances to State Three Point Contest

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•February 21, 2018• For the second year in a row, Okaw Valley standout guard Paige Robinson advanced through regionals and on to state in the IHSA Class 1A Country Financial Three-Point Contest this past week. Robinson advanced through the regional shootout by making 7-of-10 three pointers in a tiebreaker round at Chrisman. … Read More

Crash Kills Local Man

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•February 21, 2018• William P. Potter, Jr. 46, of Gays died as the result of a Feb. 18 single vehicle accident in Moultrie County. Moultrie County Sheriff’s Department responded to the 1:58 a.m. Sunday morning accident on CR800N a quarter mile west of CR1300E. MCSD’s statement noted that Potter was traveling east on 800N in a 1996 Toyota pickup, lost control, struck the westbound ditch and overturned. Potter Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene by coroner Lynn Reed. He was a locomotive engineer for the Norfolk and Southern Railroad and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and … Read More

Free Smoke Detectors  for Sullivan Fire District Homeowners

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•February 21, 2018• Fire safety improved for Sullivan Fire Protection District homeowners with the “Sound the Alarm, Save a Life” free smoke/fire detector program. Kidde Smoke Alarm Co. is introducing the new 10 year life smoke/fire detectors through the American Red Cross in a nationwide introductory giveaway program. Homeowners within the Sullivan Fire Protection District qualify for up to three smoke detectors installed by members of the fire department. Firefighter/paramedic Kaleb Randol is department education coordinator and kicked the free smoke detector program off on the Sullivan Fire Dist. FaceBook page Monday, Feb. 19. “This is a very big deal … Read More

Obituaries 2-21-2018: Marsha Hall 

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Marsha Hall  Marsha Ann Gray Hall, 64, of Sullivan passed away at 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2018 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. Services will be held at a later date. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan is in care of arrangements.  … Read More

Social Media Scare at SHS

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•February 21, 2018• Social media posts from two Sullivan High School students earlier in the week put schools in turmoil and parents speculating, but students were not in danger. Chief of Police Jim Waggoner called in officers to assist when school administration discovered the first post Sunday afternoon. “The person was called in, and we worked with the school administration to set up a Monday meeting along with his parents,” Chief Waggoner said. By that time word was circulating among students and parents about the incident, and the administration sent messages concerning the school’s response. “If we had thought any … Read More

Keeley Gold Cure for Alcoholism was a Boon for the Business and Dwight

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•February 21, 2018• By Myke Feinman Of The Paper (Dwight, Illinois) The Keeley Cure initially had gold in it, but the real gold was in the number of satisfied alcohol or other drug-addicted customers who were cured and the social support system from the community of Dwight. Lynn Neville brought the history of the Keeley Institute to life for those attending a recent meeting of Dwight Historical Society at the Prairie Creek Public Library in Dwight. The location was appropriate because the building itself is the former clubhouse utilized by patients at the Keeley Institute, located adjacent to the Country … Read More

Obituaries 2-21-2018: Paul Sager 

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Paul Sager  Paul L. Sager, 93, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More

Moultrie Co. Encouraged Early Entrepreneurs

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•February 21, 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

Obituaries 2-21-2018: Sam Kidwell 

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Sam Kidwell  Sam Kidwell, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 8:20 a.m. Thursday February 15, 2018 in the Arthur Home. Celebration of Life services were 11:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Chaplain Mark Maxey officiating. Burial was in Moultrie County Memorial Park Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More