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Recent Obituaries: Raymond Reed
Raymond Reed Raymond Samuel Reed, 93, of Sullivan passed away 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 30, 2017 in his home, Sullivan. Funeral services to celebrate Raymond’s life will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 4, 2017 at the Southern Baptist Church, Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the service at the Southern Baptist Church, Sullivan. Arrangements by McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post # 68. Memorials may be made to the Southern Baptist Church, Sullivan. Raymond was born February 29, 1924 in Shelbyville, the son … Read More
Sullivan’s First Movie House Goes Up in Flames
•November 29, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress After the Titus Opera House was consumed in fire, Irving Shuman built the Jefferson Theater on the corners of Jefferson and Hamilton streets. It was a two-story building, and the entire outside was covered in a white, pearlized brick that was the first of its kind in Sullivan. As the new theater neared completion Shuman asked Mayor Johnson, County Judge Grider and Circuit Clerk Gaddis to act as judges in a naming contest for the new theater. The name Jefferson Theater was submitted by both Genevieve Lowe and Mrs. C. … Read More
Menus 11-29-2017
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, December 4 – Gold N Spicy chicken breast fillet, potato casserole, seasoned green beans, dinner roll, peaches Tuesday, December 5 – Taco salad w/meat, cheese and beans, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and taco sauce, pineapple tidbits, taco chips, pudding Wednesday, December 6 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, Harvard beets, whole grain wheat (1), cranberry oatmeal cookie Thursday, December 7 – Ham and beans, copper carrots, cornbread, applesauce Friday, December 8 – Pork chop in gravy, mashed potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, dinner roll, cake with fruit Sullivan … Read More
Center School Lives on as Reminder of Country Schools
•November 29, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress A 1913 Platt map of Moultrie County shows 76 country schools scattered about every two miles throughout the seven townships in the county. There were no school buses in those days so the schools were located so no child had to walk more than two miles to school. In fact, one school was named Two Mile school. Most were one room structures with one teacher, usually a female, who played piano and taught all eight grades. There were no cafeterias so children brought their lunches, but in winter they were … Read More
Local Verizon Store Held Up at Gunpoint
•November 29, 2017• With the help of alert citizens a reported armed robbery at the Verizon Wireless store in Sullivan may be on its way to getting solved. At 3:56 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 Sullivan police were called to the 104 S. Hamilton St. store where the customer service rep. said two young black males wearing black ski masks entered the store. One was armed with a rifle. They demanded access to the storage unit where cell phones are kept. They removed several cell phones and took money from the cash drawer, then ran east from the store down an … Read More
National Hoop Shoot Open in Mattoon
•November 29, 2017• The Charleston Elks #623 will host the annual National Hoop Shoot Dec. 9. The national contest is 47 years old and is a free throw competition for age groups 8-13 years. Three divisions each for girls and boys will shoot 25 free throws for best score. The Hoop Shoot is at the Mattoon Middle School, 1200 S. 9th Street in Mattoon. The Charleston Elks area includes Oakland, Mattoon, Ashmore, Kansas, Casey, Greenup, Toledo, Sullivan, Windsor-Gays, Arcola, Tuscola, Newman and Hume. … Read More
Obituaries 11-29-2017: Stanley Dick
Stanley Dick Stanley Earl Dick, 67, of Sullivan passed away at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 in his home in Sullivan. Private family services will be held at a later date in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan is in care of the arrangements. … Read More