Kent Dawson Kent E. Dawson, 94, of Tuscola, formerly of Lovington, passed away at 2:56 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 in Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial with military rites by Lovington American Legion Post #429 was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More
•September 6, 2017• Summer Reading Teen Volunteer Party The Lovington Library will host a pizza and movie party for the teen Bookaneer volunteer crew 1-3 p.m. Friday, September 1. Anyone ages 12-19 who helped with summer reading or any other program are invited. RSVP by calling 217-873-4468. Adult Coloring Club is 3:45-4:45 p.m. each Friday Reading Redbirds for students in grades fourth-eighth who come together to hang out, have fun and get creative at the library is 3:45-4:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 5 and 19. High School Book Club will meet at the same times to decide what activities they would … Read More
•September 6, 2017• Al Golden and Dick Wiback will have their memories honored during the First Memorial Chicken Dinner at the Sullivan American Legion Post 68. The public is invited to this no cost dinner Saturday, September 16. Serving is from 5:30-7 p.m. or until they run out of chicken. When it’s gone, it’s gone! Everyone is welcome to this dine in only meal, no carry outs. Included are a choice of plain and barbecued grilled chicken legs and thighs, green beans, salad and rolls prepared by the Sons of American Legion. Stick around after dinner for DJ and karaoke … Read More
•September 6, 2017• The Sullivan cross country teams hosted Argenta-Oreana, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Bement, Maroa-Forsyth, and Shelbyville at Tabor Park last Tuesday and entered the Charleston Invitational Saturday. In the home meet, Katherine Kite finished in second place among the girls with a time of 23:25, and Isaiah Plank finished third among the boys with a time of 18:43. … Read More
•September 6, 2017• Rather than greeting customers on the last day of August, Cindy Shafer was greeting well-wishers at her retirement party at CF&H Insurance. Shafer, a Sullivan High School graduate, worked for 14 years at Fields-Wright before transitioning to the insurance business. “I had to go back to school and take courses so I had to learn how to be a student again, and that was difficult”, she said. The best part of her job for the past eight years has been working with great colleagues and having wonderful customers. “I’ll miss them the most”, she added. Shafer is … Read More
Trudy Davis Trudy K. Davis, 70, of Bethany, passed away at 2:35 p.m. Friday September 1, 2017 in the Cancer Care Center in Decatur. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday September 6 in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany with the Rev Rachel Moore and the Rev. Marge Overlot officiating. … Read More
•September 6, 2017• The Sparrows Toy Run is Saturday, September 23. The twenty year old Lovington not for profit organization is collecting toys to benefit Lovington families. Sign up begins at 10:30 a.m. at Post 429 Lovington American Legion and continues through noon. Stops on the Sparrows Toy Run include: Toy Bar in Sullivan, Shamrock in Dalton City, Timbuktu in Long Creek, Cerro Gordo American Legion, Rusty’s in LaPlace with the final stop at HJerry’s East End in Lovington. Sign up fee to participate: A toy. For more information contact Pam 217/201-0662 or Jessica 217/620-7579. Scavenger hunt and Secret Word … Read More
•September 6, 2017• For more than 20 years, the Illinois 4-H Foundation has rewarded exceptional 4-H members in the livestock project area for their work inside and outside the show ring. The Superior Young Producer Award provides $1,000 scholarships to youth who excel in production, health, and industry information related to their species of interest. Fifteen $1,000 scholarships were awarded recently to 4-H members competing in their respective contests during the Illinois State Fair junior livestock and horse shows. … Read More
•September 6, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team picked up two more wins this past week. The Knights defeated Chrisman last Tuesday and Villa Grove Thursday. Thursday ALAH knocked off Villa Grove in two sets, 25-11 and 25-14. Madison Brown had 22 assists and three digs to lead the team. … Read More
Many Visitors Return By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress Beautiful warm sunny skies and the welcoming of Labor Day weekend found itself celebrating at the 45th Annual Arthur Cheese Festival. Crowds flocked the streets of the small town of Arthur as they browsed various vendors and dined on the delicious appetizing festival foods that included everything from the salty addicting fries, the ever American pork-chop on a stick, corn dogs, lemon shake-ups, an array of flavorful shaved ice, a variety of sandwiches, kettle corn, free cheese samples and even a ham and bean dinner from the Arthur United Methodist … Read More