Obituaries 5-31-2017: Mike Elam

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Mike Elam Michael Allen “Pappy” Elam, 55, of Hutton was fatally injured due to a motorcycle accident Friday, May 26, 2017.  Visitation will be held 4-7 p.m. today (Wednesday, May 31) in Adams Funeral Chapel in Charleston. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1 in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 Charleston Ave. in Mattoon with the Rev. Adam Jacobsen officiating. Burial will follow in Sand Creek Cemetery in Shelby County, northwest of Windsor.  … Read More

Sports Physicals Offered for Athletes

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•May 31, 2017• Decatur Memorial Hospital will be conducting sports physicals for junior high and high school athletes for $25 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. July 19 at Sullivan High School. Incoming freshmen next fall will need to have a regular physical done with their personal physician as sports physicals do not count as incoming freshmen physicals. … Read More

Remember When? 5-31-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan’s downtown street resurfacing project nears completion on Harrison Street with Varsity Striping of Champaign adding parking and traffic control stripes to the new pavement. Moultrie County travelers are taking advantage of an airfare war according to Sullivan travel agents Duane Oakley of Sullivan Travel and Cindy Haegen of Main Street Travel. Round trip flights from Decatur and Chicago to anywhere in the U.S. range from $125 to $200. Joe and Joan Pound spent Easter Sunday walking the ruins of the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey. The apostle Paul lived in Ephesus when he wrote … Read More

Sullivan Council Improves Utility Billing Process, New Website Constructed

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•May 31, 2017• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress City council members discussed revising their sick leave policy during a regular session. They considered the possibility of abolishing the current 40-day policy where an employee would exhaust all of their leave before returning to work. There was discussion concerning some employees returning to work before the 40 days were up and need those extra days for doctor follow-up appointments. A new policy where employees could retain some of the 40 day leave is under consideration. The issue was tabled and will be further discussed at the next council meeting. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Grace J. Gibbons

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Grace J. Gibbons Grace J. Gibbons, 84, of Bethany, died at 3:06 p.m. Thursday May 25, 2017 in her residence. Celebration of Life services will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday May 30, 2017 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday. Memorials are suggested to the Shriners Children’s Hospital or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. View complete obit at reedfuneralhome.net Grace was born January 24, 1933 in Pickaway Township in Shelby County the daughter of Edmund and Martha Margaret Kaetzel Schmahl. Grace graduated … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Lorraine Edna Gilmore

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Lorraine Edna Gilmore Lorraine Edna Gilmore, 93, of Lake City, passed away 8:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 27, 2017 at the McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held one hour before the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Weekend Food Ministry, to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America or to the donor’s choice. Lorraine was born August 19, 1923, in Ramsey, the daughter of Henry, Jr. and Edna C. (Farber) Miller. She married … Read More

OVHS Softball Team Gets Past Morrisonville

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•May 24, 2017• By Kirk Whitaker for the News Progress When the wind is blowing in at over 20 miles per hour, that’s normally a sign that home runs and big outputs of offense probably won’t be coming. Okaw Valley High School’s softball team didn’t get that memo. The Lady Timberwolves (17-11, 6-2 LOVC) hung a 10-spot in the top of the fourth inning en route to a 16-3 win in five innings over Morrisonville. This sets up a chance for the Timberwolves third-straight Regional championship. Okaw Valley worked a staggering 10 walks—four from Natalie Jeffers and three from leadoff … Read More

Jonathan Creek Christian Maker Fun Factory VBS

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•May 24, 2017• Jonathan Creek Christian Church is inviting children to Maker Fun Factory Vacation Bible School: Created by God, Built for a Purpose from 5:30 p.m.-8 p.m. June 5 – 9. The Maker Fun Factory VBS will give kids a chance to discover that God made them for a purpose. They participate in Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games and make and devour yummy treats. … Read More