Free Weight Loss Sessions

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•May 31, 2017• Sarah Bush Lincoln is hosting free informational sessions for weight loss at 5:30 pm on Mondays, June 5 and 9 and at 8:30 am on Mondays, June 14 and 28 at the Sarah Bush Lincoln Center for Healthy Living, 1004 Health Center Dr., Mattoon. The SBL Weight Management Program is a clinically monitored program geared for people of all sizes. The program uses the HMR (Health Management Resources) method, the nations’ leading provider of weight treatment services to hospitals. It is a proven weight loss program using an easy-to-follow, nutritious diet and healthy lifestyle behaviors, along with … Read More

Sullivan Man Urges Others to Have Colorectal Cancer Screens

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•May 31, 2017• Bill Cordell had turned 65 before his wife convinced him to have a colonoscopy. “I knew I should have one because of what my dad went through, but I wasn’t having any symptoms so I thought everything was fine,” Cordell said. He remembers watching his father suffer from colon cancer. Cordell finally made the call to his family doctor to request a colonoscopy. He was scheduled with Sarah Bush Lincoln gastroenterologist Alexis Ayonote, MD. While the procedure was painless, and the prep was not as bad as he had anticipated, Cordell immediately knew something was up when … Read More

Illinois Wesleyan Dean’s List

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•May 31, 2017• Blake Miller of Arthur was named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester at Illinois Wesleyan University. To be on the list a student must have a grade point average of 3.50 or better during the semester based on 4.0 for straight A’s. … Read More

He Never Saw a Piece of Wood He Didn’t Like

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•May 31, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Those acquainted with Geoffrey Auten know what a hidden talent Sullivan has in this quiet, unassuming artist who never saw a piece of wood he didn’t like. Growing up he worked for many years with his father in a lumber yard where he probably developed his love of wood. When Auten began duck hunting, he was fascinated by the wooden decoys. “Decoys,” he explained, “are a kind of folk art – each decoy is unique to the artist with no two ever being the same. You usually can’t buy them … Read More

Obituaries 5-31-2017: Felix Hagerman

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Felix Hagerman Surrounded by his loving family, Felix Apollos Hagerman went home to his Savior Saturday, May 27 at 6:10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Felix was born at home in Sullivan August 27, 1929 to Apollos Hagerman and Orpah Harshman Hagerman. He married Patricia Ann Sitton of Marshall, Tex. in Sullivan February 27, 1960, and she survives. Felix is also survived by son David (Teresa) Hagerman, daughter Felicia (Dave) Benning, and honorary daughter Sandy Hagerman. He has seven grandchildren Camille Benning, Keeley Benning, Sydney Hagerman, Shelby Hagerman, Isabella Benning, Savannah Hagerman, and Gabriel Benning. … Read More

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