Recent Obituaries: Roger Chris Uphoff

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Roger Chris Uphoff Roger Chris Uphoff, 71, of Lovington, died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on May 17, 2017. He was born January 18, 1946 in Shelbyville, Illinois to his loving parents Lois Aileen (Gordon) and Gilbert Franklin Uphoff (deceased). He joined his three siblings Connie Yantis (deceased), Duane (Marjorie) Uphoff and Stanley (Pat) Uphoff. He was raised on the family farm and even though he worked for thirty-nine years as a computer room supervisor at Wagner Castings, he was always a farmer at heart. His parents raised him with a strong devotion to God, family, community, … Read More

Sullivan Lions Celebrate

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•May 17, 2017• Lions District Governor Moe Wimbly attended the May 9 Sullivan Lions meeting to award milestones to several members. John Ruscin has been a member of Sullivan Lions for 66 years. Lynn Reed and Dave Reed have both been Lions members for 40 years. Jess Barker and Nick Voegel are Centennial Members as they joined Lions last year during Lions International’s 100th Anniversary. Sullivan Lions is a chapter of Lions International, a service organization which stresses vision and hearing services as well as several local projects. … Read More

Theta Psi Sorority Donates to Bethany FD Camera Purchase

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•May 17, 2017• Bethany Fire Department received check for $1,000 to purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera from Theta Psi Sorority. President Rita Seelow presented fire chief Jim McMahan with a check to purchase the camera. “Theta Psi Sorority takes pride in helping the Bethany community in any way we can and feel this is something that will serve the volunteers on the fire department to locate hot spots and mediate damages,” Seelow said of the donation. The chapter is a group of women who take time out of  busy schedules to give back to the community. Fundraisers throughout the year … Read More

Growing Up In Sullivan: The Preakness – Second Race of the Triple Crown

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•May 17, 2017• By Jerry L. Ginther NP Columnist Known as the Second Jewel in the Triple Crown of thoroughbred horse racing, the Preakness Stakes is held on the third Saturday of May at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Md. The distance for this race is one and 3/16 miles and is the shortest of the three races in the Triple Crown with the longest being the Belmont Stakes at one and ½ miles. The Kentucky Derby, the first of the three races, is just 1/16 of a mile longer than the Preakness, at one and ¼ miles or 10 … Read More

Obituaries 5-17-2017: Nathan Hudspath

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Nathan Hudspath Nathan Andrew Hudspath, 22, of Sullivan, formerly of Tennessee, passed away as a result of a brain tumor May 10, 2017 in St. Louis Children’s Hospital. His greatest aspiration was to become an electrical engineer. “ I want to change the world and be someone. Not just another person, someone who will be remembered for what he has done.” – Nathan Hudspath. Nathan is living by his quote; his brain and tumor are being donated for research for studies for the benefits of others. … Read More

Obituaries 5-17-2017: Zachary Taylor

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Zachary Taylor Zachary Louis Taylor, 85, of Clearwater Florida, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on May 9, 2017. Zachary (Zach) was born April 17, 1932 in Westville, Illinois to Zachariah and Margarite Taylor (Alaway). He married the love of his life Edythe (Edy) Ann Blair of Danville, Illinois January 26, 1957 in Danville. He and Edy raised five children; they opened their home to many college students and welcomed foster children throughout their married life. … Read More

Remember When? 5-17-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan High School presents the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”. Among the 65 member cast were John Flannell as J. Pierpont Finch, Jennifer Leslie as Rosemary, Nathan Hutchings, Karol Lane, Beth Martin, John Freese, Ben Stone, Sarah Shasteen, Toby Wiley, Dan Gott, Tony Armstrong, Venessa Vandeventer, Joey Freese, Greg Yoder and Jake Haegen. Sullivan Festival of Stars featured entertainment from Sullivan Singers, Griz England and the 95Q Band along with a live forecast from the courthouse lawn by WAND TV weatherman Bob Murray. Kim Wood was crowned Miss Festival of Stars. Merle … Read More

SCED Is Reaching Out

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For Community Input •May 17, 2017• Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development is ready to help accelerate area growth by becoming an information hub for the community. “We have always tried to gather information about what is going on, utilizing social media, the web page and print media to get the word out,” Executive Director Laurrie Minor explained. In an effort to best utilize the resources of the Sullivan area and its potential for increasing tourism income, SCED is reaching out for ideas from the community including civic organizations, ministerial alliances and individuals who have information to share about themselves and … Read More

Last Inning Score Pushes OV Softball Past Sullivan

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•May 17, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley softball team finished a busy week at 3-1 with wins over Sullivan and Argenta-Oreana twice and losses to Mt Zion and Neoga. Saturday against Sullivan, OV and the Redskins went back and forth, but with a 3-3 score going into the last inning, OV scored two. Sullivan couldn’t answer in its half of the inning and lost 5-3. For OV Kailyn Boyer had three hits, and Kailey George and Natalie Jeffers each had two and one RBI. Kayla Wheeler had two RBIs. … Read More

Scholarships Received

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•May 17, 2017• In the May 10 News Progress front page story: Sullivan Honors Students article two scholarship award winners were unintentionally omitted: Tatum Ellis was awarded the Barbara Steffens Scholarship and Jonathan Gavin was awarded the David Elzy Memorial Scholarship. … Read More