•March 29, 2017• The Sullivan baseball team split a pair of games this week, defeating Villa Grove-Heritage and losing to Neoga. Against Villa Grove-Heritage last Wednesday, the Redskins scored five runs in the third inning and seven in the fourth to blow the game open for the 14-4 win. Heritage scored one run in the first inning, two in the second and one in the fifth. Brett Tuttle recorded four hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress City council members weighed in the options for building another water tower at the most recent council meeting. After conducting a few tests, it was found that building a water tower north of Hydro-Gear would be the city’s best location option. A tower at this location would increase water distribution ability throughout the city. Sullivan uses more than 400,000 gallons per day. The current tower holds 500,000 gallons – increasing the capacity by another 250 – 500,000 gallons would better prepare the city if emergency usage was required or the … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Mike Brothers NP Managing Editor I am not very good with heights; my palms start sweating when I hear someone talking about mountain climbing or looking over a cliff’s edge. So when it was time to move the clocks forward an hour for spring, I have no idea what got into me. Maybe it was curiosity as I looked out my apartment building and the clock on the Moultrie County Courthouse had not yet leaped forward. I called Rick Matthews who is responsible for all things related to the 1904 building that houses the giant clock … Read More
Walter Turnbow Walter A. Turnbow, 60, of Lovington passed away at 7 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 in his home in Lovington. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 2 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services. Masonic services by the George A. Sentel Lodge #764 will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Inurnment will be at a later date in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• The Little Okaw Valley Conference members announced its all-conference teams this week. In the Northwest Division, Okaw Valley’s Connor Cloyd was a unanimous first-team selection. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor In his fourth season as head coach of the Sullivan-Okaw Valley boys’ track and field team, John Bertetto had to replace a strong graduating class, but Bertetto believes he has a few top returners who will step up this year. “Our strengths this year will be our pole vaulters and distance crew,” said Bertetto. “Both Jadon Nuzzo and Logan Pedigo should earn points in the pole vault at most of our meets, and our distance crew should be very solid this season with JT Bland and Isaiah Plank leading the way. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team started its season 2-0 with 6-5 wins over Villa Grove/Heritage and Georgetown-Ridge Farm last week. Against Georgetown-Ridge Farm, the Knights scored three runs in the first inning and one in the fourth to take an early lead and did not look back for the 6-5 win. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• The Sullivan softball team finished the week 3-1 with wins over Pana, Cerro Gordo and Mulberry Grove and a loss to St. Anthony. The Redskins defeated Pana 7-4 Friday night. Madison Wall got the win, and Avery Still got the save. Brooke Tuttle and Sarah Green had two hits each. Saturday, Sullivan hosted St. Anthony and Mulberry Grove in a round robin. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• Several Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond boys’ and girls’ track and field athletes competed in the Illinois Top Times meet at Illinois Wesleyan University Saturday. Athletes from 318 teams competed in the meet. For the boys, junior Logan Hall won 3,200 with a time of 9:24.13, and sophomore DaeLin Switzer long jumped 5-05 for first place. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• Moultrie County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. Under a law passed … Read More