•March 29, 2017• Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with Sullivan library, is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license, or obtain an Illinois identification card. White’s mobile unit will be available at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 20. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Jerry L. Ginther NP Columnist EDITOR’S NOTE: The May 22 edition of the News Progress contained the wrong Jerry Ginther column. Below is the correct version. In the next few weeks farmers and gardeners will begin preparing the soil for planting, and with the vernal equinox behind us beekeepers will begin preparing their bee colonies for the anticipated nectar flow. Noticeably, the hours of daylight have begun to lengthen even if warmer weather and other signs of spring are not evident. Those may be delayed for a few weeks. Vernal equinox actually means that on March … Read More
•March 29, 2017• Children from the Agri-Fab daycare center gathered on a cloudy March 22 morning for a growing experience. As part of the growing Agri-Fit wellness program for Agri-Fab families, ground was broken behind the daycare center for an organic garden. This is part of the ongoing effort by the Sullivan garden equipment manufacturer to give back to the community by donating a portion of the harvest to the local food bank. Plant IT manager Neal Ozier came up with the idea and presented it to the Agri-Fit team, and it gained a life of its own from there. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley Timberwolves played four games in five days and finished the week with a 3-1 record. OV recorded wins over Edinburg, St. Elmo and Ramsey but lost to Maroa-Forsyth. Saturday against Edinburg, the Timberwolves scored seven runs in the fifth inning to blow the game open for the eventual 13-3 victory. Sam Hagerman and Hutson Dickens each knocked in two runs. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• SAIL, Soyland Access to Independent Living, will host a free workshop, Scams, Fraud and ID Theft 1:30-3 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 in Lovington Public Library located at 110 W. State Street. The speaker is Shari Rowe, postal inspector with United States Postal Inspection Service. The workshop is free; reservations are not required. For more information call Betty Watkins, Rural Outreach Coordinator at 774-4322. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• The Christina Sanders Memorial Scholarship 5K run is Saturday, May 20. Runners line up at Sullivan High School at 9 a.m. and weave through Wyman Park with all proceeds going to the scholarship. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• Jonathan Creek, Marrowbone 1 & 2, Sullivan 3 will all experience location changes beginning with the April 4 election County Clerk Georgia England reminds voters in Jonathan Creek Precinct, Marrowbone 1 and Marrowbone 2 Precincts and Sullivan 3 Precinct that the polling locations have changed. Voters will vote at the new locations beginning with the upcoming Consolidated Election Tuesday, April 4. The new locations are Jonathan Creek at Jonathan Creek Christian Church, Marrowbone 1 and Marrowbone 2 at Bethany Firehouse and Sullivan 3 at First United Methodist Church. Location changes were necessary in allowing more space for … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Sheep shearing was a demonstration given near Rotorua which Joe and Joan Pound attended while in New Zealand during their around the world in 70 days adventure. Sarah Eaton, niece of Joe and Myrna Matheson, snuggled with her pet pot-bellied pig “Arnold”. The Mathesons have two Vietnamese pigs with son Adam raising “Hampton” as a 4-H project. A caravan to welcome home the award winning Sullivan Singers formed at the Masonic Home at 10 p.m. The Singers earned first runner up honors at the Showstoppers International competition in Orlando, Fla. Dr. Gregory K. Welty was named … Read More
Joyce Kropp Joyce Kropp, 92, a longtime resident of rural Warsaw, Illinois, passed away at 3:15 a.m. Sunday, March 26, 2017 in River Hills Village in Keokuk. She was born August 22, 1924 in Sullivan, a daughter of Victor and Mabel Poland Landers. She graduated from Sullivan High School. … Read More
•March 29, 2017• By Mike Brothers Sullivan School Board candidates revealed a universal support for seeking alternative revenues during a candidates’ forum held in Sullivan Thursday, March 23. Sponsored by the Sullivan Education Association and Sullivan Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development, interested citizens attended the 6:30 p.m. forum at the First United Methodist Church. SEA president Don Lockwood explained the format of the forum following a power point presentation by county clerk Georgia England explaining the complexities of the consolidated election. The Sullivan Unit 300 power point may be viewed at www.escottengland.com with England offering to answer questions during … Read More