Coles-Moultrie e911 to be Calling Land Lines
Coles-Moultrie e911 will be calling land lines to verify data the week of April 17. Those randomly called will be given a code for call return. 776 land lines are unlisted. Those people should call 217/345-2939 to be included in 911 data base.
Recent Obituaries: Mary Ellen Flint
Mary Ellen Flint Mary Ellen Flint (Getz) – 79 – passed peacefully Tuesday 4/4/2017 at Sullivan Rehab Health Center in Sullivan, IL. surrounded by her family. Services will be held Monday, April 10, 2017 at Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan Il, officiated by Pastor Paul McGhghy. Visitation 1 pm – 2 pm with Memorial Celebration of Life 2 pm – 2:45 pm. Burial will be Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Annawan, Il.. Mary was born 1/19/1938 to Frederick J Getz and Elsie Croegert Getz in Mineral, IL. She married Clarence Lester Flint 1/7/1957. Mary received her Registered Nursing … Read More
OVHS Baseball Wraps Week with Double Win
•April 5, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley baseball team finished the week 3-0 with double-header wins against St. Thomas More in extra innings Saturday and a win against Alden-Hebron Friday. In the second game of the double header, the Timberwolves defeated STM 11-7 in a back-and-forth extra-inning game. STM scored in the first three innings to take a 4-0 lead, but OV battle back with a run in the fourth inning and four in the fifth to take the lead. The Sabers answered with two runs in the bottom of the fifth to take back the … Read More
Area Church Services
•April 5, 2017• First United Methodist Sullivan Reenactment of the Last Supper will occur at the First United Methodist Church on Maundy Thursday, 13 April beginning at 7 pm A cast of 13 men from the congregation play the roles of Jesus and his 12 disciples including Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed him following this Passover Meal in the Upper Room. Easter Sunday, April 16 services are at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan Holy Week Service at Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan begins with Saturday service at 5 p.m. April 8. Palm Sunday Service is 10 a.m. … Read More
Obituaries 4-5-2017: Ruth Sandrisser
Ruth Sandrisser Ruth Sandrisser, 87, of Sullivan passed away at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held after 9:30 a.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
Sullivan’s Brown Shoe Company Left Lasting Impression
•April 5, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress She sits in faded glory on Hamilton St. between a gas station and Habitat for Humanity. Some windows are broken and boarded, the interior is crumbling. She was an architectural beauty in her day bustling with workers coming to make shoes for the Brown Shoe Company. But, if she could talk – the stories she could tell. Sullivan during 1929 was the worst of times, and there were no best of times. People were desperate for work and manufacturers such as Brown Shoe were also desperate for cheap labor to … Read More
Sullivan Baseball Takes Cumberland in SixInnings
•April 5, 2017• The Sullivan baseball team finished the week 1-2 with a win over Cumberland and losses to St. Anthony and Tuscola. Against Cumberland in the round robin, the Redskins jumped out early with two runs in the first inning but Cumberland answered in the third with a run. Sullivan blew the game open with seven runs in the fifth inning and three more in the seventh for the 12-1 win in six innings. Bryce Farris was 3-for-4 with four RBIs and a run scored. … Read More
The Gift Celebrates Findlay Anniversary
•April 5, 2017• The Gift in Findlay, will celebrate serving the community for three years 9 a.m-1 p.m. this Saturday, April 8. The Gift is a free store located in the First Christian Church parsonage in Findlay. It operates on donations only. … Read More
Celebrate National Library Week With Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library
•April 5, 2017• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress All patrons who have overdue library books will have a chance for redemption. Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library will celebrate National Library Week April 9 -15. Sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across America in April, the observation allows patrons to celebrate the contributions of libraries and librarians as well as promoting library use and support. During National Library week, there will be no fines for any overdue books that are returned. … Read More