Renewable Products Get Boost with Proposed Senate Bill

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•February 15, 2017• Legislation designed to grow Illinois’ bio-based economy has been introduced by Senator Chapin Rose and Senator Andy Manar. Senate Bill 1656 provides incentives to Illinois businesses to produce and sell new renewable products made from biomass and other renewable sources. The legislation builds upon Illinois’ strong agricultural base and seeks to provide new products and markets derived from grain commodities and their by-products. Universities and private companies are investing in a race with other states in research and development to introduce these products to the marketplace. … Read More

Letter to the Editor: 2-15-2017

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Show Choir Needs Greater Community Support  In my opinion, there are a handful of community pillars which draw people to the Sullivan Community – Lake Shelbyville, The Little Theater, Agri-Fab and Hydro-Gear, and our school district and community involvement to name a few.  With that said, I am addressing this letter to the Sullivan Community Unit School District #300 School Administration and the Sullivan Community Parents in order to express my observations as a deeply concerned community citizen, parent and fellow Sullivan Redskin Alumnus. To start off, and in choosing my words carefully, I went on the school district’s website to … Read More

Menus 2-15-2017

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, February 20 – Ham & beans, copper carrots, corn bread, pears. Tuesday, February 21 – Meatloaf, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned greens, whole grain wheat, applesauce. Wednesday, February 22 – Taco salad w/beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream & taco sauce, taco chips, cake. Thursday, February 23 – Roast beef, mashed potatoes w/gravy, tomatoes and celery, Texas toast, overnight fruit salad. Friday, February 24 – Cheesy turkey burger, German potato salad, cauliflower & pea salad, Texas toast, scalloped pineapple. Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, February 20 – Breakfast burritos, orange … Read More

Pancake Benefit at Bethany CP

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•February 15, 2017• Everyone is invited to a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 18 at Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee will be served with the proceeds to benefit Madison Uhlrich’s mission trip to Japan this summer. In August 2017, Cumberland Presbyterian youth and young adults from Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Philippines and South Korea will travel to Tokyo, Japan for a youth gathering which reflects CP Church growth in Asia. The purpose of the event is to gather in one place to study new cultures, pray for one … Read More

Remember When? 2-15-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week A livestock, machine shed, upholstery shop located northeast of Cadwell received extensive fire damage during a Friday afternoon fire. Arthur, Lovington and Sullivan fire departments responded to the building owned by Harvey Chupp. Firefighters were on the scene four hours battling the blaze during intermittent rain. Icy roads contributed to multiple accidents in Moultrie County. Two people were treated at local hospitals following a three car accident on Hwy 121 one mile west of Route 32. Three vehicles overturned in separate crashes. The driver of a truck left the road and overturned after striking an embankment … Read More

Obituaries 2-15-2017

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Deborah Bobbitt A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Deborah Ann Bobbitt, 68, of Decatur was celebrated Feb. 13 in St. Patrick Church in Decatur. Interment followed in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. She was born Aug. 2, 1948 in Clinton, a daughter of Robert Lee and Patricia Johanna Long Willmore. She was an employee of Decatur Housing Authority in a variety of roles. She married Terry Lynn Bobbitt Oct. 3, 1987, and he survives. … Read More

FUMC Tuesday Pancake Supper

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•February 15, 2017• The third annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the Sullivan First Methodist Church is 4:30-6 p.m. Feb 28 in the Fellowship Hall. This free event marks the end of Mardi Gras and the anticipation of Lent, which begins the next day on Ash Wednesday. Everyone is invited to the celebration, which will include pancakes with toppings, sausage and drinks. Since it is a party, all who come eat free of charge. Fellowship Hall will be decorated in purple, green and gold with lots of beads on display. Trivia questions and festive music will add to the party … Read More

OV Job Shadow: Helping Students Get on the Right Path

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•February 15, 2017• By Madison Uhlrich for the News Progress When most people think Job Shadow, they think you go to a business a few times, you watch stuff happen for a while, and you go home and try to figure out if that’s what you want to do with your life. While that does seem to be the case with some experiences, I have to tell you that my Job Shadow class at Okaw Valley High School has been nothing like that. This course, which was introduced in the 2010 / 2011 school term, was handcrafted by Mrs. Bonnie … Read More

Millikin Percussion Ensemble Presents Free Synergy Concert

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•February 15, 2017• Millikin University’s Percussion Ensemble will present its annual Synergy concert on Sunday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Synergy showcases the distinctiveness of Millikin’s ubiquitous, interdisciplinary alliances through a collaborative concert featuring performances by students and faculty across the College of Fine Arts. This year’s Percussion Ensemble Synergy concert sets out to examine the relationship between music and the cognitive sciences. The program will explore a variety of interesting musical corollaries including, entrainment, swarm intelligence, dreams and the mind-brain problem. … Read More