Two Against One is Too Much Fun! Oh Brother…
•February 1, 2017• By Mike Brothers NP Managing Editor Ready. Set. Go! This is the way every visit with grand twins Lyla and Landon begins. It is a great race game Papa Flower has played with them since they learned to walk. And usually ends up with me crashed on the ground with both kids wrestling to keep me down. That was during warm weather and while they were younger and slower. Now they are pushing four years old, and the days of pretending to run after them have turned into the reality of chasing after them. Trouble is they … Read More
ALAH Knights Score OT Win Over Arcola
•February 1, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team completed a fourth-quarter comeback in the Little Okaw Valley NW consolation championship game to defeat Arcola 74-72 in overtime Jan. 24. After a back-and-forth first half, the Purple Riders took a 15-point lead into the fourth quarter, but Will Cohan scored nine points as part of a Knights’ 18-2 run in the first half of the period. ALAH outscored Arcola 22-7 in the fourth to tie the game and send it into overtime. In the first couple minutes of overtime, ALAH outscored Arcola 9-1, but the … Read More
Regionals Hosted at ALAH and Sullivan
•February 1, 2017• The Illinois High School Association has set schedules for the girls’ basketball Class 1A and 2A regionals, and Moultrie County will be hosting two of them. Sullivan is scheduled to host the Class 2A regional starting Feb. 6. Sullivan is the No. 5 ranked team and will play No. 10 ranked Shelbyville at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6. … Read More
Politics Remains Politics Throughout History
•February 1, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress February is the month we celebrate our presidents and Illinois has sent four favorite sons to the White House – Lincoln, Grant, Reagan and Obama. By far, Lincoln is the most popular and most revered. His early law career started when he was a circuit rider in middle Illinois, and his travels brought him to Sullivan. The first courthouse in Sullivan was built in 1848, and Moultrie County was served by the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court. Abraham Lincoln passed through these doors many times while he traveled the circuit court … Read More
IDOC and PRB Partner to Improve Parole Revocation Process
•February 1, 2017• The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois Prisoner Review Board (PRB) today announced that a Settlement Agreement in the case of Moises Morales v. Craig Findley has been approved. The Settlement Agreement reflects Governor Bruce Rauner’s commitment to increasing public safety and improving outcomes for all men and women who are released from IDOC custody. The Rauner Administration worked with the IDOC and PRB legal teams to reach a suitable agreement, therefore avoiding costly litigation and the perpetual judicial oversight that would have resulted had the parties entered into a consent decree. US District Judge … Read More
Beekeeping Class Offered
•February 1, 2017• The Arthur beekeepers show how to set up and maintain a hive through the year during an Introduction to beekeeping class. The one day class is 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb 18 in Arthur United Methodist Church located at 128 E. Illinois in Arthur. There is a cost which includes handout material and a year’s membership in the Arthur Beekeepers for a family. … Read More
SHS Announces First Semester Honor Rolls
•February 1, 2017• Straight A Honor Roll Anderson, Ciara L. (11), Cameron, Laine N. (11), Cooper, Grant P. (12), Cravatta, Abby E. (11), Elder, Trevor W. (11), Ellis, Caden P. (10), Farley, Mary M. (12), Freeman, Shelby A. (12), Goss, Broderick J. (10), Hunter, Shyanne L. (9), Johnson, Spencer A. (10), Jones, Lindsay M. (11), Mauck, Grace E. (12), Mcclure, Kaitlynn M. (11), Menke,, Alex R. (12), Miller, Allison C. (12), Miller, Morgan L. (12), Nichols, Adalee J. (9), Phelps, Winchester L. (11), Plank, Isaiah C. (11), Pratt, Bailee E. (12), Sentel, Brynna C. (12), Stutzman, Joshua M. (11), Tarr, … Read More
Origin of Sullivan’s Name Traced to Revolutionary War
•February 1, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress My friend and News Progress colleague Joe Pound has every so kindly advised me that my source of the city website for the origins of the name “Sullivan” was incorrect. Indeed, further research shows that in documents from the Sullivan County Commissioners in 1845, they met and agreed on a site for the new town and selected the name “Sullivan” after General John Sullivan of Revolutionary War fame. So, let me now praise famous men. John Sullivan was born Feb. 17, 1740 in New Hampshire and was a continental general … Read More
State Missed Investment Earnings Due to Budget Impasse
•February 1, 2017• The state of Illinois could have earned $8.8 million more in investment income in the fourth quarter of 2016 as a result of the year-long budget impasse, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today. “Following yesterday’s state of the state address, we can all agree that the state is in dire need of a full, balanced budget plan that brings fiscal stability to Illinois,” Frerichs said. “Our office continues to maximize returns on our investments, but we could be bringing in millions more in investment income with a sound budget in place.” … Read More