Beverly Harvey Beverly Harvey, 64, of New Hampton, Iowa died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017 in Hospice of North Iowa in Mason City. Memorial services were held Jan. 27 in Harvest Church in New Hampton and Jan. 29 in First Christian Church in Decatur. Private family interment will be held at a later date. Arrangements were with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. … Read More
•February 1, 2017• The Sullivan boys’ basketball team dropped two games in the Central Illinois Conference tournament games and a non-conference game against Charleston this past week. Monday, Jan 23 in the CIC tournament, Central A&M incrementally expanded its lead against the Redskins. CAM took a 6-point lead into the second quarter and a 24-17 into halftime. The Raiders tacked on six more to the lead in the third quarter and eventually won 50-37. Bryce Farris and Queintan Britton each scored nine points, and Josh Stutzman followed with eight. Farris also recorded 11 rebounds and four steals. In the first … Read More
•February 1, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I decided to “get outta’ Dodge” for a couple of weeks. I have landed in Thomasville, Georgia (pop. 19,000), just north of the Florida panhandle. Each morning I have coffee out front of a shop in the upscale, 1880s-vintage downtown. I have been struck by the smiling, friendly and upbeat nature of folks here. I swear they have a lively bounce in their step as they head out to start their day. Why so, I wondered? I visited with Tom Hill, a native and the retired curator of the city’s history … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Feb 3, 1992 George Risley of Sullivan took advantage of springlike weather playing a round of golf at the Sullivan Country Club in 60 degree weather. Moultrie County crime decreased from 1990 to 1991 MCSD Sgt. Rieck Kendall reported. Burglaries fell from 51 to 33 in 1991 with Kendall noting the arrest of three groups operating burglary rings in Moultrie and Macon counties were a major reason for that decline. Bethany’s Andi Smith contributed points, steals and rebounds to propel the Fillies to a 59-35 win over Blue Mound at the Meridian Tournament. Corey Richardson had … Read More
•February 1, 2017• By Jose Libra for the News Progress Along with about a dozen friends from Sullivan, we just returned from five warm, sunny days touring this remarkable civil engineering project and its environs in the Republic of Panama. The preplanned trip was organized and led by Road Scholar guides, beginning with our landing in the skyscraper crowded Panama City, the capital of the country. Led by Don Schmidgall of Sullivan our group benefited from his energy and attention to detail, making the trip easy and fascinating. Highlights included history of the canal, size and scope of this project, … Read More
•February 1, 2017• Crazy 8s is a cool over-the-top after school club that’s designed to get kids excited about math. Beginning March 8, each Friday from 3:45-4:45 p.m. kids will get to build stuff, run and jump, be Ninjas and make new friends. This program is for children in grades third-fifh. “Wee Readers Story Time” is held 10:45-11:15 a.m. Thursday mornings. Preschoolers two years and older enjoy a story, arts and crafts, song and dance, learning games and more. Themes are Feb. 2: “Valentine’s Day”; Feb. 9: No storytime; Feb.. 16: “Presidents”; Feb. 23: “Penguins”. Learn to design games with … Read More
•February 1, 2017• Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced a groundbreaking partnership that brings together 14 states to encourage individuals to invest money on behalf of people with a disability or blindness without jeopardizing their federal disability benefits. Illinois leads the National Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Alliance, the country’s largest multi-state agreement for these special investment tools that allow for tax-free investment growth when proceeds are spent on qualifying disability-related expenses. Today’s announcement culminates nearly two years of negotiations and additional states also can join the Illinois-led group. “Every parent wants the best for their child,” Frerichs … Read More
•February 1, 2017• In the January 25 issue of the News Progress an error was made in the page three story entitled Bethany Church Families. Pastor Tracy Siegman is the pastor of the First Christian Church of Bethany. She was incorrectly identified as the Presbyterian Church pastor. We apologize for the error. … Read More
•February 1, 2017• If a child is between the ages of birth to five years old the Sullivan School District and Project H.E.L.P. (Helping Educate Little People) will offer free preschool screenings February 27 and 28. Screenings are at First United Methodist Church, 210 West Jefferson in Sullivan. The free preschool screening is to see how a child is developing in the areas of concepts, motor, speech and language. A vision and hearing screening is also provided. The free developmental screening lasts about one hour. Call Sullivan Elementary School at 728-2321 for an appointment or more information. … Read More