Winning Week for Sullivan Girls’ Basketball Team

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•January 11, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Lady Redskins’ basketball team finished the week 2-1 with wins against Cerro Gordo and Cowden-Herrick and a loss to Neoga. Against Cerro Gordo Monday, Sullivan blanked the Broncos in the first quarter 15-0 and didn’t look back, holding Cerro Gordo to less than nine points in each quarter for the eventual 63-17 win. “It was a great team effort tonight, especially defensively,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “We caused 42 turnovers as a team.” Ester Miller tallied a game-high 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Tatum Ellis followed with 13 … Read More

Bethany Library Displays Yearbook Collection

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•January 4, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress When I was growing up in Bethany, the library was a dingy, musky storefront in a block of buildings that isn’t even there anymore. Imagine this librarian’s surprise when I entered the new Marrowbone Public Library with its bank of computers, community room and comfy chairs for casual reading. What a joy to find such a library in a small community such as Bethany. The head librarian, Sally Ascenzo, ushered me into a side room, and there on a large stand was a collection of all the high school senior … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Donnabelle Frazier

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Donnabelle Frazier Donnabelle Frazier, 85, of Sullivan died 12:30 a.m. Wednesday (January 4, 2017) in Mason Point, Sullivan. Visitation will be from 10-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2017 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday following the visitation in the French Cemetery, Allenville, with Bob Vail officiating. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association or to the American Heart Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Donnabelle was born September 18,1931 in Bruce the daughter of Pearl William and Susie G. Fleming Myers. She had worked at the Illinois … Read More

Obituaries 1-4-2017: Marvin Yunker

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Marvin Yunker Marvin H. ‘Bobber’ Yunker, 66, of Sullivan passed away at 10 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 in his residence. Memorial services were held Tuesday at the Moultrie County Beacon in Sullivan. Burial will be in Skyway Memorial Gardens in Bradenton, Florida. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More

OVHS Boys Win Three at Dieterich Tournament

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•January 4, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated Arcola 51-35 and placed fifth in the Dieterich Holiday Tournament Thursday. The Timberwolves also knocked off Christ our Rock Lutheran and Tuscola but lost to Oblong and host and No. 1 seeded Dieterich. Against Arcola, Okaw Valley took a three-point lead into the half but lost the lead 32-31 by the end of the third quarter. The Timberwolves locked down defensively and allowed only three points in the fourth quarter, while scoring 20, to put the game away. Connor Cloyd led with a game-high … Read More

Obituaries 1-4-2017: Myrtle Reedy

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Myrtle Reedy Myrtle L. Reedy, 91, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:12 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 5 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday January 4) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Myrtle was born January 6, 1925 in Lovington, a daughter of Frank and Fannie Jane Benton Adkins. She married Donald V. Reedy May 20, 1944 in Sullivan, and he preceded her in death September 3, 2003. … Read More

The Sullivan Girls Seventh at Mattoon Holiday Tournament

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•January 4, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Lady Redskins defeated MacArthur and lost to Galesburg, Salem and Vandalia. In the second game against MacArthur, the Lady Redskins used a 21-6 third-quarter run to take the lead that propelled them to a 59-42 win. “We started out slow in the first quarter, but I was very proud of the girls who came in off the bench to give us a spark defensively,” said coach Sheri McCain. “We stepped up our defense in the third quarter which I thought changed the game quite a bit.” Three Lady Redskins scored … Read More