Remember When? 1-11-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week Nathan R. Hutchings of Sullivan has been awarded an honor scholarship to attend MacMurray College in Jacksonville as a result of scholarship competition held in November 1991. He is the son of Dennis and Mary Hutchings and plans to major in biology or chemistry for pre medicine at MacMurray. Several area students are among the nearly 50 candidates for degrees or certificates upon completion of the fall term at Lake Land College. Two area students graduated summa cum laude with a 3.8 to 4. grade point average. They are Michael H. Hafer of Arthur and Tamara … Read More

Obituaries 1-11-2017: Peggy Gillett

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Peggy Gillett Peggy May Gillett, 89, of Sullivan, formerly of Calgary, Alberta, Canada passed away at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 14 in Allenville Christian Church with Pastor Eddie Miller officiating. Burial will be in Calgary, Alberta May 27, 2017. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More

City Replies to Attorney General Request

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•January 11, 2017• By Mike Brothers Sullivan replied to an Illinois Attorney General Public Access Counselor (PAC) request concerning details of the Nov. 21 special city council meeting that led to the appointment of Dan L. Flannell as city administrator. Kirk Allen of the Edgar County Watchdog entered a Request for Review with the AG office taking issue with items eligible for action at the Nov. 21 meeting. Mayor Ann Short stated she, the city clerk and city attorney had prepared a response to the PAC request from the attorney general’s office on Friday, January 6. “We have replied to … Read More

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