•October 5, 2016• Okaw Valley volleyball lost the Sept. 29 match with Argenta-Oreana in two games. The varsity team made a tough stand in the first game, falling 26-24. In the second game momentum was on the Argenta team’s side with a 25-13 win. … Read More
•October 5, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter It took three sets to do it, but Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond put down another quality LOVC NW opponent in Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Sept. 27, 17-25, 25-14, 25-20. The Knights fell behind after the first timeout in the first set but regrouped with a stellar service game and a balanced offense and improved blocking to calm the Storm, who entered the contest 14-5, (1-0 LOVC NW) compared to ALAH’s 9-3 (0-1 LOVC NW). … Read More
DSPs: A Casualty of the State of Illinois Budget Crisis Their full title is Direct Support Professional, and their work is challenging, rewarding, necessary and underappreciated. The Moultrie County Beacon currently employs 86 trained and certified DSP’s who provide supports ranging from daily personal care (eating, grooming and dressing) to teaching essential skills and attending to complex medical needs for adults with developmental disabilities. DSP’s complete 153 hours of classroom and on-the-job training, criminal background checks and pre-employment and ongoing drug testing. … Read More
•October 5, 2016• Effingham varsity golfers took home the win from the Sullivan Triangular Meet held Sept. 21. Effingham’s record was 6-4 after the team scored 162 at the Sullivan match. Sullivan golfers were in second place shooting 182, followed by Meridian shooting 224. … Read More
•October 5, 2016• Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and driver services facilities open Monday to Friday will be closed on Monday, October 10. Facilities open Tuesday to Saturday will be closed Saturday, October 8 in observance of Columbus Day. All office and facilities will be open for business Tuesday, October 11. Individuals may visit the Secretary of State’s website, www.cyberdriveillinois.com, to locate the nearest driver services facility and the hours of operation. In addition, drivers may change an address, register to become an organ and tissue donor or renew license plate stickers online. … Read More
Dual System Pays Back •October 5, 2016• By Redi Kilowatt for the News Progress Mike and Donna Fowler live in the first home in Sullivan operated on dual solar power and conventional electrical service. The city of Sullivan installed the dual operation service meter Sept. 30, and the solar panels were activated moments later for a system that Mike can monitor from his smart phone. It was a journey with an unlikely beginning. “My wife and I needed to remodel our kitchen, so we went to a home show in Springfield for ideas,” Mike began. A retired member of the … Read More
•October 5, 2016• The last day to register to vote has passed; however, it’s not too late to vote in this election by taking advantage of Grace Period Registration and Voting in the county clerk’s office. This method of registration is available only in the county clerk’s office, 10 S. Main in Sullivan, weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and runs from October 12 through election day. If a person registers to vote or changes an address during grace period and wants to vote in the upcoming election, he/she must vote at the time of registration. … Read More
•October 5, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Three matchups between top 10 teams, baseball regular season ending, NBA training camp and pre-season commencing: the avid fan could sit a whole weekend and not have to worry about not having something to watch. The better question would be, “Which do I choose?” That’s better said than done. This week there were three matchups against top 10 teams in college football: (10) Washington vs (7) Stanford, (8) Wisconsin at (4) Michigan, and the primetime night-cap of (3) Louisville and (5) Clemson. … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Senior Bethany king and queen candidates are Greg Dickens, Erin Roach, Doug Fultz, Amy Haile, Kari Smith, Mark Bland, Ja’Net Osborn and Steven Van Loon. Coronation of the king and queen will be held in the high school gym Friday night following the football game against Illiopolis. Dr. Glen Dust of Sullivan recently hired Sullivan resident Sue Dunphy, a nurse practitioner, to join his staff. Dunphy recently graduated from the nurse practitioner program offered by the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nurse practitioners have advance training in different areas of nursing … Read More
•October 5, 2016• By Layne Bruce NNW Guest Columnist Several years ago cyberspace was frenzied over many popular websites going dark for 24 hours to protest a federal bill meant to crack down on video piracy. The Stop Online Piracy Act – or SOPA – was a controversial and perhaps misguided effort championed by the Motion Picture Association of America to end illegal online sharing of copyrighted material, primarily movies and music. To protest SOPA and its potential threats to the First Amendment, Wikipedia, Google, Reddit and – heaven forbid – I Can Haz Cheezburger, among many others, all shut … Read More