Sunshine Savings for First Solar Home in Sullivan

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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

Grace Period Registration and Voting Offered

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•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

Football, Baseball, Basketball, and More on Tap

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•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

Remember When? 10-5-2016

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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

Reading Your Local Paper is ‘Way to Know’ Your Community

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•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

Understanding Illinois: Federal Courts Manage Much of Illinois Government

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•October 5, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist This is another in a periodic series of columns on “politics and policy in Illinois.” I tell my students that policy advocates appeal to any level or branch of government that might be responsive, including the courts. The Illinois state judiciary has not, however, generally inserted itself into state government policy and management. As John Marshall Law School professor Ann Lousin observes, “The Illinois Supreme Court has a good sensitivity about the separation of powers.” “The Illinois Supreme Court is not, for example, going to touch school funding because the legislature … Read More

SOV Football Game Slips Away Against Maroons

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•October 5, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter The third quarter has been the difference in all the losses for Sullivan Okaw Valley this football season. The Redskins moved the ball on Clinton first in the second half, then scored via a 5-yard touchdown run from freshman quarterback Luke Harlan. Harlan replacing an injured Brett Tuttle fired a two point conversion pass to Bryce Farris to put the game within one point. “I thought he (Harlan) did a great job for a freshman,” Redskins’ head coach Gerald Temples congratulated. “We tried to make it simple. I thought he did a … Read More

Menus 10-5-2016

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Oct. 10 – Ham & beans, copper carrots, corn bread, purple plums. Tuesday, Oct. 11 – Taco salad w/meat, lettuce, cheese, beans, tomatoes, sour cream & taco sauce, pineapple, taco chips, orange bread. Wednesday, Oct. 12 – Stuffed peppers in sauce, corn, Italian green beans, whole grain wheat, brownies. … Read More

Obituaries 10-5-2016: Kay Dorman

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Kay Dorman Kay Joan Dorman, 74, of Decatur passed away at 9:57 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan. A memorial visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 at Sullivan American Legion. The family requests casual attire. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan is assisting with arrangements. … Read More

The Flying Moodys: It All Began In Dalton City

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•October 5, 2016• By Emily Stutzman For the News Progress “Flying is a romance, an adventure, and here’re the guys that practically wrote the book on it. I can’t overemphasize the fact that it was a pleasure and honor to know both of them.” This is how Bob Waddell, of Illiopolis, describes the Moody brothers, Hunter and Humphrey. Born in the small town of Dalton City, Illinois, the sons of Edward and Ethel Moody, the brothers were avid aviators from a young age. The older of the two, Hunter, showed an interest in flying at age nine, inspired by Charles’ … Read More