Cold In-Place Recycling Moves Wilborn Blacktop Along

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•July 20, 2016• Dunn Company performed three miles of Cold In-Place Recycling (CIR) for the Moultrie County Highway Department on CH16 (Wilborn Creek Blacktop) last week. The CIR process consists of the on-site rehabilitation of the asphalt pavement with a single unit recycling train. This involves cold milling the pavement surface and remixing with the addition of asphalt emulsion to improve the properties, followed by paving the recycled material and compaction of the reprocessed material in one continuous operations. The process eliminates the need for hauling of material to and from the site. CIR re-uses the county’s most viable assets, … Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2016: Letha Rohr

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Letha Rohr Letha Mae Rohr, 95, of Mattoon passed away at 7:25 p.m. July 11, 2016 in Eastview Terrace in Sullivan. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, July 22 in Calvary Cemetery in Mattoon. Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup is assisting the family.  … Read More

Water Fun at Wyman

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•July 20, 2016• Photos by RR Best Sullivan Summer Park program director Melissa Haegen records video of water play day at Wyman Park last week. Sullivan Fire Department personnel brought the ladder truck and treated the 100 kids participating in the summer program to a day filled with water based fun. Fire fighters finished the afternoon off serving the group hot dog lunches. … Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2016: Lawrence Smith

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Lawrence Smith Lawrence S. “Larry” Smith, 67, of Sullivan passed away at 8:10 p.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016 in his home in Sullivan. Graveside services were held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, July 18 in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. McMullin-Young Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. … Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2016: Ann Hale-Kahn

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Ann Hale-Kahn A funeral service celebrating the life of Anita “Ann” Hale-Kahn, 88, of Decatur was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 14 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Decatur. Burial was in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. Tanzyus-Logan Funeral Service and Care in Decatur handled arrangements. She died at 6:20 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Heritage Manor Health Care Center in Mt. Zion. … Read More

Obituaries 7-20-2016: Dorothy Chappel

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Dorothy Chappel Dorothy L. Chappel, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were 2 p.m. Sunday, July 17 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with the Rev. Ben Harris officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.          … Read More

Growing Up In Sullivan: Someday I’ll Take a Visit to Someday Isle

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•July 20, 2016• By Jerry L. Ginther News Progress Columnist Have you ever heard of Someday Isle? It actually exists. It is a resort on Coral Bay, St. John US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. Conversely, you know it as a phrase in this form, someday I’ll… The phrase has been finished in a million different ways depending on one’s future intentions, but for most it seems an elusive destination or a fantasy about something they wish to do, someday. One thing is certain. Someday Isle keeps hope alive, and hopes for the future makes life worth living. We all … Read More

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Sullivan Plans Citywide Cleanup By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress The Sullivan City Council voted to use services from Advanced Disposal for city clean-up day. According to a letter from the Charleston’s Municipal Waste manager Ed Woker Advanced’s house-to-house service is at a rate of $1,550 per load for two Saturdays a month. Mayor Ann Short noted it would be best to do one half of the city on one Saturday and then complete the other half the following Saturday. Commissioner Bill Hagen contacted Advanced Disposal’s regional office after the city received a quote from a Peoria disposal company … Read More

Gottfreidt Hitting Stride at Lindenwood

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Following a Dream •July 20, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter 2014 Sullivan grad Taylor Gottfriedt was an All-OVC catcher when Sullivan softball won their home regional over ALAH in 2014. After catching at Lincoln College for one season, Gottfriedt transferred to Lindenwood University in Belleville—an NAIA D1 softball program, which is equivalent to NCAA DII. Midway through last season, Gottfriedt—who earned the starting catcher’s position for the pre-season 23rd nationally ranked Lynx— sustained a shoulder injury and was lost for the remainder of the season.  … Read More