•May 4, 2016• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and the Decatur Lutheran Association baseball teams faced off in Arthur April 29 with LSA’s Lions getting a 4-3 edge. Marcus Vanausdoll took the bulk of ALAH pressure on the mound for six innings. Vanausdoll had eight strikeouts and allowed five hits that netted four runs for LSA . He walked five. Turner Emberton came in for one inning of relief. … Read More
•May 4, 2016• Sarah Bush Lincoln will host its 27th annual golf benefit Friday, June 10 at the Mattoon Golf & Country Club. Net proceeds from the event will benefit the construction of Sarah Bush Lincoln’s new Regional Cancer Center. Through its Building Hope Campaign, the SBL Health Foundation is committed to raising $3.5 million to support construction of the $15.4 million project. Golfers have a choice of either a morning or afternoon flight. A continental breakfast will be available during morning registration which begins at 6:30 a.m., prior to a 7:30 a.m. tee off. Lunch will be served from … Read More
•May 4, 2016• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team combined hard hitting and good pitching for a 19-3 win over Arcola Thursday, April 28. This win brings the ALAH 11-6 overall and 6-1 in conference play. Knights pitcher Macy Hollingsworth shut out the Arcola team until the fifth inning. She allowed three earned runs on five hits with two strikeouts and one base on balls. For the ALAH team Logan Kauffman was 3-5 with two RBIs. Shelby Frederick went 4-5 on the day, hitting a triple and racking up six RBIs. Mycaela Miller was 4-5, hitting a double and two triples, with … Read More
Civic Center Gets New Lockers •May 4, 2016• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress At the most recent Sullivan City Council meeting, a few projects that had been set aside in the TIF budget were discussed. A bid of $20,775.95 was received from Salisbury Industries for new lockers at the Civic Center. Many of the older lockers have started to show their age and have started to rot out after long time usage. The bid will replace 116 lockers for the men and women’s locker rooms. The old chiller at the Civic Center has also been removed to make … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Moultrie County coroner Lynn Reed was the official fish weigher during the Moultrie County Sheriff Dept.’s eighth annual crappie tournament last weekend. At least one member of the 160 participating teams was required to be a part of a law enforcement agency to participate in the tourney. Top local fishers were retired state trooper Jim Davis of Sullivan and Elliott Yeakel who earned sixth place. Matt Powell was a member of one of the two student teams playing donkey basketball against teams made up of firemen and EMTs recently at Lovington High … Read More
•May 4, 2016• The continued underfunding of schools in Illinois is no secret. For years now, the state of Illinois has balked on fully funding its schools as promised. As a result of these difficult times caused by budgetary constraint, schools have been forced to turn to outside sources to help fund activities. Fortunately, the Sullivan PTO has stepped up its efforts to provide opportunities for the students of Sullivan Elementary School. PTO is an integral part of the elementary school. They help fund varying activities, including but not limited, to assemblies, field trips, and tickets for all students to … Read More
•May 4, 2016• First Christian Church in Sullivan is hosting a piano concert at 7 p.m. May 14 to benefit Moultrie County Relay For Life. Pianist Tyler Harr, who is a music education major at Eastern Illinois University, will be at the piano. Harr, who has strong roots in Sullivan with grandparents Fred and Carroll Sebens along with his aunts and uncles living in the area, is a junior at EIU and is highly recognized for his musical talents. Harr is performing in honor of his uncle Kris Sebens who died of cancer May 13, 2013. … Read More