Taleana Coslow Taleana Jo Coslow, 22, and her unborn son Elijah Owen Brooks of Lovington passed away at 10:57 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 2 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m. Friday, April 1 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Taekwondo Master Roberts along with 22 of his students competed in the Southern Illinois Taekwondo Invitational Championship in Olney March 12. The team won 40 medals and two grand champion trophies. … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Movie night is at Mason Point at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7. Inside Out is the feature presentation. Disney Pixar presents an inventive animated film that takes moviegoers on a journey from the Inside Out to discover the emotional roller coaster in side their heads. Everyone is invited to enjoy drinks and popcorn provided by Mason Point. … Read More
David Magos David Bradley Magos, 39, of Bement, passed away at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Visitation will be held from 1- 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Inurnment will be held at a later date. David was born April 8, 1976 in Urbana, the son of Chuck Magos and Helen McKee Gillespie. He married Andrea Marie Hopper July 8, 2003 in Sullivan, and she survives. He was employed with Wood Specialties and previously for Wright Tree Services. Dave was foremost a loving father to his children and dedicated his life to them. He … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Sullivan Redskins baseball team topped the Heritage Hawks 4-3 in Sullivan action March 23. Tom Schibur was the winning pitcher for Sullivan varsity allowing three earned runs and throwing 10 strikeouts in seven innings. Alec Ballinger scored one run, getting two hits in four at bats. Brett Tuttle had two hits and two runs in four trips to the plate. He was left on base twice. Zach Hrvol had two at bats and was walked twice, getting left on base one time. Bryce Farris had one hit and one RBI in four trips to the plate. … Read More
•March 30, 2016• By Mike Brothers Judge Dan L. Flannell granted Michael Yost until April 4 to produce evidence that involuntary intoxication be a reasonable defense in the death of Sheri Randall on March 4, 2015. Yost, 41, appeared in Moultrie County Circuit Court March 29 with public defender Brad Rau requesting expert witness expenses. This is to help prove Yost’s diabetes condition combined with alcohol contributed to his amnesia. State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey objected to Rau’s request for an additional expert evaluation of Yost. “As for the involuntary intoxication, it was not involuntary if it was caused by his … Read More
Damage forces euthanization •March 30, 2016• A bald eagle in a severely weakened state due to being kept illegally in captivity, was euthanized March 17. Illinois Conservation police officers Jason Moody and Brandon Barnes responded to a call about an injured eagle in a field near the Lake Shelbyville Wildlife Management Area in Moultrie County. The eagle made several attempts to fly but was unable to fly more than 20 yards. After several attempts, the officers were able to capture the bird and deliver it safely to the Illinois Raptor Center in Decatur. … Read More
•March 30, 2016• In the Wednesday, March 23 edition of the News Progress an error was made in the page 12 story entitled: Double Shut Out for Sullivan. The first paragraph reported a loss to Mattoon. In fact the Redskins varsity baseball team won the Mattoon game 9-6 on March 18. We regret the error. … Read More
•March 23, 2016• By Nick Fiala For The News Progress A non-profit organization called Christian Aid Ministries, or CAM, has a small operating branch right here in Sullivan. Ray Miller, a Mennonite from the community of Bourbon, has been assisting with the donations for the past five years. He voluntarily picks up donated or overstocked clothes from thrift stores and churches in the county and drives them out to a collection building rented out by CAM, near Arthur, where they are packaged and eventually shipped overseas. “I donate my time picking them up,” Miller said. “It’s a really unique deal. … Read More
•March 23, 2016• SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, April 21 in the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. … Read More