Popeye Keown Robert Eugene “Popeye” Keown, 86, of Sullivan passed away at 3:56 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
•February 3, 2016• In LOVC Tournament action January 29 Decatur Lutheran Association Lions won 38-27 over the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights. Controlling the defensive backboards with 22 rebounds and hitting a better percentage of field goals at 36 wasn’t enough to guide the Knights past the Lions. LSA hit 16 percent of their three point shots and 57 percent of their free throws, along with making 14 points from turnovers to give the Lions an edge. ALAH started the first quarter with a 13-9 advantage. A cool shooting Knight second quarter pushed the Lions 8-2 effort to a 17-15 halftime lead. Third … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week The fall semester and second quarter honor rolls have been released by the Bethany Junior-Senior High School. Four seniors, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen earned straight A’s during the second quarter. They are seniors Stephanie Brewer, Allison Ferguson,Brandi Shutter and Nanette Carter; junior Tina Perry; sophomore Tami Yowell; and freshmen Angie Duncan, Jamie Scott and Shannon Wilderman. Two juniors and two sophomores earned the highest honors during the second quarter at Lovington High School. They are juniors Gary Click and Brian McGregor and sophomores Doug Creviston and Leslie Seelow. Sandy … Read More
•February 3, 2016• No One Fights Alone We wear these ribbons to show our support for our two team mothers who are battling cancer. Please show your support for them, and all cancer patients, by wearing one of these ribbons. Thank You Sullivan Redskins Basketball Team. On January 19 basketball fans in Sullivan were greeted with this message at the gymnasium entrance. Inside the Sullivan High School gymnasium the whole Redskin team came to the floor wearing one pink and one teal sock each for the first time. Over Thanksgiving two players, Adam White and River Edwards, found out their … Read More
Ty Molzen Breaks 1000 points •January 27, 2016• By Matt Kracht News Progress Sports Reporter Zach Hrvol’s 31 Points led the Redskins to 70-54 Victory over St. Teresa January 22. Sullivan notched a 16 point win over conference rival St. Teresa Friday. Ty Molzen scored his 1000th point early in the contest and finished with 15 for the game. Redskins head coach Chester Reeder praised his team’s effort after the win. “I am proud of our kids; this is the best overall performance we’ve had. Hopefully it snowballs because we have the potential to do damage in the month of … Read More
•January 27, 2016• By Nick Fiala For the News Progress Dicks Pharmacy, a well-known establishment on Vine Street in Arthur, recently came under the ownership of Cindi Reed, who owns the Oakwood Apothecary here in Sullivan. It’s part of an expansion of her business, Reed Pharmacies,LLC. “We closed on it November 2.” Reed said. “In June of last year, I got wind that Dicks was on the market again. I hadn’t spent a lot of time in Arthur, but I knew of the pharmacy. We decided to expand Reed Pharmacies and Oakwood Apothecary and purchase Dicks Pharmacy under it.” The … Read More
•January 27, 2016• University of Illinois medical student Andy Bays of Charleston is one of many who have benefited from Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Volunteer Guild scholarship program. Bays is very appreciative of the support the Guild scholarship has provided. “As a new dad and first year medical student studying for exams, life is a little hectic, but the Guild has helped put me one step closer to achieving my ultimate goal of practicing rural medicine in my hometown.” Bays said his eyes were opened to the wonder of the human body while studying kinesiology and human physiology during his undergraduate … Read More
•January 27, 2016• The Sullivan Redskins won 40-31 in the Meridian Hawks game at the CIC Tournament in Moweaqua January 25. “We lost to them early in the season,” coach Sheri McCain said. ”So it was a nice win for us.” The first quarter found an early lead overtaken by Meridian 9-6. The second quarter 16-5 surge by the Redskins put the girls ahead 22-14 at the half. “They made us run late in the game, but we were able to withstand their surge,” Coach McCain continued. “Alyssa Marshall and Esther Miller played great defensively, and Esther led in scoring … Read More
Norma Fuller Norma Jean Fuller of Sullivan died Jan. 26, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
Bob Dalluge A service to celebrate the life of Robert William “Bob” Dalluge, 88, of Long Creek was held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Burial with military honors by Macon County Honor Guard and the US Army Honors Team was in Point Pleasant Cemetery. He died at 9:15 a.m. Monday Jan. 18, 2016 in his daughter’s residence in Clinton. … Read More