Looking back at the News Progress in 2015

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•January 6, 2016• • January 7, 2015  The Okaw Valley Timberwolves used a surging third quarter performance to pull away from Stewardson-Strawsburg and ultimately win 67-53. The ALAH Knights dominated the Windsor Blue Devils 71-33 during the Tri County Holiday Tournament. Lady Redskins have strong finish beating Mattoon 59-49. Lady Timberwolves get 63-32 win over Decatur Christian. The French family has spent 20 years randomly selecting Lovington Grade School students to receive four bicycles. A $200,000 loss in state aid prompts Sullivan District 300 to increase its tax levy by 6.73 percent. Moultrie County Board votes to consolidate payroll schedules … Read More

Letter to the Editor: 12-30-2015

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•December 30, 2015• Dear Editor, After my wife died in early August, I was heartbroken and very lonely. I remember that before she died she told me I should consider moving into an assisted unit home. So in late August, I did as she suggested and moved into Courtyard Estates. This was the best decision I had ever made, other than marrying my wife. I no longer have to pay for utilities, car insurance, garbage, food or extras. I no longer have to do my laundry. I no long have to clean the house. I no longer have to prepare … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Cheatham’s Hill a Monument to Our Enduring Union

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•December 30, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist The Illinois Monument at the Kennesaw Mountain Civil War battlefield north of Atlanta is a rather nondescript vertical block of marble. The monument stands atop Cheatham’s Hill, which the soldiers of the 85th and 125th Illinois Regiments almost but never quite reached on June 26, 1864. The marker commemorates the courage and cohesiveness of the men who came within 30 feet of the almost impregnable Confederate earthen parapets above the sharp rise. Each holiday season I visit my sister’s family, who live near the park, outside Marietta, Ga. And each year … Read More

Lady Titans win Knights Holiday Classic

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Knights finish strong •December 30, 2015• By Mike Brothers It was the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights Holiday Classic with Tri-County’s Titans taking the championship in a 29-22 win over St. Teresa’s Lady Bulldogs December 23. Tri-County jumped to a 9-4 lead over St. Teresa in the first quarter. The Lady Bulldogs came back with a 8-4 second quarter and went into the half at 13-12 Lady Titans. St Teresa tied the Tri County team at the end of the third quarter with a 9-8 run. A cool shooting fourth quarter left St. Teresa with two points to the Lady Titans nine for … Read More

A Look at Redskins Basketball Statistics

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•December 30, 2015• The Sullivan Redskins basketball team is 10 games into the season and has pulled down 264 rebounds as a team ; made 164 field goals on 358 attempts ; made 96 of 160 free throws; made 52 three point shots of 155 ; made 476 total points; they had 60 steals with a 6-4 record. Ty Molzen had 76 rebounds, 22 assists, 57 field goals, 41 free throws, four three point shots; total of 159 points and 12 steals. Zach Hrvol had 51 rebounds, nine assists, 48 field goals, 10 free throws, 20 three point shots, 126 … Read More

Winter Crop Seminar

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•December 30, 2015• A winter crop seminar begins at 9 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15 at First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. Farmers and landowners looking to learn about changes coming to the 2016 Federal Crop Insurance Program are getting their chance during several upcoming crop seminars. Country Financial, the Illinois Farm Bureau and other agencies are sponsoring dozens of talks across the state this winter to better equip farmers and landowners with the knowledge they need to make sound financial decisions.  … Read More

Remember When? 12-30-2015

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week The days of steam powered railroading returned to Findlay for about 30 minutes Thursday afternoon with the arrival of Union Pacific locomotive 844 pulling a string of passenger cars. The train was a special, and the passengers were railroad buffs who were attending a convention in St. Louis where the trip originated. New computers at the courthouse are expected to initially increase the workload of circuit clerk employees. In the long run the computers are expected to eliminate most of the manual copying the office does into large legal books which take … Read More

Sullivan Council Upgrades Radios, Secret Santa Lauded

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•December 30, 2015• By Nick Fiala For the News Progress The December 14 Sullivan City Council meeting covered multiple points of financial and personal importance to the community at large. After reviewing the city’s bills, members asked about a notable expense of nearly $15,000. “$14,900 (is being paid) for a used 2003 Ford F350 1-ton dump truck,” said Justin Farris of the water and sewer department. Though this cleared up the need for the funds, it also led finance and accounts commissioner Mike Mossman to inquire as to why he did not know other departments were looking for a used … Read More