•December 23, 2015• Sullivan IGA was the scene of holiday generosity last week. A Sullivan couple came into the store and purchased $1200 worth of hams to donate to the Moultrie County Food Bank. IGA management explained the couple would like the donation to remain anonymous. Sullivan IGA employees delivered 100 hams to the Moultrie County Food Pantry Monday morning in time to be distributed to needy families prior to the holidays. … Read More
•December 23, 2015• In the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball tournament the Lady Timberwolves beat Maroa-Forsyth 47-38. The Lady Trojans matched Okaw Valley 9-9 in the first quarter and outscored the Lady Timberwolves 10-8 going into the half leading 19-17. Okaw Valley came back after the half with a 14-9 third quarter and took the momentum into the fourth. In the final quarter the Lady Timberwolves outscored the Lady Trojans 16-10 for the win. … Read More
Phillip King Phillip O. King, 79, of Sullivan, died at 4:15 a.m. Wednesday December 16, 2015 in his residence. Celebration of Life services were at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Jonathan Creek Cemetery in rural Sullivan. … Read More
•December 23, 2015• The Knights Holiday Classic is underway with Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond winning 50-22 over Shelbyville. With Hannah Wallen hitting five field goals the Lady Knights went into a commanding 24-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Lady Rams gained composure scoring 6-6 with the ALAH team in the second quarter. The Lady Knights went into the half ahead 30-9. Third quarter action had the ALAH team scoring 9-4 over Shelbyville and finishing the fourth quarter scoring 11 -9 over the Lady Rams for the win. … Read More
•December 23, 2015• There is a glow in the 400 block of Lincoln Street in Sullivan and the Christmas season is the reason. Clark W. Griswold watch out, Miles Wiley is on a Christmas decorating mission in Sullivan. Not unlike the National Lampoon Christmas Vacation movie’s obsessive holiday decorator, Miles’ mission is to squeeze as much Christmas as possible onto his grandmother Wilma Wiley’s Lincoln Street lawn. He is a 14-year-old student, whom his teacher refers to as Clark, and Miles has been in the decorating game since he was five. “The first year I had two lighted reindeer, a … Read More
James Elliott Military rites for James Edward Elliott, 41, of Southern Pines, N.C. were provided by the Macon County Honor Guard at 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 19. Graceland Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur assisted the family with arrangements. The former Lovington resident died Dec. 11, 2015 in North Carolina. He was born Sept. 7, 1974 in Decatur, the son of Mary Ellen Mocabee Burt and Kent Edward Elliott. … Read More
•December 23, 2015• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond School Board approved its 4.97% property tax levy for taxes payable in 2016 at its most recent school board meeting. The district also voted to abate the sales tax for year 2015 to pay debt service on General Obligation Bonds which is an alternate revenue source. The sales tax is the primary revenue source to pay for the junior high addition. If something happens to the sales tax, then the district would have to use property taxes,” Superintendent Kenny Schwengel said. Supt. Schwengel stated that all funds are … Read More
Shawnee to Preserve Moultrie Heritage and Continue Network Improvements •December 23, 2015• Shawnee Communications (Shawnee) and Moultrie MultiCorp, Inc., today announced that Shawnee, a rural provider of telephone, high speed Internet and other telecommunications services in five southern Illinois counties, would acquire Moultrie MultiCorp, Inc., the holding company of Moultrie Independent Telephone Company (MITC) and MITC’s affiliated companies, including One-Eleven Internet Services and Moultrie Telecommunications. Shawnee announced that the Lovington based companies would continue to operate with no changes and that Shawnee would continue investing in technology infrastructure to provide customers with the latest in telecommunications and high speed Internet … Read More
Bob Phillips Robert “Bob” Phillips, 47, of Arthur passed away at 4:30 a.m. Monday, December 21, 2015 in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 26, 2015 in the McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Penn Township Cemetery in Moweaqua. … Read More