Family Game Night at Lovington Library
•December 23, 2015• Lovington Public Library will hold a family game night competition 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday Jan. 4. Those attending may bring their own board and card games or borrow the library’s games. Reading Redbirds Youth Book Club for fourth-eighth graders meets 3:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of each month. The children in this club enjoy planning and assisting with library events and discussing their favorite books. Community service hours and volunteer experience that will look good on a resume may be earned by teens volunteering for tasks such as cleaning, shelving books, helping to create new … Read More
Correction
•December 23, 2015• In the December 2 edition of the News Progress the story on page eight concerning the retirement of Prairie Winds director Virginia Darnell unintentionally omitted longtime member Vic Arendell. We regret the error. … Read More
Sullivan Redskins Take Arcola Purple Riders
•December 23, 2015• The Sullivan Redskins took a 61-54 home court win over the Arcola Purple Riders Tuesday, December 15. Head coach Chester Reeder noted the 5-2 Sullivan team had 27 rebounds with Ty Molzen pulling down 14 to help the effort. The Redskins were 9-5 in the first quarter over the Purple Riders, who came back strong in the second quarter with a 16-9 run. Sullivan was down 21-18 at halftime They scored 18 points in the third quarter to Arcola’s nine. Both teams were scoring by the fourth with a 25-24 quarter for the Redskins to end the … Read More
Knights Handle Decatur Christian Team
•December 23, 2015• Decatur Christian traveled to Arthur Tuesday where the Knights won 49-8. The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond team hit 23 of 40 from the field for 57 percent shooting and shot 75 percent from the free throw line hitting three of four as a team. The Warriors shot just 15 percent from the field hitting three of 19 and 14 percent from the free stripe making one of seven. Turnovers were a problem for the Decatur Christian team as they had 21 to the Redskins 10. Sullivan capitalized on turnover points with 20. The Knights started strong with an 18-1 first … Read More
PARCC Test Results Revealed
College & Career Are Goals By Mike Brothers Sullivan District 300 school board members learned high school and elementary school student assessment testing results were good, but some work needs to been done in the middle school. School psychologist Jessica L. Reeder presented Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC) testing results December 14. Reeder noted this was the first year for PARCC testing for grades 3-8 in English, language arts and mathematics. Juniors at Sullivan High School were tested in English III and Algebra II. Reeder explained the scoring gap between high school and elementary may … Read More
Obituaries 12-23-2015: David Baker
David Baker David Ronald Baker, 76, of Sullivan, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday December 18, 2015 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Private family burial was held Tuesday in Liberty Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. David was born February 5, 1939 in London, England, a son of Ronald and Irene Evans Baker. … Read More
Strong Second Half Not Enough for Lady Redskins
•December 23, 2015• The Meridian Lady Hawks capitalized on a strong first half to beat the Lady Redskins 36-29, December 19. “We played a great second half and outscored them 16-10,” coach Sheri McCain said. “But unfortunately we dug ourselves a hole in the first half, giving up 26 points, including four three pointers.” Merdian’s Amy AuKamp had two three pointers, Chloe Herbert scored two three pointers and Hannah Wetzel contributed one for the Lady Hawks. Lady Redskin Lizzie Green scored a three pointer and a field goal for five points; Brooke Tuttle had two field goals and two free … Read More
Remember When? 12-23-2015
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week A unique Christmas display at Wood Insurance Agency in Sullivan is catching the eye of many passersby and the community’s school children. It’s a miniature mountain village consisting of two electrical trains and two working aerial cable cars surrounded by a depot, tall evergreens, mini vehicles, bicycles and skiers. Gordon Wood, Jr. assembled the display, and his father Gordon R. Wood adored it. The trains in the display belong to Gordon Jr. and Wood’s other son Gerry. All of the Woods collect trains. Jill Wood, Sarah Massey and Ben Massey were among … Read More