Returning Students Urged to Observe Fire Safety

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•September 9, 2015• With over a million students returning to colleges and universities throughout Illinois, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal urges students to familiarize themselves with the risks of fire and the simple steps they can take to stay safe in on-campus and off-campus housing. According to the Center for Campus Fire Safety, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness for fire safety issues at colleges and universities, August and September are the most common months for fatal campus-related housing fires. Many college students have not had proper fire safety education since elementary school. This frequently results … Read More

Lake Shelbyville Enjoys a Golden Season

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A good year for camping •September 9, 2015• By Joash Tiarks Reporting for News Progress “A lake is the landscape’s most beautiful and expressive feature.” – Henry David Thoreau Formed nearly 50 years ago, Lake Shelbyville is now certainly a beautiful and expressive feature of the region, and many local businesses depend heavily on the people and activities involved with the lake. With an apparent excess of rain in June and unseasonably cooler temperatures throughout the spring and into summer, there might have been occasion for concern that the summer season surrounding the lake would be negatively affected. According to … Read More

Obituaries 9-9-2015: Jill England

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Jill England Funeral services for Jill T. England, 53, of Rochester, formerly of Sullivan, were held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bethany. A Celebration of Life ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, in the Ansar Temple in Springfield. She passed away at 8:54 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2015, in her home in Rochester after living a good, fun life and losing it to cancer.    … Read More

SOL Member Drive Underway

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•September 9, 2015• The Sons of the American Legion member drive is underway with National Commander Kevin Collier noting the group currently has a 358,000 nationwide membership. He explained that the SAL squadron at the local American Legion Posts has men who joined to honor fathers/mothers or grandfathers/grandmothers service in the US military. By being a member of the SAL and paying your dues annually, you receive benefits such as discounted prescription and eye glass care, car rental and hotel discounts, access to life and health care insurance, and many more. … Read More

Redskins Never Look Back on Wildcats

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•September 9, 2015• By Mike Brothers Although the Mt. Olive-Sullivan Okaw Valley football game stopped with 9:40 left in the third quarter there was plenty of action for Redskin fans in the 42-0 victory. The tide turned for the SOV team early with Redskin Dalace Ray sacking the Wildcat quarterback at 9:18 in the first quarter. SOV took control and never looked back, until the lights went out on the field during the third quarter. After stopping the Wildcats midfield the Redskins’ Ty Molzen found Alec Ballinger open on the left side, who covered 45 yards down the sideline for … Read More

Sullivan Golfers Face T-Town, Move to 7-3 on Season

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•September 9, 2015• Sullivan varsity golfers faced Teutopolis on Sept. 3. Teutopolis finished with 173  as Sullivan took 177 in their match. Sullivan retains a 7-3 record with Teutopolis posting 5-3 following the match. For Sullivan Caden Ellis came in with a 41; Eric Keller 45; Joey Davison 48; Tom Schibur 47; and Kaleb Shumard 47. … Read More

Half a Century and Growing

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•September 9, 2015• Submitted by Josh Bullock President of ICC Board Recently, the Illinois Community College Board kicked off the official 50th anniversary celebration of the Illinois Public Community College Act. A celebration such as this provides a wonderful opportunity to step back and notice the impact of the collective efforts taken by community colleges over the past 50 years. The community college system in Illinois evolved from a mere concept 50 years ago into the third largest community college system in the nation with 39 community college districts serving 65 percent of the students enrolled in Illinois public higher education. … Read More

Brass Transit at Millikin

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•September 9, 2015• Millikin University’s Kirkland Fine Arts Center kicks off its 2015-2016 Performing Arts Series with Chicago tribute band Brass Transit on Saturday, Sept. 12, starting at 7:30 p.m. Brass Transit is Toronto’s dynamic, crowd-pleasing, studio-tight Chicago tribute. The band’s show includes all the hits from Chicago’s golden age, 1969-1976. With world-class horns, a rocking rhythm section and vocals stacked sky high; Brass Transit transports the audience back to the freewheeling days of the 70s. The members’ credits include platinum records, Emmy and Juno awards, and performances with Hall-of-Fame rock and soul acts including The Drifters, Sam & Dave, … Read More