Sullivan Softball Staves Off Shelbyville to Advance to Championship

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Redskins to play Tuscola Saturday for regional title May 20, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Tuesday evening’s regional semi-final between no. 2 seed and host Sullivan and no. 3 seed Shelbyville saw plenty of back-and-forth momentum that finally ended with a double play in the top of the seventh, earning the Lady Redskins their second straight regional championship appearance. After taking an early 1-0 lead, Sullivan found themselves down 5-3 heading into the bottom of the fourth. There, the Lady Red strung together six hits for four runs, including a double to deep left field by Heidi Clements to tie … Read More

Waggoner Family and Descendants Finally Reunite

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First mass reunion is held in over 80 years May 20, 2015 by Joash Tiarks Reporting in Sullivan With the Memorial Day holiday being celebrated this coming Monday, many families will take the extra day off from school and work to get together, enjoy a cookout perhaps, and typically visit the sites where those family members who served in the armed services are laid to rest. For the local Waggoner family, this would mean visiting Whitfield Cemetery where Isaac Waggoner lies next to his wife Emsey, having served in the Revolutionary War. Many members of the family were able to … Read More

Obituaries 5-20-2015: Billy Price

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Billy Price Celebration of Life services for Billy L. Price, 82, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. He died at 5 a.m. Friday May 15, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More

Okaw Valley Advances with 20-0 Regional Win over Neoga

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McClain perfect in outing May 20, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter The Timberwolves looked like a number one seed Tuesday night in the second round of the class 1A Windsor/Stew-Stras Regional. Amanda McClain was perfect through four frames striking out nine in a five inning no hitter. Okaw Valley will face the winner of Windsor/Stew-Stras and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Friday in the championship. A dialed in OV lineup tallied 11 runs in the first two innings with McClain setting the tone by stealing home for the initial run in the bottom of the first. Paige Harlin followed with a two … Read More

Sullivan Applies for $450,000 CDAP Grant

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Plans to improve sewer system on northwest side May 20, 2015 by Ariana Cherry Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Before the regular meeting of the Sullivan city council last Monday evening, a public hearing concerning a grant from the State Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for which it intends to apply was held. It is funded by Title I of the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. If the city is approved for the grant, the funds will be used to improve the sanitary sewer system in the northwest part of town. Most of the work would be done throughout … Read More

Judge Flannell to Speak at Historical Society Meeting

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May 20, 2015 The Moultrie County Historical and Genalogical Society will hold their monthly general meeting on at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21 in the Heritage Center located in Sullivan. There the speaker for the evening will be Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Dan Flannell. Flannell first joined the court in 1988 and was retained in 2012 for a term that expires in 2018. He was elected by his fellow circuit judges as Chief Judge, effective August 1, 2012. The Heritage Center will be closed on Monday, May 25 for Memorial Day. … Read More

Diving Catch Robs Knights in 3-2 Regional Loss

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ALAH’s season ends early May 20, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball had their season come to an end Monday at home versus the Purple Riders from Arcola. The first round regional hosts got an absolute gem from Tyler Schuring who relieved Ross Ryan after the first inning, but it was not enough. Schuring pitched six innings without allowing an earned run while striking out nine. Coach Craig Moffett thought the Purple Riders simply had more energy. “They hit the ball okay, but they were ready to go,” he said. “They were the aggressor today.” … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Stop Kicking the Can Down the Road

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May 20, 2015 By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist There is no way to sugarcoat the bitter pill that Illinois taxpayers will have to swallow this summer if we are to put the state onto a path of long-term fiscal stability and predictability, characteristics that are critical to persuading business to locate and expand here. As you have read, the Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled that policymakers cannot wiggle out of responsibilities to meet state pension obligations that are underfunded to the tune of $100+ billion. Illinois has started to fill that pension hole by appropriating $8 billion a year … Read More

Obituaries 5-20-2015: Mark Stadler

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Mark Stadler Celebration of Life services for Mark A. Stadler, 56, of Sullivan were held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. He passed away from cancer while surrounded by his family at 2:25 a.m. Tuesday May 12, 2015 in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. … Read More

Obituaries 5-20-2015: Helen Randol

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Helen Randol Funeral services for Helen E. Randol, 87, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Shelbyville. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville. She passed away at 3:58 a.m. Tuesday May 12, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More