Harold Curry Harold J. Curry, 97, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Lovington, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in Mesa. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Monday, March 16 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 in Ash Grove Cemetery in rural Windsor. … Read More
March 11, 2015 The News•Progress is requesting that all churches in Moultrie County who have special services to mark the Easter holiday(including Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday), submit the times and days of their services by emailing them to keith@newsprogress.com. In addition, the NP is asking for any information regarding area Easter Egg Hunts by sending info to the same above listed email. The News•Progress will in turn print those in its March 25 issue. … Read More
March 11, 2015 The Sullivan-Okaw Valley girls’ track team competed in their first meet of the season Saturday at the Illinois State University high school Indoor Invitational in Normal. Competing against several strong 2A and 3A schools, SOV had many top performances including Amanda McClain, who finished first in the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 6 inches and first in the 200 in 26.23 seconds. Emily Neuhauser finished second in the 60 meter dash with a time of 8.12 and second in the 200 in 27.11. … Read More
March 11, 2015 McGruff the Crime Dog and AlertID share warning signs and resources According to the National Domestic Abuse Hotline, each year 1.5 million high school students experience physical abuse from a dating partner. Only one-third of those victims seek help. Dating violence is the verbal, emotional, physical, or sexual abuse of a partner. Teen victims of dating violence pose a higher risk of substance abuse, eating disorders as well as a risk of future abuse (National Domestic Abuse Hotline, 2015). To address this serious problem, The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and AlertID have joined forces to raise … Read More
Phyllis Good Memorial services for Phyllis Jeane Good, 84, of Sullivan were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mason Point Chapel with John Plummer officiating. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. She passed away at 10:10 p.m. Wednesday March 4, 2015 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Coles County. … Read More
March 10, 2015• 5:02 p.m. Michael Yost arrested Tuesday afternoon by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A Sullivan man was brought up on preliminary first degree murder charges Tuesday afternoon in connection with the death of a 43-old woman last Wednesday. Illinois State Police announced Michael S. Yost of Sullivan as being arrested Tuesday after he was released from St. Mary’s hospital in Decatur. Yost was then incarcerated at the Moultrie County Jail. Yost was found last Wednesday morning along with Sheri Randall in her Graham Street apartment in Sullivan. Both individuals were found unresponsive and suffering from stab wounds. While Randall … Read More
Thursday, March 5• 11:13 a.m. Man who was injured undergoes surgery by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com An Illinois State Police spokesman told the News•Progress Thursday morning that the an individual who was transported by ambulance to St. Mary’s Hospital Wednesday morning following the discovery of an apparent homicide has undergone surgery and is now being held for observation. Lieutenant Greg Lindemulder also confirmed that the man that was transported was a Michael Yost. … Read More