Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
Lady Red Earn Tournament Championship Berth
January 28, 2015 Will now face state ranked A&M squad Thursday by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com After a sluggish first half, Sullivan poured it on in the third quarter Tuesday evening, scoring 26 points, while holding Tuscola to just six en route to their 52-36 victory in the Central Illinois Conference tournament semifinal in Warrensburg. “I challenged the seniors at halftime. I told them as long as I’ve been here we’ve never been to the conference tournament championship,” said Sullivan head coach Sheri McCain. “They’ve had three shots at it, and this is their fourth one. They needed to step up … Read More
Sullivan, Okaw Valley School Roundups
January 28, 2015 If your child is between the ages of birth to five years old the Okaw Valley and Sullivan School Districts and Project H.E.L.P. (Helping Educate Little People) will offer free preschool screenings. Sullivan will offer screenings February 11 and 12 at the First United Methodist Church, 210 West Jefferson in Sullivan. For more information and appointments, call the Sullivan Elementary School at 728-2321. Okaw Valley will offer screenings March 5 and 6 at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 219 South Lincoln in Bethany. For more information and appointments call Stacie Hill at 665-3541. The free preschool screening is … Read More
Winter Safety at Lake Shelbyville
January 28, 2015 When is ice safe? There really is no sure answer. You can’t judge the strength of ice just by its appearance, age, thickness, temperature, or whether or not the ice is covered with snow. Strength is based on all these factors — plus the depth of water under the ice, size of the water body, water chemistry and currents, the distribution of the load on the ice, and local climatic conditions. There is no such thing as 100 percent safe ice. Lake Shelbyville is a flood control project with fluctuating water levels, therefore the U.S. Army Corps … Read More
Growing up in Sullivan: A Saturday Morning Adventure
January 28, 2015 by Jerry Ginther NP Columnist On one of my bicycling tours of the town when I was 12 or 13 years old, I came upon a man plowing a garden near the intersection of Seymour and Strain streets. That, in and of itself, was not unusual, but the fact that he was plowing the garden with a horse caught my attention right away. Even in the late 50’s this was somewhat of a novelty to see someone plowing in town with a horse. Truthfully, there was something else about this scene that made it even more appealing … Read More
Obituaries 1-28-2015: Tom Marlow
Tom Marlow A funeral service for Thomas E. Marlow, 88, of Arcola was held at noon today (Wednesday) in Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola with the Rev. Vince Rohn officiating. Burial with military rites was in Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon. He passed away at 6:47 p.m. Tuesday, January 20, 2015 in St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tucson, Ariz. … Read More
Obituaries 1-28-2015: Melody Naron
Melody Naron A service to celebrate the life of Melody J. Naron, 66, of Dalton City was held Monday in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in St. Zion. Burial was in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. … Read More
Obituaries 1-28-2015: Lura Stinson
Lura Stinson Funeral services for Lura Truvelle Stinson, 89, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. Friday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More
New Crop Insurance Option for Specialty Crop Growers
January 28, 2015 USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the release of the Whole-Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance program for the 2015 crop year. The policy allows producers to insure between 50 to 85 percent of their whole farm revenue and makes crop insurance more affordable for producers, including fruit and vegetable growers and organic farmers and ranchers. Whole-farm revenue protection combines and enhances two popular and well known plans of insurance, Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) and Adjusted Gross Revenue-Lite (AGR-Lite). Policy enhancements include an expanded range of coverage levels, coverage for replanting, provisions that increase coverage for expanding operations, … Read More