The News•Progress will be accepting letters to Santa up until this Friday at 5 p.m. Letters may either be dropped of at the NP office located at 100 W. Monroe in Sullivan, or emailed to santa2014@newsprogress.com Santa letters will appear in next week’s special greetings section. For more information, call 728-7381. … Read More
December 10, 2014 Submitted by the Sullivan School District The Sullivan school district will be holding a series of public meetings beginning next week to discuss iSullivan, the district’s 1:1 digital device learning initiative. School districts have witnessed a major shift in the role technology plays in instruction. Instead of students having access to technology only when the school’s computer lab is available, more school districts are providing access to students as needed. Sullivan School District has been working on a plan to give students this daily access. Money was awarded to the district through a combination of grants from … Read More
Ervin Schrock Services for Ervin A. Schrock, 74, of Arthur were held at 9 a.m. Sunday in Arthur with burial in Otto Cemetery in Arthur. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola handled arrangements. … Read More
Leonard Logan Funeral services for Leonard Leroy Logan, 71, of Findlay were held at 10:30 Monday in Findlay Christian Church. Burial with military rites by Clarence Bixler American Legion Post # 409 in Findlay was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. He passed away at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2014 in his home in Findlay. … Read More
December 10, 2014 The Okaw Valley Drama Club will host a Soup Supper before the boys’ basketball game on Friday, December 12 from 5-7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Menu items will include chili or cheese soup, ham and cheese sandwich, various desserts and tea or lemonade. For more information about pricing, call the OVHS office at 665-3631. The Timberwolves will take on the Tri-County Titans. Basketball play will start at 5 p.m. with a Fresh/Soph game and the JV and varsity games will immediately follow. The OVHS Drama Club produces two plays a year, with their most recent … Read More
Alan Young Graveside services for James Alan Young, 64, of Shelbyville were held at noon Saturday in Glenwood Cemetery in Shelbyville. Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville handled arrangements. … Read More
Velma Bailey Funeral services for Velma H. Bailey, 89, of Bethany were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. She passed away peacefully at 6 a.m. Saturday Dec. 6, 2014 in her home in Bethany. … Read More
December 10, 2014 Bethany quarter auctions make for fun philanthropy by Ariana Cherry Reporting in Bethany A quarter may just be a mere 25 cents, but over time, it can add up. And for Noelle Yeakel, she came to possess the good sense that she could make a difference for Bethany and surrounding organizations by holding quarter auctions which started this past August. “So far, we have raised over $1,000 for charities in the area. I have had experience with quarter auctions for the past two years, and I felt there was a need in Bethany so I decided to … Read More
December 10, 2014 Plank’s 13 helps solidify win By Matthew Kracht NP Sport Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights improved to 4-0 on Tuesday night with an impressive win over the Tuscola Warriors who fell to 0-1 on the season. Leading the way for the Knights was Tyler Schuring who scored a game high 17 including three deep 3-pointers in the first quarter. Tuscola came out ready to play and surging to an early 8-4 lead behind hot shooting guards nailing back-to-back 3-pointers. But Schuring responded with his own deep threes including a circus shot with less than 10 seconds left in … Read More
December 10, 2014 County to vote on 911 improvements Thursday by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Moultrie County Board will decide Thursday whether to sign off on 911 upgrades totaling more than $45,000. Given the current state of 911 here in Moultrie County, the board and its public health committee have long struggled with how to address the issues with both the lack of automatic location information as well as the extra time it takes in paging out emergency responders. Right now, if you dial 911 from your cell phone in the county, here is what happens: Your call gets sent … Read More