Roses in Bloom, Summer Well On Its Way

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by Kim Riedel NP Columnist It is summertime. Well, not officially, but the temperatures have been nice and warm and even a little too warm; yet I am appreciating the beauty all around me. Flowers of all colors and shades are blooming, and early crops are coming in. Since all of my family (besides three of my kids) lives half the country away, I decided to share the beauty and excitement of my garden through Facebook, which I have never done before. It has turned into a fun learning experience as I have been getting comments and questions about different … Read More

Sullivan Electric Department Forgoes Rate Increase Again

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Also approves debt service charge for sewage improvements by Barry Featheringill Sullivan Reporter Electric utility and gas rates were discussed a week ago Tuesday in Sullivan. City ordinances allow each department to have an automatic four percent increase unless directed otherwise. Commissioner Mike Kirk noted that “the last electrical utility increase was May 1, 2010; although increases are passed along from the energy cost adjustment cost of power minus basic power cost. Again this year the electrical department will not request a rate increase.” … Read More

Foodmobile in Sullivan Saturday

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Eastern Illinois Foodbank will be distributing a truckload of food to hungry area families. The distribution will be held at Sullivan VFW Post 6410 (1146 State Hwy 32, Sullivan) on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. All Moultrie County residents who meet income eligibility criteria are welcome (see table below). Those attending are asked to bring bags or boxes to transport food.  … Read More

Letters To The Editor 6.4.14

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Shepherds Hooks No More? My Memorial day was ruined this year when I went to put flowers on my parents’ graves, as I have for the last 15 years. I decided to write this to warn other people about picking grave sites. It is not a good idea to pick them in a privately owned cemetery, such as Moultrie County Memorial Park. Since my father was buried, three people have owned this cemetery, with their own set of rules. … Read More

Understanding China: Sleeping Bear Awakened

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By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist I’m sitting al fresco at an Indian restaurant on a trendy street near Fudan University in Shanghai, a cold draft Carlsberg in hand. As the well-dressed, handsome Shanghai residents stroll by, young parents with their one child in tow, I think to myself maybe I understand China a bit, but I don’t. I recall that Napoleon once warned about awakening the sleeping bear that was China. The bear has been startled awake by the economic reforms of 1979. Hang on for the ride. … Read More

Bringing to Life Research, History, and Heroes

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Three week project culminates with live wax museum at SES by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A week before school was set to let out for summer, Sullivan Elementary School was full of motley and miniature versions of both past and present historical and cultural figures as fourth grade students did their best to imitate an individual of whom they based a three week research project. “This project was a huge undertaking for our students,” said fourth grade teacher Nichole Hendry. “In the five years I’ve been here it was the largest research and writing project that our fourth grade class has been … Read More

Weybright Continues Basketball Career at LCU

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Defensive tenacity to be big asset for Red Lions by Emily Scott Bethany Reporter Last fall, Okaw Valley senior Abigail Weybright put on her blue and black no. 10 uniform, laced up her shoes, and got ready for what she believed would be the last basketball season of her life. Little did the now-graduated athlete know, she would be starting a new athletic journey as she now prepares to attend Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, where she has signed to play basketball for the Red Lions. Before deciding on LCU, Weybright did not know exactly what career path she wanted … Read More