The Arthur-Lovington Sports Boosters will have their annual election of officers at 6:30 p.m. June 8 at the Arthur firehouse. This organization is for parents, community members, and families of kids in athletics from 5th-12th grade. This is open to everyone in Arthur, Lovington, Atwood, & Hammond. … Read More
Emma Orndoff Funeral services for Emma Lea Orndoff, 68, of Mattoon were held at 11 a.m. Friday in Schilling Funeral Home in Mattoon with the Rev. Richard Coen officiating. Burial was in Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Mattoon. … Read More
After difficulties, Church House Treasures looks to a new year by Emily Scott & Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Natalie Elliott first opened her antique store, Church House Treasures, last May after reading about the property being for sale in a local publication. Elliott, a St. Joseph native, had never previously been to Bethany, let alone known where it was. “It was something I wanted to do for a long time,” she said. Located in the former Presbyterian Church in Bethany, the store featured hundreds of items from clothes to jewelry, to holiday decorations and dishware and anticipated more offerings throughout its … Read More
Jim Gregory Funeral services for Jim Gregory, 74, of Sullivan were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. He passed away at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 in Mason Point in Sullivan. … Read More
The Little Theatre On The Square will host their second annual FUNdraiser fun run at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31. … Read More
By James D. Nowlan and J. Thomas Johnson Outside Columnists Since our founding as a state, corruption in Illinois has been so commonplace that it is called “The Illinois Way” of doing government business. Our state’s reputation has been sullied and our economy harmed. It is not a matter to be passed off with a rueful chuckle. Early Illinois governor Ninian Edwards (1826-30) decried the common practice in his time of treating citizens with whisky to win their votes. Those who do so, Edwards declared, “establish a school of vice and depravity in our country tending to contaminate not only … Read More
Gertrude Lane Gertrude Lane, 99, of Sullivan, died at 11:45 a.m. Monday May 19, 2014 in Sullivan Rehabilitation & Health Care Center. … Read More
Doors open June 4 with first production By Mallory Murphy Sullivan Reporter Sullivan’s square gained more than 50 new faces this week as The Little Theatre brought in its cast and crew for their 57th summer season of shows. A total of 112 actors, designers, directors, technicians, and staff members from all over the United States will come to town during the 10 weeks of shows. “To have so many great actors and technicians back again this year who have made The Little Theatre their second home makes putting these shows together so much fun,” said executive director and producer … Read More
by William C. Bailey School of Agriculture Western Illinois University Each spring, it is a real pleasure to see corn poking out of the ground. We all can anticipate the harvest that will follow in the fall, but seeing the thin green lines of corn across the fields provides a clear indication that summer is on the way. And, if you are like me, you notice some of the rows of tiny corn plants are perfectly, and impressively, straight while other rows tend to wander a bit. The straight rows were probably planted by farmers using sophisticated global positioning systems … Read More
Parents cite speeding cars in residential areas by Ariana Cherry Arthur Reporter It’s that time of year when the weather is warmer, and children are spending time outside playing or walking or riding their bike home from school. As a result, it is important for drivers to be extra aware of children in school-zone and residential areas, but according to some parents, there are some who aren’t taking the extra precaution. “There are drivers who are driving too fast. People are just zooming around the curves, and they aren’t stopping at stop signs,” noted Heather Casteel, a parent in Sullivan. … Read More