T-Wolves Win Big On Senior Night

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Marks 10th win in a row after conference championship by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com For some teams, after having won nine games in a row, including three double headers–one of which earning them the conference championship– they would have a let down. Not Okaw Valley’s baseball team. After a grueling double header sweep on Saturday against Villa Grove/Heritage to win the LOVC championship outright, the Timberwolves hosted Decatur LSA Tuesday for senior night, recognizing Colton Sroka and Kainan Bushert. Although they certainly didn’t receive LSA with warm reception. … Read More

Thank a Veteran Day Event May 24 in Bethany

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Church House Treasures will be hosting the “Thank a Veteran Day” event on May 24 starting at 1 p.m. The event will include a guest speaker, music, karaoke, food, and a “Lucky to be Alive” party for Elliott’s husband Dave Elliott, who was in a motorcycle accident last year. … Read More

Lovington Liquor Change Tabled Till June

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Board wishes to get public input before a vote by Florence Hallford Lovington Reporter Last week, the Lovington Village Board discussed amending the Sunday Liquor Ordinance to allow class B alcohol sales on Sundays. This would mean that businesses such as  Casey’s would be able to sell packaged liquor from noon Sunday until 1 a.m. Monday, allowing extra revenue.  … Read More

School Sales Tax Comes to Moultrie

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Additional 1% sales tax to be voted on in November election by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Voters in Moultrie County will face whether to adopt a one percent additional sales tax come November. The Sullivan school board formally adopted a resolution at their Monday night meeting to place the question of imposing a retailers occupation tax and a service occupation tax to be used exclusively for school facility purposes on the November ballot. The resolution passed 5-1 with board member Roger Bragg voting no. … Read More

Cookout Benefit for Wagner

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A cookout benefit will be held on May 31 at the Sullivan IGA parking lot to raise money for Presley Wagner, the infant daughter of Shelby and Andy Wagner who has the rare syndrome Trisomy 14 Mosaic. Only around 200 known cases of the syndrome have been known world-wide since 1970 and tends to cause cleft hand, conductive hearing loss, and other conditions, some of which Wagner is displaying. The syndrome is lifelong. Wagner is currently seeing doctors in Decatur, Springfield, Champaign and making weekly trips to St. Louis, resulting in tremendous financial costs. The cookout will be held from … Read More

Perkins Nationally Recognized For Classroom Reading Progress

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Second grade teacher’s savvy use of software helps students be more proficient readers by Ariana Cherry Arthur Reporter While reading can open up doors to virtually any type of world, it also can lead down a path to a rewarding future. Arthur Elementary School second grade teacher, Kirsten Perkins, is instilling the passion of reading and helping her students set goals that will help them excel in the future by using a program known as Renaissance Learning, a cloud-based educational software based in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin that is used for benchmark testing and supplementary reading assessment. Another subsection of the … Read More

Area Graduations/Baccalaureates

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Okaw Valley Baccalaureate: Sun., May 18, Findlay Christian Church Graduation: Sunday, May 25, 2 p.m. (OVHS) Sullivan Baccalaureate: Sunday, May 18, 7 p.m. (H.S. gym) Graduation: Sunday May 25, 3:30 p.m. (football field) Arthur-Lovington Baccalaureate: May 18, 5 p.m. (east gym) Graduation: Friday, May 30, 7 p.m. (west gym) Windsor Baccalaureate: May 25, 7 p.m. Graduation: Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. … Read More

Lady Red Take Advantage Early to Defeat ALAH

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Miscues at the mound spell defeat for Lancers by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Three walks and three players hit by a pitch, all in the top of the first, gave Sullivan two unearned runs, a helping hand in their 8-1 win over Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Monday. Taking the mound only the second time this year, the Lancers’ Brooke Tab started the inning off walking Bailee Pratt. Elissa Stewart followed with a ground out to short, but Tabb added another walk and then hit her next three batters, scoring two before being replaced by Katie Wildman. The Lancer ace struggled early herself, as Brittin … Read More

Hart One of Four Commencement Speakers at EIU Saturday

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Brittany R. Hart of Sullivan was one of four commencement speakers at EIU this past Saturday.   In order to promote EIU’s commitment to strengthening the academic and personal experience of EIU’s students and to showcase examples of exemplary writing and speaking, the university introduced the Student Commencement Speaker Series in Fall 2013.  This program replaces the former student and faculty speaker traditions at Eastern. … Read More

Mo-Do Pageant Requesting Participants

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Anyone who wishes to participate in the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Pageants to be held in July should contact Sandy Hoke, Pageant Director at 493-3583 by Friday, June 6 for Miss and Junior Miss. Little Miss contestants deadline is Saturday, June 14. All applications can be found at moultriedouglascountyfair.com. … Read More