Village-wide Reading Program Celebrated as Success

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Lovington residents reach 750 book goal by Florence Hallford Lovington Reporter It was no trick that the community of Lovington managed to read 750 books last month, but on Saturday, that endeavor was in fact celebrated with a little bit of magic. Area children gathered Saturday to celebrate reaching their goal of reading 750 books in February with magician Dan from Abra-Kid-Abra. The children participating in the Community Reading Program kept track of their reading on bookmarks and presented them to library staff to receive a sticker for each book to keep count. Other patrons and adults participated as well … Read More

This Winter, Fourth Coldest in Ill.

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The average statewide temperature for the three core winter months of December, January, and February was 20.8 degrees. It was 8.2 degrees below avg. and the fourth coldest December-February period on record, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel at the Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Gladiators of Gridiron Seek Union

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By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist Northwestern University football players recently filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board that seeks certification of the College Athletes Players Association as a union. Players in elite football programs do deserve a larger share of the megabucks being generated solely because of their superb athleticism. Programs such as Alabama, Texas and Ohio State each generate $100-150 million a year and pay their coaches $3-5 million each. Players receive free tuition, a bounteous training table, and the distant hope of playing professional ball. Yet scholarships leave athletes without money for necessities, and only a … Read More

Schuring’s 26 Not Enough to Advance Knights Past St. Thomas More, Fall 61-52 in OT

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AL unable to stop Sabers’ drive by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter With 1:02 to go in the fourth quarter, Tyler Schuring drained a triple to tie the game at 48 against St. Thomas More. After a rare stop by the Knights, Arthur ran the clock down for one final shot and took a timeout with 15.5 seconds to go. It was only fitting Schuring took the shot—the junior led the Knights scoring 26 of his team’s 52 points—but the trey from the left wing went long and everyone in the stands got an extra session of Sectional basketball. “We were … Read More

The ABC’s of the ACA

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by Angela Hogan, RN MSPH Admin. Mo. Co. Health Dept. It’s finally March 2014, and in less than 30 days, we will have already experienced 25 percent of the year. In the healthcare arena, March 31 marks much more than the first quarter of 2014. It is also the end of the Open Enrollment Period for the newly implemented Affordable Care Act. With the “MARCH 31” deadline looming the following are some last minute tidbits of information that most individuals should know about how the ACA will affect access to care, and the options that still exist up to and … Read More

Sullivan Falls to Host Paris in Title Game

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Not enough offense in fourth for comeback by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com As in so many of their games this year, Sullivan’s boys’ basketball team believed they were going to win last Friday’s regional crown against Paris. Even as the clock wildly ran down the last remaining seconds, Redskin players continued to scramble for the ball. But a poor second quarter and too little offense in the fourth spelled the 54-45 demise to what has otherwise been somewhat of a Cinderella year for the team that many expected to quietly finish under .500 and produce little in the way of news. … Read More

Sullivan Restricts Garbage Contracts to One Year Max

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Ties contract term to license term by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com At their second meeting last month, the Sullivan city council approved an ordinance, amending a section on garbage regulations meant to curb the length of contracts with which collectors could provide customers. Ordinance 14-4, which passed unanimously at the February 24 meeting, simply ties the length of any contract garbage collectors issue customers with the term of their license they receive from the city. Since garbage collection licenses enjoy a one year shelf-life before expiring each May, contracts with customers are now stipulated to the same one year time-frame. … Read More

Knights 3-peat With Regional Title Win Over Arcola

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Get St. Thomas More Tues. in Danville sectional by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter The final scoreboard read 44-26 in favor of the Knights Friday, as they downed Arcola for their third straight regional crown, but early on, the game was much closer than the final score showed. It took till 4:09 to go in the second for the Knights to hit their first triple of the night, courtesy of Clayton Honn, but the bomb gave Arthur an 11-10 advantage. Yes, only 11-10 midway through two quarters, no typo. The first score of the game came from a single free throw … Read More

Sullivan Weathers Late Collapse to Earn Regional Title Shot Friday

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First title game since 09 for Sullivan by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com This year’s season has certainly been measured by the goals Sullivan’s boys’ basketball team has set for themselves. The team has already checked off a winning record, finishing in the top half of the OVC, winning the conference tournament, and competing in all, if not most games. After Wednesday night’s 56-51 win over no. 4 Monticello, the No. 1 seeded Redskins are poised to mark yet another goal off their list with a trip to the regional championship Friday against host and no. 2 seed Paris. “They set goals … Read More