1964 The Headquarters and Headquarter Company, second Brigade, 33rd Infantry Division, stationed at Sullivan armory, received a superior rating on the annual Federal Inspection. Miss Merry Christmas for the season is MiMi Monroe, senior at Sullivan High School. Sullivan’s Civic Center took additional shape as the main roof beams set into place. Sullivan topped Shelbyville 55-54 to open the season led by 31 points from Jerry Lane. … Read More
•December 4, 2024• Moultrie County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR). The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier,” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law. This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g., school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts). If there was no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. … Read More
•December 4, 2024• by Sharon Barricklow After the resignation last month of Lovington Village Board President Dennis Jarman the Lovington Village Board held a special meeting last week and elected Brittany Bates Village President. Bates had been serving as parks commissioner for the village. Board member April Daily questioned Bates’ qualifications for the job, calling into questioned Bates’ current status with her cosmetology license. After some discussion, Bates was elected. “I’m ready to learn and I think we’ve got plenty to look forward to,” Bates said. … Read More
Photo furnished New Moultrie County Board members were sworn I Monday morning and joined those whose terms were not up during the recent election. Seated in the front row: Travis Phelps – County Board Chair, Tyler Graven – County Board Vice-Chair. Standing left to right: Josh Roe, Scott Buxton, Aaron Wilhelm, Lisa Florey, Ralph Zancha, Kenny Graven, and Arlon Long. The first regular meeting of the newly reorganized board is December 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room, Second Floor of the Courthouse. … Read More
•December 4, 2024• by Megan Russell Wednesday, November 27th was the last meeting of November for the Sullivan City Council with all commissioners getting their necessary decisions done within a short time, ending the meeting at 6:33pm. Before the commissioners started their own reports some comments from the public were made about possibly funding a new pool liner for the Civic Center, stating that the liner was wearing out and would need to be replaced or the pool would have to shut down for a long maintenance. Commissioner Chuck Woodworth even stating that he would have no problem … Read More
Enjoy Nativity displays at the First United Methodist Church in Sullivan, across from firehouse. On December 14 and 15 there will be several privately owned nativities on displays in the sanctuary and other areas within the church. The public is welcome to come and view these displays from noon to 3:00 p.m. each day. Donations will be accepted and proceeds will benefit the local ministries in Sullivan. … Read More
Sparrow Unlimited, of Lovington, will hold the annual Christmas for the Kids fundraising auction online this year. Bidding will be between December 8 and 14, with last bid accepted at 2:00p.m. central on the 14th. A link to the Facebook page for the auction can be found on the Sparrows Unlimited Facebook page. If you are interested in making a donation, call Barry Morgan 217-433-6123 or Pam Anklam 217-201-0662. Items may also be dropped off at Jerry’s East End Tavern in Lovington or mailed to Sparrow’s Unlimited P.O. Box 742, Lovington Illinois 61937. Monetary donations are accepted at www.sparrows-unlimited.com. … Read More
The News Progress will be printing Letters to Santa in our December 18 issue. If your child would like to write a letter to Santa it can be e-mailed to santa@ newsprogress.com. It must be received by Noon on Thursday, December 12. … Read More
ears falling on a Wednesday this year the deadline for the holiday papers has been moved up. Deadline for the December 25 issue will be the previous Thursday, 12/19, at noon. Deadline for the January 1 issue is the previous Thursday, 12/26, at noon. This deadline is for all items including legals, display advertising, classifieds, news items and obituaries. … Read More
•November 27, 2024• by Megan Russell Sullivan has officially started the festive season with the set-up and decorating of the very large Christmas tree on the square. The tree set-up, spanning over two to three days, is a hometown tradition of the season, marking a point of no return into the holiday. Groups of two to four people, two on the lift and two watching the ground, began day two of set-up for the tree. Filling the monstrous wire base with dark green leaves and a mixture of silver, red and green matte and glossy ornaments. The set-up crew … Read More