OV Golf Teams Compete at Lincoln Prairie Conference Golf Meet 

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•September 27, 2023• The Lincoln Prairie Conference (LPC) Golf Meet for both boys and girls golf was held on Tuesday, September 19 at Moweaqua Golf Course. Teams that competed were Sullivan, Arcola, Blue Ridge, Okaw Valley, Villa Grove and Tri-County. Okaw Valley Girls Golfers were Rissa Montgomery, a senior with a 96, Kaya Forlines, a freshman with 110, Brylee Baker, a sophomore with 117, Kate Stauder, a sophomore at 129,  Annabelle Cheathan, a junior with 137 and Erin Harris, a freshman with 138. The final team score for the OV girls was 452. An all conference award went to Montgomery … Read More

Haegen, Lady Redskins Win Conference Title in Golf

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•September 27, 2023• The Lady Redskins golf team has been dominant all year long. They proved that last week at the Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament hosted at the Moweaqua Golf Course. The boys golf team had a strong showing as well picking up second place. Ruby Haegen led the lady golfers shooting an 80 on the day and picking up the individual conference championship title. Shae Ellis and Hannah Righter tied for second behind Haegen, each shooting a 90. Kate Bushue and Devon Richardson finished 7th and 8th, respectively. All five Lady Redskin golfers were named all conference. … Read More

Cami Badman’s Honors English III Student Letters To The Editor (Continued from Sept. 13 issue)

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•September 27, 2023• Cami Badman‘s SHS letters provided this special section for News-Progress readers in partnership with Sullivan Community School District 300. Thank you to Sullivan Schools for expecting excellence and to these letter-writing students for delivering. Letters to the Editor written by Cami Badman‘s Honors English III students at Sullivan High School explored controversial subjects with maturity and logic.  Badman opened the school year challenging these 20 students to present well-rounded arguments for student-selected controversial subjects and letters to the editor.  Throughout history, letters to newspapers about important topics have crafted public opinion into pivotal changes in society in … Read More

SOV Tame Broncos to Extend Winning Season

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•September 27, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan-Okaw Valley Redskins put the Cerro Gordo-Bement Broncos to pasture last Friday with a dominant win of 59-7. The stampede by the Redskin offense started early and continued all four quarters with 7 different players finding the end zone throughout the night. On just the second play of SOV’s first possession, junior ball carrier Aian Fryman did what he does best, taking his first carry of the night 82 yards for the first of his three touchdowns. The Broncos tried to respond with a methodical offensive possession that moved them down the … Read More

Tough Competition Gives Valuable Learning Lessons for Redskins Volleyball

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•September 27, 2023• by E. Scott England It was a busy week last week in volleyball for the Sullivan Redskins. The first five teams the Redskins faced had a combined record of 64-24. The week started Monday on the road in Monticello. The Redskins split the first two sets with the Sages (25-21, 14-25) forcing a third set which Monticello won 10-25. The team had a total of 24 kills on the evening with senior Paige Connor leading the team with five. Juniors Emily Miller and Mayci Strauf each had four. Offensively, the Redskins had four aces. Sophomore Aeralyn Thrasher … Read More

Redskins XC Compete in Road Meet at Spartan Classic

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•September 27, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Redskins XC teams took to the streets of St. Joseph, Illinois to compete in the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartan Classic last Saturday. Twenty-eight teams brought a total of 313 runners for the traditionally fast road course. It looked like a repeat for team results as the Tolono (Unity) girls once again took first in the meet while Tuscola again secured the win for the boys. … Read More

Obituaries 9-27-2023: Steven Wood

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Steven Wood Steven K. Wood, 83, of Sullivan, passed away September 22, 2023. Visitation will be held Saturday October 7, 10 a.m. -1 p.m. at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Military Honors will be conducted by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 at 9:30 a.m., Saturday at Reed Funeral Home. … Read More

Council Awards Bids

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•September 27, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan City Council awarded the bid for the Wyman Park Splash Pad and Sports Courts during Monday night’s regular meeting. The bid was awarded to Building Systems for $479,407. Commissioner Abbey Sherwood said that the total project cost is $763,612.00 and half of that is coming from a matching grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. They received $20,668.85 in donations from Becky Ogle and the SPARK initiative.  In public comment, Nancy Barker addressed Commissioner Doug Shook, who was attending the meeting via phone, in regards to his mileage report that he … Read More