•September 13, 2023• Republican Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Christa Helmuth is running for re-election in the March 19, 2024 General Primary Election. Helmuth was first elected Circuit Clerk in 2018 to fill an unexpired term; and, in 2020 was retained as Circuit Clerk by Moultrie County voters. … Read More
•September 13, 2023• by E. Scott England Under the guidance of new head coach, Isaiah Plank, the Sullivan-Okaw Valley Cross Country team finally had the opportunity to get some meets in after the opening meet of the season was canceled during the heatwave in late August. The new opening meet was the Cow Chip Classic held in Chrisman held on September 2. As if the name wasn’t unique enough, this meet featured a one-of-its-kind formatting where runners left in flights in 20-25 minute intervals. Meet organizers tout this atypical structure as an opportunity for runners to compete against other runners … Read More
•September 13, 2023• by E. Scott England The Sullivan-Okaw Valley Redskins stormed into Cumberland last Friday looking to extend their winning streak to three. They knew it wasn’t going to be easy as the Pirates of Cumberland were looking to add to their undefeated record as well. Containing two-way threat Cumberland Senior Blake McMechan was one of the main focus points in the Redskins’ preparation throughout the week. And McMechan proved why just 38 seconds into the game when he stole a pass from Senior wide receiver Kaden Guest. The Pirates couldn’t capitalize as a solid defensive stand from the … Read More
Anthony Maxedon Anthony E. ‘Tony’ Maxedon, 57, of Mattoon, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 4:41 p.m., Tuesday, August 29, 2023, in his residence. … Read More
Kaytlyn Hettinger Kaytlyn Louise Hettinger, 28, of Tuscola, formerly of Sullivan and Troy, passed away at 9:17 a.m., Sunday, September 3, 2023, in her residence. … Read More
William Fowler William “Bill” Dale Fowler, 78, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2023, at 9:15 p.m. in Sullivan. … Read More
James Bulla James Wesley “Jimmy” Bulla, 55, of Sullivan, formerly of Findlay, IL, passed away at 10:00 p.m. Saturday, September 9, 2023 in his residence. … Read More
Raymond “Bud” Brown Raymond L. “Bud” Brown, Jr., 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:15 a.m., Thursday, September 7, 2023, at his home in Sullivan. … Read More
•September 13, 2023• More letters will be published in next week’s edition. 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 … Read More
•September 13, 2023• C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corp., as administrator of the Energy Assistance Program in Moultrie County, is pleased to announce that funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills and furnace assistance for inoperable heating systems. The program will begin taking applications on October 2, 2023, for seniors, people with disabilities and families with children under the age of six years. On Wednesday, November 1st, households that are disconnected from their utilities, have a disconnection notice or have less than 25% in their propane tank can start applying for assistance. All other … Read More