Sullivan Spark Gets Helping Hand from Peace Corps Volunteer
•September 18, 2019• Long Winding Road By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Kathleen Preising’s parents were both Peace Corps volunteers in Ecuador. Her father later took a job with the United Nations and she completed her high school education at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. It is Sullivan’s MAPPING program that brings her here. Sullivan’s program was renamed SPARK so people wouldn’t think it was a geography project. SPARK was to ignite economic development in Sullivan. She is here for the next year assigned to the Chamber of Commerce to help SPARK develop and implement community economic development … Read More
ALAH Volleyball Team Gets Win Over Sullivan
•September 18, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball team finished the week 1-2 this week a win against Sullivan Monday and losses to Cerro Gordo Thursday and Okaw Valley last Tuesday. Monday night against Sullivan, ALAH took the first set 25-14 and the second 25-19 for the match. Alisha Frederick combined for 17 assists and three digs, and Mackenzi Bowles totaled nine kills and two digs. Cheyenne Chupp had five kills, and Charley Condill added four kills and three digs. … Read More
Show Choirs Red Carpet
•September 18, 2019• The Sullivan show choirs will present: The Red Carpet Revue at the Sullivan High School. The Red Carpet Revue is held at 7: 00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 and again at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or online @ sullivansingers.org … Read More
Flower Pot 2019 Fall Celebration
Sullivan Redskins Golfers Win Two
•September 18, 2019• The Sullivan boys’ golf team won two meets this past week. The Redskins defeated Meridian, Okaw Valley, and Shelbyville with a score of 168 at the Sullivan Country Club last Thursday. Drew Rogers was medalist with a 38, and Leyton Ellis shot a 40. Aiden Short and Gary Herschberger each shot a 45. … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Sherry Gregory
Sherry Gregory Sherry A. Gregory, 86, while in her sleep went peacefully to meet her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, September 17, 2019 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Sherry’s wishes were for each person to remember her in their own special way. Memorial graveside services will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at Keller Cemetery, Lovington, with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Memorials may be made to the First Church of God, Lovington, or to the Lovington Volunteer Ambulance Service. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Sherry was born April 17, 1933 in Lovington, the youngest daughter of … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Sally Nolen
Sally Nolen Sally Nolen, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:52 a.m. Tuesday September 10, 2019 in Mason Point, Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time on Saturday. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, the American Lung Association or the American Heart Association. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Sally was born September 3, 1941 in Chicago the daughter of Ernest Edward and Mildred Ashworth Wilkinson Elder. … Read More
Mosquito Season Intensifies in Autumn
•September 11, 2019• The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has recently reported the first confirmed case of human West Nile Virus (WNV) in Illinois for 2019. The individual, a resident of Chicago, IL, is 70 years old. While many people anticipate mosquito activity to decline in autumn months, this time of year is actually the most intense for the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) through mosquito bites. According to the IDPH, there are currently 31 counties in Illinois with confirmed WNV cases. In 2018, IDPH reported 176 human cases of West Nile Virus in Illinois, including 17 deaths. … Read More
Three Medals for Redskins Runners
•September 11, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan girls’ and boys’ cross country teams competed in the Charleston High School Invitational at Eastern Illinois University Saturday. Three individuals medaled for the Redskins. Tori Turnbaugh placed 22nd with a time of 20:54, and Katherine Kite placed 40th at 21:54. For the boys’ team, Chase McClure ran an 18:11 for 32nd place. … Read More