Lovington Board Approves Police Purchase

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•August 14, 2019• A broken storm drain and a sink hole behind the bank prompted the Lovington Village Board to take a group tour of problem areas during a special board meeting July 29. Insurance trustee April Daily suggested the board go as a group to inspect the barricaded locations behind the bank and the broken storm drain on Logan Street. After touring the sites, the board returned to village hall and prepared work orders for the barricaded locations. … Read More

DAR Sponsors Workshop

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•August 14, 2019• Those interested in pursuing their ancestry back to a patriot of the American Revolution are invited to a genealogical workshop. The sponsors are the Stephen Decatur Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution and the Decatur Public Library. The workshop will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 24 at the Decatur Public Library, 130 N Franklin St. in Decatur, and there is no charge. … Read More

Sullivan’s Richard Glazebrook Awarded Sullivan Alumni Association “Who’s Who” Award

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•August 14, 2019• By Ralph Kirk for the Sullivan Alumni Association Richard Glazebrook, the mayor of Sullivan, will be awarded the Sullivan Alumni Association’s annual “Who’s Who” award which is awarded for “significant humanitarian contributions in the Sullivan community”. The award will be presented to him at the Sullivan Alumni Banquet on October 5. Glazebrook has devoted much of his adult life to improving Sullivan and the area around it. An SHS graduate in 1966 and Eastern Illinois University graduate in 1971, he became site superintendent of Illinois’s Eagle Creek and Wolf Creek State Recreation Areas in central Illinois. He … Read More

Til the Lights Go Out for LHS 50th

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•August 14, 2019• By David Bowers for LHS Alumni The Lovington High School class of 1969 is celebrating its 50th year anniversary during the LHS Homecoming this year. Join them at the Sullivan VFW south of Sullivan on IL 32 Friday, September 27 from 5 p.m. until the lights go out. There will be a class picture and celebration of life for our departed class members followed by a catered dinner with 50’s and 60’s music in the background as participants reminisce. The classes of 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971, as well as any other alumni and friends, are invited … Read More

Social Security Column: Communities Fighting Fraud, Protecting Families

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•August 14, 2019• By Ileana Saveley Social Security District Manager, Decatur Older people are at a greater risk of fraud and other forms of financial exploitation. The United States Postal Service has seen an increase in mail fraud and is promoting community strength and fraud awareness as a way to prevent abuse. Social Security agrees. You can help your more vulnerable loved ones fight fraud. You or a loved one might receive an advertisement in the mail, but it could be from a private company or even a scammer. United States law prohibits people or non-government businesses from using words … Read More

Winifred’s Steinway Plays on at Courtyard Estates

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•August 14, 2019• By Ivory Ebony for the News Progress Judy Featheringill went to the Titus Manor personal property auction curious about what Winifred Titus Sentel left behind. All that changed at the Sullivan American Legion when the auction began on July 13. “I didn’t plan to buy anything,” Featheringill began, “and I certainly didn’t want a piano.” That’s where Erika Piper, Director of Courtyard Estates, stepped in. “It is an honor to have such an important piece of Sullivan history at Courtyard,” Piper said, noting Judy’s generosity has already been enjoyed. Art Welsh played for his neighbors and friends … Read More

Obituary 8-14-2019: Leon Miller

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Leon Miller Ralph “Leon” Miller, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in his home in Sullivan. Private family services will be held at a later date. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.    … Read More

Moultrie Co. Relay for Life Spreads Hope

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•August 14, 2019• “The Moultrie County Relay for Life went well! I would like to thank all that made the event a great day,” chairman Adam McReynolds said. The Saturday, August 10 event held at the Sullivan High School track raised $38,877.32 so far and donations are still being accepted to help meet this year’s $44,800 goal, McReynolds emphasized. One of the three new teams that joined this year, Team Whyatt Yarnell, made the day memorable with Yarnell’s team using luminary bags to spell out the word HOPE in the visitor bleachers for the closing ceremony. McReynolds also appreciates all … Read More

Superintendent-Y Stuff: A Walk with Walk

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•August 14, 2019• By Ted Walk, Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300 I am pleased to welcome Sullivan Students back on Friday, August 16. As usual, our buildings were a flurry of activity this past summer. The coordinated efforts of our custodians, secretaries, administration, teachers, coaches, and sponsors yielded wonderful results as it does every summer. One really has to be here to see all of the work that is involved in preparing for another great year of education. The attention to detail given to every inch of every building by our custodial staff is truly something to be marveled. … Read More

Remember When? 8-14-2019

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25 Years Ago This Week Dorothy Phillips retired from Scott State Bank after 31 years in the banking business. She began her career at Mattoon at First National Bank in bookkeeping. Five years after, she found an opening in Bethany where she lived with her husband, Boyd. After her retirement, Dorothy plans to return to Mattoon where four of her six children live. Sullivan school board has reassigned Nancy Schaljo to the position of principal at Sullivan Middle School after the resignation of Kirby Rodgers. Teacher Rita Florey will now become the principal of Sullivan Elementary School. Some 21 teachers … Read More