As Time Goes On, Fashions 4 U Hangs On in Dunn

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•August 8, 2018• By Tommy Stillfigure for the News Progress Fashions 4 U has been a thriving business in Dunn for the past 42 years, but business is starting to pass by like the traffic zooming by the store every day on Hwy 121. Maurine Sanders was recently widowed from Henry Munch when she returned to Sullivan to raise her children and try to make a living more than four decades ago. After spending five years working at the courthouse, Maurine knew it would take more to feed and keep clothes on the backs of her kids and began looking … Read More

SOV Football Team Official Practices Begin

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•August 8, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team kicked off the 2018 season with its first official practice at the high school Monday. But for SOV head coach Jeff Myers the first day was just a continuation of the two-straight camps the Redskins had before last week’s IHSA dead week. Overall, the first day was a good one. Myers was also pleased to see athletes whom he had not seen during the summer because of summer jobs and other responsibilities. “We slowed the pace slightly just to get some kids brought up to speed somewhat,” … Read More

Girls Now Joining Lincoln Trails Council Cub Scouts

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•August 8, 2018• An exciting era is beginning at Lincoln Trails Council Scouting as girls may now join Cub Scouts. Boys and girls entering kindergarten through fifth grade can now enjoy the fun and learning opportunities scouting offers. All scouts can earn any of the awards, ranks, and honors offered in Cub Scouts. Cub Scouts is about having fun while learning new things such as first aid, teamwork, leadership skills, and appreciating the outdoors. Each level of Cub Scouts is age specific and designed to provide experiences to help youth grow both mentally and physically. … Read More

Sullivan City Council Prepares for Future Projects with Appropriations Increase

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•August 8, 2018• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress The Sullivan City Council approved the 2018-19 appropriation ordinance up 38% from the previous year at $39,628,950. Public questioning of the increase was encountered at the public hearing with commissioners and visitors exchanging viewpoints. City Administrator, Dan Flannell, provided some information in a separate interview to explain the ordinance. “Laws require every governmental body to adopt an appropriation ordinance. It is a “blue print” for potential expenditures for the city – but it is not a budget,” Flannell began. “It is rare that the full amount of an appropriation is … Read More

Lincoln the First President to Make Use of Electronic Mass Media

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•August 8, 2018• By Steve Tarter Of the Journal Star of Peoria FDR used the radio, JFK scored on TV and Donald Trump expouses on Twitter. But the first president to make effective use of electronic communications was Abraham Lincoln. His use of the telegraph, a tool used extensively during the Civil War, was one of the things that made Lincoln a unique communicator in tumultuous times. “Two things set Lincoln apart in terms of his relationship with, and mastery of, the press,” said Harold Holzer, author of “Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion,” … Read More

Local Projects Sought for Safe Routes to School Program

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•August 8, 2018• The Illinois Department of Transportation is seeking proposals through the Safe Routes to School program for projects that help children walk and bike to school. “Encouraging children from an early age to walk or bike to school promotes a healthy and active lifestyle that also benefits the environment,” said Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn. “We are pleased to offer this exciting program to help communities throughout Illinois create safe and appealing routes to school to support these efforts.” … Read More

Benefit for Paysley Dowds

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•August 8, 2018• A benefit for Paysley Dowds begins at 4 p.m. Saturday, August 11 at the Sullivan V.F.W. Paysley is the three-year-old daughter of Justin and Kayla Dowds and granddaughter of Jimmy and Yvonne Harlin and Tony and Tiffiney Prytherch. Paysley was born with Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia and will have Chiari Decompression with Duraplasty surgery on August 15. All funds will go to medical/living expenses during this time. Live entertainment starts at 7 p.m. featuring Doug Meeks, Jack Danials and The Nothing. A Little Tikes Bounce and Slide House and Kidkraft Garden View Playhouse will be raffled. Kids … Read More

ABC’s of Medicare

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•August 8, 2018• SAIL, Soyland Access to Independent Living, will host a workshop introducing the ABCs of Medicare 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 18 at the Lovington Public Library, 110 W. State Street, in Lovington. The presenter is Mervet Adams. The workshop is free; reservations are not required. For more information call Betty Watkins, SAIL Rural Outreach Coordinator, at 774-4322. … Read More