•May 15, 2019• Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all Monday through Friday offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. In addition, all Tuesday through Saturday Driver Services facilities will be closed on Saturday, May 25. All office and facilities will be open for business on Tuesday, May 28. … Read More
•May 15, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor he Sullivan boys’ track and field team competed in the Central Illinois Conference meet and the Shelbyville Open last week. At the Shelbyville Open Saturday, Sullivan placed 14th out of 29 teams. Four Redskins had top-ten finishes. Jadon Nuzzo won the pole vault with a height of 14 feet 3 inches. Brodie Goss took second in the 300-meter hurdles with a time of 42.93 and eighth in the 110-meter hurdles at 16.95. Leighton Burcham long jumped 19 feet 8.5 inches for fifth place and triple jumped 36 feet 8 inches for … Read More
•May 15, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan girls’ track and field team placed seventh place with 40 points in the 15-team in the IHSA Class 1A Central A&M Sectional at Moweaqua Thursday, May 9, and four Redskins competed in the News Gazette’s Honor Roll Meet meet Monday. At the Honor Roll Meet Monday, Esther Miller took first place and broke the Sullivan school record in the triple jump with a leap of 35 feet 6.75 inches. She also finished third in the 400-meter dash in 1:02.36. Zoe Walton tied for second in the high jump at … Read More
•May 15, 2019• The News Progress and The Fish Wrap have an early deadline for the Memorial Day weekend. All advertising and news should be in by noon Friday, May 24 in order to be in the May 29 and 30 editions of the News Progress and The Fish Wrap. … Read More
•May 15, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team defeated Sullivan last Tuesday and lost to Decatur LSA in a Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division game, Monday. Against LSA, ALAH had seven hits but could not plate a run in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel. LSA recorded only two its but scored the winning run in the fourth inning. Jake Hollingsworth suffered the loss, pitching 2 2/3 innings and giving up one earned run on two hits. He struck out one. … Read More
John Tipsword John E. Tipsword, 83, of Bethany, passed away 9:00 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2019, at his home in Bethany. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany, is in care of the arrangements. Memorials may be made to The Baby Fold: 108 E. Willow St. Normal, IL 61761 John was born October 20, 1935, in Bethany, the son of Arthur Dewey and Ethel Jennie (Trulock) Tipsword. He married Marilyn L. Smith on July 27, 1957, in Sullivan at the First United Methodist Church. He was a member … Read More
Sandi Wirth Sandi Wirth, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:28 p.m. Friday, May 10, 2019 in Mason Point, Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Bob Vail officiating. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery in Mattoon. Memorials are suggested to the Mason Point Chapel Fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Sandi was born March 13, 1938 in Mattoon, the daughter of Verlis Robert and Veda Corinne Henderson Sefton. She had been a school bus driver … Read More
•May 8, 2019• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress An Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America program. Once a scout has reached this rank, they are to help train scouts under them within their area. A scout has spent years within the program, usually from the time they are very young until they reach early adulthood. Since the Eagle Scout level was created in 1911, only about four percent of scouts have reached such a rank after a very lengthy review process. The Eagle Scout rank has been earned by more than 2.5 … Read More