Lovington Alumni Honor Five Local Businesses

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•May 16, 2018• At their homecoming banquet September 29, the Lovington Alumni Association will honor the five local businesses who display LHS trophies. Even before the Lovington High School building was torn down, community businesses were planning ways to keep the trophies and other memorabilia that had formerly been displayed in the LHS halls and foyers for decades. Ray Duncan, chairman of the board of Hardware State Bank, first suggested the idea of housing the trophies at the library, phone company and elevator. “I had seen my former high school and other schools that had been merged store their trophies … Read More

Obituaries 5-16-2018: Deborah Schwartz 

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Deborah Schwartz  Deborah A. Schwartz, 66, of Bethany, passed away at 7:07 a.m. Sunday May 13, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating assisted by Bob Vail. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be in the Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.  … Read More

Obituaries 5-16-2018: Tom Hargis 

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Tom Hargis  Tom Hargis, 78, of Sullivan passed away at 3:36 a.m. Wednesday May 9, 2018 in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Celebration of Life services were 11 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating.  … Read More

Obituaries 5-16-2018: Marty Rappé 

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Marty Rappé  Martin ‘Marty’ J. Rappé, 68, of Sullivan formerly of Mattoon, passed away at 8:58 p.m. Saturday May 12, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Calvary Cemetery in Mattoon with Pastor Dan Fultz officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Mattoon VFW Honor Guard. Celebration of Life services will be held at 5:30 p.m. Friday in the Mattoon VFW Hall.  … Read More

Remember When? 5-16-2018

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25 Years Ago This Week Lovington grade school teacher Glenda Harris and her husband Bob and two of her third grade students Jarad Bolsen and Jacob Trower collected duck eggs at the Masonic Home for a project in Harris’ classroom. Animal caretaker at the home, Rick Matthews, held the ducks while the boys collected the eggs. A styrofoam-like incubator has been donated to the classroom. There is a small clear window for which the students may observe the eggs which are expected to hatch in 31-33 days. Illinois State Police Trooper Rick Hector of Sullivan rode along on a Union Pacific … Read More

Sullivan Council Approves City Clean up Days

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•May 9, 2018• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress The city of Sullivan has received positive responses from donors for the new pavilion to be built on the square which has been widely discussed at recent city council meetings. The pavilion was first brought up when an anonymous donor offered a monetary donation to build a structure that would “house” farmers’ markets and other sales during the warmer seasons of the year. From there, the council has discussed a variety of building possibilities. Since then, different individuals have stepped forward offering donations to help fund the new pavilion. City … Read More