•April 19, 2017•
Early voting has increased over the last couple of elections, with many voters stating that they like the convenience of choosing the day and time which best fits their schedule. Plus many have said that it’s easier to drive and vote at the courthouse than driving to their poll location.
As far as early voting goes, this is the second election where early voting began on the same day as what used to be called absentee voting, which was the first day of voting. Read More
OVHS presents “The Addams Family” April 20 -22 at the gym in Bethany.
•April 19, 2017•
Okaw Valley High School Drama Club will present the musical “The Addams Family” from at 7 p.m. April 20-22 in the OVHS gym.
“The Addams Family” (A New Musical) opened on Broadway in April 2010 and was created by Jersey Boys authors Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice and Drama Desk Award winner Andrew Lippa. It tells an original story of the familiar family that is known for all things macabre. Read More
•April 19, 2017•
Free family movie night in the chapel at Mason Point is Friday, April 21.
“Sing” is the featured movie, and everyone is invited. Popcorn and drinks are served, and the feature begins at 6 p.m.
Family Movie Night is a free Mason Point event. Pull into the main gate and follow the signs to the chapel. Donations are accepted.
For more information contact Leanna Stickels at 217-871-5631.
•April 19, 2017•
The Sullivan Civic Women’s Club met April 10 in the Moultrie County Senior Center featuring Healthcom founder Ralph Kirk as guest speaker.
Kirk is CEO of one of the largest family owned and operated medical alert companies in the United States.
He founded the company in 1992 because his aunt experienced an unaided fall. Read More
•April 19, 2017•
Sullivan Civic Center Triathlon will be held Saturday, April 29 .
With the 3.1 mile run kicking off the event at 9 a.m. triathletes will compete in a 13 mile bike ride and 400 meter indoor pool swim to complete the fun.
Individual age divisions include 19 and under, 20-24, 24-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 44-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60+ and Clydesdale (men 220 lbs+), Athena (women 165 lbs+). Team divisions are (two or three members) male, female and co-ed.
For more information email Athletic Promotions: Athleticpromotions2016@gmail.com or sign up at www.active.com/Sullivan-il/triathlon/races/sullivan-civic-center-triathlon-2017
The Sullivan Civic Center is located at 600 N. Washington St.
•April 19, 2017•
A recent change to the rule governing how lawyers deal with unidentified funds in their pooled client trust accounts has generated over $1,000,000 for legal aid in Illinois.
In March 2015, the Supreme Court of Illinois amended Rule 1.15 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct to require Illinois lawyers to remit unidentified funds in these client trust accounts to the Lawyers Trust Fund of Illinois after a 12-month due diligence process to determine who owns the funds. Since the new rule went into effect on July 1, 2015, the Lawyers Trust Fund (LTF) has received $1,007,829.21.
“For the 1.8 million Illinoisans living in poverty, legal aid is the only realistic option when confronted with a serious legal problem,” said LTF executive director Mark Marquardt. “Unfortunately, legal aid groups are facing serious financial headwinds in terms of both state and federal funding, which make this new source of revenue even more critical.” Read More
•April 19, 2017•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball team finished the week 1-2 with a win against Cerro Gordo/Bement and losses to Heritage and Arcola.
Wednesday, the Knights scored 14 runs in the first inning to defeat the Broncos 21-4. Marcus Vanausdoll drove in six runs and scored three runs on three hits and a walk.
Lucas Otto had four RBIs and scored two runs on three hits, and Derek Rhodes tallied three RBIs and two runs scored. Kirk Herschberger drove in two runs and scored three, and Shandon Herschberger scored three runs on two hits and a walk. Read More
•April 19, 2017•
Sarah Bush Lincoln is moving forward with its plan to raze the former Pizza Hut and build a fully modern clinic in Shelbyville.
Demolition is set to begin in mid-April with construction to follow. The new site, located at 1215 W. Main St., will replace clinic’s current location in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville. Read More
•April 19, 2017•
By Katie Gingerich
ALAH FFA Reporter
The Section 17 FFA Poultry CDE was held March 14 in Paxton at PBL High School. Three ALAH students attended: Zane Christ, Katie Gingerich, and Aaron Schmitt. Read More
•April 19, 2017•
By Mike Brothers
A budget that is $179,565 in the red and a state $380,420 behind in categorical payments faces the new Sullivan Community District #300 school board when it organizes April 25.
Supt. Brad Tuttle explained the situation to the outgoing school board as well as new members Zak Horn, Tyson Grooms and Erik Stollard who attended the regular April 17 board meeting.
During the full funding agreement reached by the state legislature last year the four categorical payments were guaranteed school districts this year.
“We have only received one categorical payment, which was the fourth one due last year,” Tuttle began. Read More