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Susan Rauch to retire from Beacon

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•April 17, 2024•

A retirement open house is planned for Susan Rauch to be held at the Moultrie County Beacon Commons Area on Thursday, April 25, from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m with refreshments.

Rauch began her career at the Moultrie County Beacon on August 22, 1983 as a family support unit caseworker. She was promoted to Director of Rehabilitation Services on December 2, 1985 and on October 16, 198, she was offered the position of Executive Director which she has held for 38 years. Susan has been a huge advocate for the independence of the individuals the Beacon serves and the agency’s growth and will be missed for years to come by all who have had privilege of working alongside her.

Everyone is invited to stop by and congratulate her on her retirement.

Remembering Who We Are… 5

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Prairie Fires 

•April 17, 2024•

by Janet Roney

Have you ever seen a prairie fire?  If it’s a dry day with a good wind, it will make a believer out of you. Flames leap into the air forty or fifty feet, and it rushes like mad across the land, taking about twenty minutes or less to burn twenty acres, depending on the speed of the wind.    

We know this because for about twenty years in early spring we have burned our prairie on our 20 acres of CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land along route 32 between Sullivan and Lovington.  Annual fires help maintain the prairie for invasive species are destroyed and nutrients are released that stimulate new growth.  The deep rooted prairie grass prevents soil erosion and retards movement of agricultural chemicals into the stream that runs through it.     Read More

White earns Academic All-Conference

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•April 17, 2024•

Emily White, a junior nursing student from Sullivan, earned 2023-24 Winter Sports CCIW Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference for basketball. To be recognized, the student-athlete must be enrolled as a full-time student; completed two semesters of study at Millikin; must participate in a varsity sport during the 2023-24 winter season; and must carry at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average. The list below is the team members from Millikin for the winter 2023-24 season.

Legion members presented with pins

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Commander Read with Harry Woolen.

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Commander Read with Russell Craig

•April 17, 2024•

Last week Commander Rick Read presented Harry Woolen his pin for 75 years of continued American Legion membership and Russell Craig his pin for 50 years of continued American Legion membership. The presentation was attended by many board members, officers and members at large as well as family and friends that came out to support these Veterans.

Sullivan girls place sixth at Invitational

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•April 17, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Sullivan girls track traveled to Tolono last Friday for an invitational meet. Nineteen teams braved the cold and the wind. Tuscola won the meet with 111 points. Sullivan finished in sixth with 32 points.

Riane Bear and Kharli Kelly went second-third in the high jump, both clearing 1.49m. Devon Richardson also scored points for the team in the triple jump. The sophomore landed a 9.74m jump that placed her in third. Read More

Sullivan baseball has another 1-2 week

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•April 17, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

With weather cooperating just a little bit, Sullivan was able to get in three games. They took to the road in Bethany last Monday, played host to Villa Grove the following day, and then capped off the week with a road game in Neoga.

As if a conference matchup wasn’t enough, the first game of the week against Okaw Valley also has a feel of a bragging rights matchup. Many of these athletes know each other from other sports or functions, or from just the fact that their home turfs are separated by seven miles.  Read More

Sullivan boys and girls capture 1st Place

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•April 17, 2024•

by E. Scott England 

Sullivan track journeyed to Cerro Gordo for the CGB Quad Rotational meet. Six teams from four counties all vied for the top spot, but both Sullivan boys and girls walked away with first place tightly secured.

In field events, senior Dirk Lane threw to second place in the shot put and third place in the discus. Lucas Floyd followed Lane in the discus with a fifth place finish. Claire Welch also finished fifth in discus for the girls. The ladies had a good showing in the long jump. Mya Dyer finished second with Addison Minor right behind her in third and Eiley Poe in fifth. The boys went one-two in the long jump. Deaiden Arnold’s first place jump of 6.20m edged out Aian Fryman’s 6.12m. Cooper Christensen placed fourth. Read More

SBL Races for all Paces

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•April 17, 2024•

Get hydrated, stretch those legs and mark your calendars for Saturday, June 1, for the 16th annual Sarah Bush Lincoln Races for all Paces on the Eastern Illinois University campus. 

Registration is open online at www.sarahbush.org/races. All information for the races, including a registration link, course maps and training plans, are also available online.

Annual Rabies Clinic

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Annual Rabies Clinic
Marrowbone Public Library District held their annual Rabies Vaccine Clinic in the Community room last Wednesday. Dr. Justin Florey and Julia Hildebrandt from KVAH administered vaccines to 20 plus dogs and cats.