Kenneth Johnson
Kenneth Alan Johnson, 76, passed away April 8, 2023. He was born October 22, 1946. When he married Linda Evans Johnson in 1968, he was welcomed into the Evans family by Paul and Mary Evans, Eldon Evans and Kent Evans. Read More
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Schmohe Signs With University of Wisconsin Whitewater
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Schmohe Signs With University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Ethan Schmohe (center) signed his letter of intent to swim at University of Wisconsin Whitewater on Wednesday, April 19. He is pictured with his parents Angela and Kent Schmohe.
EIU, LLC Pen Exclusive “Transfer Back” Agreement
•April 26, 2023•
Leaders from Eastern Illinois University and Lake Land College signed an agreement today that will provide students who have paused their college education a unique pathway for returning to the classroom. In this collaborative program, students who meet the criteria will have the opportunity to complete an associate degree at Lake Land College and then transfer to EIU to complete a bachelor’s degree. Read More
Follow Me Down the Rabbit Hole of This Phrase
•April 26, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
“Is the expression ‘going down a rabbit hole’ appearing more frequently these days?” reader Cliff Darnall asked.
“I was asked what the expression meant a couple of years ago by an English learner (aren’t we all still to some extent?), and I stumbled to give an adequate explanation. Since then, I have noticed ‘rabbit hole’ more and more in the media, including in your March 11 column and even as the title of a new streaming series.”
Cliff, etymology is all about going down rabbit holes, and there is nothing I love more than to find myself in a warren of word origin stories.
I’d always assumed the phrase has something to do with “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
In this case, I was right. Read More
Remember When? 4-26-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
Sullivan native R. Eden Martin earned the Illinois State Historical Society’s top honor for books for his publication of Ivory and Rose, A Year’s Courtship: The Correspondence of Ivory J. Martin and Rose Eden, Sullivan, Illinois, 1885-86.
Ground was broken for Moultrie County’s first house to be built by the county’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate. Blair Alexander of Sullivan turned the first shovel of dirt on the lot in the Bragg subdivision at the southwest edge of Sullivan where the home she and her daughter, Brianne, 11, hoped to move in by Thanksgiving was being built. The chapter raised more than $10,000 for the construction of the first home with an addition $5,000 raised during a celebrity auction. Read More
Potential New Math Curriculum Presented
•April 26, 2023•
by Ariana R. Cherry
Principals and math teachers presented a potential new math curriculum for the ALAH school district recently. They have been meeting and researching different ones since last fall. Two pilot ones, Bridges and Reveal, were started around Christmastime. Members of the pilot team for grade school math are Adrienne Seal, Rose Hollingsworth, Rhonda Rhodes, Erin Beck, Chris Foreman, Andrew Peralta and Marla Graham. There were teachers in grades K-5 and Special Ed who participated in the pilot programs. The mathematics program at which the grade schools are looking is called Bridges. Positive points about Bridges include a hands-on curriculum, focus on number sense and explaining different ways to get the answer. Read More
Sullivan HS Teacher Surprised With Retirement Party
Photo by Crystal Reed
Scott Bales teaching the Sullivan High School Spanish Club CPR, which actually turned into a surprise retirement party.
•April 26, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan High School Spanish Club gathered on Friday, April 14, early in the morning to learn CPR. At least that’s the reason for which physical education and health teacher Scott Bales thought he was in the commons area in the high school that morning. Little did he know that the Spanish Club and the high school Spanish teacher Patricia King had a surprise for him.
After Bales had demonstrated how to administer CPR on mannequins and also demonstrated how to operate an AED, there was an announcement made that they had invited him not for a CPR lesson but to celebrate him as he is retiring at the end of this school year. Bales has spent 34 years in the teaching profession, 25 of those in Sullivan. Read More
Sullivan City Council Tables Bid Award For New City Building
•April 26, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan City Council met Monday, April 24, with several items of business. Mark Conlin worked for the city of Sullivan at the electric plant for almost 34 years. Mayor Richard Glazebrook recognized him at the beginning of the meeting for his service. Commissioner Chuck Woodworth attended the meeting by phone.
Resident Bob Ingram asked a question about an invoice for All Service Contracting. He said that an invoice said one amount and the agenda had a differing amount. Nakayla Swisher said they always pay the amount on the front page.
His second question was in regards to an item on the agenda to approve the purchase of a bucket truck for $256,535.00. Ingram asked whether they had searched for one anywhere else. Commission Mike Fowler said these trucks are hard to come by. Read More
Oakland City Wide Yard Sales
•April 26, 2023•
The Oakland Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the 40th annual spring city wide yard sale in Oakland on Saturday, May 6th from 8:00 am to ? In conjunction with this, the Hindsboro community, 6 miles west on Rt. 133 is also having a city wide yard sale. Maps will be available at McQueen Lumber in Oakland. For further information, call 217-346-2125.
Paige Robinson Day
•April 26, 2023•
Okaw Valley has announced that Wednesday, May 3 will be Paige Robinson Day in Bethany. Paige will be present to be honored by the Okaw Valley community for her success on the basketball court and recently being drafted by the Dallas Wings of the WNBA with the 31st overall pick in the WNBA draft. There will be a parade at 11 am starting at the First Christian Church. Parade route will go from the First Christian Church to the Elementary School before ending at OVHS. Following the parade, there will be a few presentations on the front lawn of the high school along with some signed pictures and photo opportunities.