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Dawson Foster College Signing
Sullivan High School senior Dawson Foster committed to play baseball at Sauk Valley Community College on Thursday, April 27.
Dawson Foster College Signing
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Obituaries 5-3-2023: Rosemary Kneller
Rosemary Kneller
Rosemary Kneller, 81, of Sullivan, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away at 2:29 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023 in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur, IL.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howe and Yockey Funeral Home, Shelbyville
“The Smoke Studio” Opens in Shelbyville
•May 3, 2023•
By Sharon Barricklow
Correspondent
Not yet 30 year old “Serial Entrepreneur” Dillon Tedrick has owned a car stereo installation business, a lawn and landscaping service and is now hoping to make his mark in retail with “The Smoke Studio”, a new store on North Morgan in Shelbyville.
“I looked around and saw that Shelbyville was probably the kind of place a store like mine would work,” said Tedrick, who lives in Effingham but has family in Shelbyville. Read More
Gardner Honored
•May 3, 2023•
The Booth Collaborative Advisory Committee at Eastern Illinois University recently honored a student from Sullivan as a winner of the 2023 Award for Excellence in Student Research and Creativity. Read More
Secretary Giannoulias & Rep. Ford Seek to Protect Motorists and Police by Decriminalizing Rearview Mirror Air Fresheners
•May 3, 2023•
A new proposal from Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias and State Representative La Shawn Ford (8th District – Chicago) would no longer make it illegal for motorists to have items hanging from their rearview mirror, which often serve as a pretext for traffic stops.
Under House Bill 2389, law enforcement would no longer have the authority to stop a motorist for simply hanging items like air fresheners, rosaries or disability placards from their rearview mirror while driving. This legislative effort – which passed the Illinois House on March 24 and is awaiting an expected floor vote in the Senate – follows through on a campaign promise Giannoulias made in 2021. Read More
Facts for Families: Strong Couples Program Helps Families Build Relationships That Last
•May 3, 2023•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
Sustaining a healthy and supportive relationship can be difficult for many couples. The Strong Couples Project started in Illinois in 2020 as an effort to assist couples by providing them with knowledge and skills related to communication, as well as techniques for changing the tone of escalating conflicts and arguments. Judy Schmidt, 4-H youth development educator serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria, and Tazewell counties serves as a program coach for this state-wide project. Cheri Burcham also serves as a program coach that began in Illinois and is now starting to go national. Read More
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Gold Medal Brand Flour
•May 3, 2023•
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with local health departments, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to investigate a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Infantis infections linked to Gold Medal brand flour produced by General Mills of Minneapolis, MN. According to the CDC, there have been 13 illnesses reported nationwide, including three hospitalizations linked to the outbreak. Two of the cases are in Illinois. Read More
Of Malaphors and Misplaced Modifiers
•May 3, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
Battling cancer is hard enough for a child. But having to also battle a sibling is simply too much.
Such was the conclusion you might draw from reading a headline in a recent story in the Daily Herald — without reading the story itself.
“I taught middle school students for 37 years,” reader Kathy Heikkinen wrote to me. “Granted, I didn’t teach English, but part of the story about the TLC camp in today’s paper makes me laugh and cry.”
An abbreviation of the headline was “A camp for kids battling cancer and a sibling.” Read More
Remember When? 5-3-2023
25 Years Ago This Week
Another strong showing by the Lady Redskin relay teams propelled them to a top five finish at the Monticello Invitational. Sullivan and Fisher tied for fourth place in the 18 team event, with 44 points each, Tolono Unity captured first with 70 points, Village Grove was second with 56 points and host Monticello claimed third with 54 points. The Lady Redskins turned in five top five finishes in the relay events. The foursome of Brittany Cobb, Jamie Palmer, Jennifer Voltz, and Claire Zimmerman took second in the 3200m relay. Cobb, Crawford, April Harris and Kim Haugh claimed third in the 800m medley relay, Haugh, Brook Coy, Amber Collins and Jodi Pound took third in the 800 m relay, while Pound, Cobb, Palmer and Liz Noffke took third in the 1600m relay. The team of Coy, Haugh, Crawford, and Noffke also grabbed a top five finish in the 400m relay. Read More
Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity Surprises Newest Homeowner
Photo by Crystal Reed
Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity Surprises Newest Homeowner
On Tuesday, April 18, Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity Board members and co-workers of the recipient gathered in the courthouse rotunda to surprise the newest homeowner Becky Comstock. Pictured is Howard Sanders, Gary Smith, Gene Mueller, Sandy Sanders, Becky Comstock, Cheryl Thomas, Tony Feeler and Roger Glazebrook.