•December 21, 2022•
The Lovington First Christian Church will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, January 4 from Noon to 5:30pm. Individuals interested in donating blood may make an appointment with redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are also welcome.
•December 14, 2022•
Sullivan fell behind 7-17 after the first quarter and even a strong scoring output in the fourth could not bring them back as they fell 53-40 to Central A&M Monday night.
Izabelle Hay paced the Lady Redskins with 14 points, Alaina Moore was right behind with nine, Addison Minor added six and Shae Ellis rounded out the scoring with two. Isabelle Stone had six steals on the night and Minor added eight rebounds.
Sullivan takes on Okaw Valley Thursday night at home.
•December 14, 2022•
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announced the arrest of 52-year-old Matthew E. Nation of Lovington for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony). Read More
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Sparrows Unlimited Wrap Presents
Sparrows Unlimited volunteers gathered Saturday, December 10 to wrap Christmas presents to hand out to families of the Lovington community.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Sullivan Middle School Improvement Project
During the month of November, Sullivan Middle School students collected items for Moultrie County PAWS. Items collected included kitty litter, chew toys for large dogs, dog treats and cat food. Pictured are students with some of the donations. They are (in no order) Lena Emel, Tucker Grooms, Addi Patterson, Miah Voegel, Melissa Ross, Lily Green, Hailey Green, David Eaton and Stephanie Zook.
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Sullivan American Legion and VFW Post Donate Flags
Sullivan American Legion Post 68 and Sullivan VFW Post 6410 visited Sullivan Preschool on Tuesday, December 6 to install flag brackets and American flags in classrooms at the preschool. The effort was led by both organizations who helped install and split the cost for the purchase of the flags and brackets. Pictured from left to right are: Mike Daily, Bob Ingram, Bob Sims, Kent Spencer, Sullivan Preschool Executive Director Karen Goss, Larry Gregory, Kent Buxton and Mike Keown.
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Moultrie County Food Pantry Candy Fundraiser
Cathrine Craig looks through candy orders from the Moultrie County Food Pantry Candy Fundraiser. Cathrine’s served as a pickup location for candy orders again this year for the fundraiser. Flesor’s donated a percentage of sales to the food pantry which came out to $1,565.00 and Devon Story of Flesor’s donated an additional $100 coming to a total of $1,665. The Moultrie County Food Pantry is grateful for the support they receive each year from Cathrine’s and the quality candy from Flesor’s in Tuscola.
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United Methodist Women hold Christmas Bake Sale
The United Methodist Women at Sullivan First United Methodist Church held their Christmas Bake Sale and Cookie Extravaganza on Friday, December 9. Available for purchase were homemade cookies, breads, pastries, candies, pies, jellies and more. All proceeds support UMW missions.
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Dancers from the Dance Station Perform at Disney
Dancers from The Dance Station performed at Disney on December 8-11. They performed in a stage show at Hollywood Studios on December 9. The younger dancers performed in a parade at Disney Springs on December 9, and the older dancers performed in a parade at Magic Kingdom on December 10. The parade performance was entitled “What Christmas Means to Me.” The performance was a medley of songs including Rockabilly Christmas and the Snowmiser/Heatmiser songs with Libby Wall as “Mr. White Christmas” and Bo Neal as “Mr. Green Christmas.” Dancers are from The Dance Station in Bethany and hail from Sullivan, Moweaqua, Assumption and Bethany. Pictured from left to right are: Libby Wall, Natalee Myers, Mileigh Brown, Charleigh Minott, Madison Wall, Katie Smith, Wren Wall and Bo Neal.
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Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team Members
attend Convention
Sullivan Dance Studio had 31 Competition Dance team members attend Dance Directive Master Classes Tour in St. Charles, Missouri on November 6, 2022. Those attending were: Gianna Krieger, Tiffany Hostetler, Mia Lovett, Natalia Beals, Kaylee Hostetler, Avery Smith, Pearl Akins, Addi Finn, Avery Patterson, Harlyn Wichert, Fionn Lynch, Lexi Yoder, Addisyn Carter, Brinnley Hobbs, Aubrie Payne, Emma Hostetler, Addie Patterson, Hannah Taylor, Macie Rodgers, Alyssa Taylor, Kylin Wehrle, Miah Voegel, Avery Florey, Aleena Ingram, Adalee Foster, Gabrielle Carpenter, Lillian Hood, Synthea Doss, Zoe Lynch, Sarina Voegel and Sophie Foster. Special shout outs to Natalia Beals and Gianna Krieger for being recognized by staff for their smiles, eagerness to learn and exuding their love for dance. And to Sarina Voegel for being chosen by peers during the lyrical combination. Dance Directive Conventions have classes, training and instruction with some of the top teachers and dance professionals from around the country. Those who attended had a chance to attend ballet, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, tap classes and more.