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WHS Homecoming Court 2020

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Windsor High School hosted their 2020 Homecoming Dance on Saturday, January 25th. Pictured front row from left: Crown Bearer Olivia McKinney, 2020 Homecoming Queen Ava Bennett, 2020 Homecoming King Mason Campbell, and Crown Bearer Brantley Ballinger. Back row from left: Freshman Attendant Kiersten Wheeler, Sophomore Attendant Karlie Bean, Junior Attendant Haley Beck, Queen Candidates Hannah Reed and Zoe Nichols, 2019 Homecoming Queen Carson Cole, 2019 Homecoming King Liam Hortenstine, 2020 King Candidates Eli Howard and Brandon Milligan, Junior Attendant Morgan Greuel, Sophomore Attendant Sam Welton, and Freshman Attendant Rhett Rincker.

Remember When? 2-5-2020

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25 Years Ago This Week

Bethany School Supt. Marilyn Bailey explained if the district continues $116,164 annual deficits the eduction fund will be in debt $1,257,453 by July 30, 1999. Before a crowd of 20 people the school board voted to proceed with a property tax referendum.
The Bethany Mustangs beat Illiopolis 62-49 in the opening round of the tournament at Blue Mound. Phil Ozier led the Mustangs with 15 points, Kevin Bowser scored 14 points along with 10 rebounds and Adam Gurchieck chipped in with 11 points.
Despite injuries and a ten point deficit at the half the Sullivan Lady Redskins beat the Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals 55-50. Sullivan hit 6 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter with Bobbi Bone shooting 4-4 and Allyson Glazebrook 2-4 totaling 12 points for the night. Carrie Bennet led the Redskins with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Read More

Tough Week for Sullivan Basketball Team

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•February 5, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ basketball team dropped three games last week.
The Redskins lost to Charleston, Central A&M and Warrensburg-Latham.
Saturday against Central A&M, the Raiders doubled Sullivan 66-33 for the win.
CAM outscored Sullivan 25-10 in the first quarter and continued its lead from there.
Ian Plank totaled 17 points, three rebounds, two assists and two steals to lead the Redskins. Read More

LLC Invites Students to Agriculture Open House

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•February 5, 2020•
The Lake Land College Agriculture Division is hosting an open house on Friday, March 6 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. High school juniors and seniors are invited to learn more about the agriculture programs available at Lake Land College and enjoy lunch with current students and faculty.
The event will open with registration and a welcome session in the West Building, Farm Credit Services room. Breakout sessions will occur from 9:40-11:30 a.m. which will cover each agriculture major offered at Lake Land and agriculture career opportunities. Campus tours and a session covering the admissions enrollment process will also be provided. The event will end with a question and answer session over lunch with current agriculture division students and faculty. Read More

Stop the Hand-Wringing Over Decline of Newspapers

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•February 5, 2020•
By Jim Nowlan
NP Guest Columnist

According to a late 2019 piece in the New York Times, one in five newspapers in America has been shuttered over the past 15 years, and journalist numbers cut in half. This bodes ill for the vibrancy of communities, for which newspapers have been the essential glue, prod and town crier.
We must stop wringing our hands and instead devise alternatives, just as news in paper form in the 18th century replaced the news shouted out earlier by the town criers.
My dad ran the Stark County News in Toulon post-World War II. As a teen in the 1950s, I sat at the huge keyboard of a Model 14 Linotype, a balky iron and steel beast that spit out lines of type from molten lead. It was high tech!
On Wednesday afternoons, townsfolk crowded, literally, the corridor of the post office, waiting impatiently for Billy Humphrey to stuff the new edition into their mailboxes. The paper included one or two pages of “personals,” of “Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Jackson spending the weekend in Mahomet with Mrs. Jackson’s parents. They all enjoyed dinner in Champaign Saturday evening.” Personals were the Facebook of 70 years ago. Read More

SHS Hosts Blood Drive

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•February 5, 2020•

The Sullivan High School Student Council will be hosting their spring blood drive on Wednesday, March 4th from 8:30 to 1:30 in the high school gymnasium.
Walk-ins are welcome, but you may also schedule your appointment with Mrs. Kirby at kirbym@sullivan.k12.il.us or call the school at 217-728-8311 to leave a message.
The American Red Cross gives a senior student council member a scholarship depending on the number of units received, so please consider giving.

Take Charge of Your Diabetes Program

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•January 29, 2020•
Beginning on Thursday, Feb. 6 the Moultrie County Health Department, in collaboration with Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc., will sponsor a “Take Charge of Your Diabetes” program. The program will be held at Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. located at 114 E. Jefferson, Sullivan. The program is free and open to anyone who must deal with diabetes.
Angela Hogan and Kim Swinford will facilitate the program. Participants will meet for six class sessions from 1-4:30 p.m. each Thursday through March 12. Read More

Tony Tedrick Fund Raiser

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•January 29, 2020•

There will be a spaghetti supper for Tony Tedrick of Lovington from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Church of God Life Center, 301 W. State St., Lovington.
Tony has necrotizing pancreatitis, uncontrollable diabetes and liver disease. His pancreas has died and will need to be removed.
Northwestern University Hospital in Chicago is the sixth hospital in the U.S. to perform this type of surgery.
Tony will be in the hospital approximately two weeks, then will need to stay within five minutes of the hospital and additional three to four weeks.
As you can imagine the expenses for this family are astronomical. Any help, including prayers, would greatly be appreciated by them.
Tony and his wife Sonja have four children ages three, nine, 15 and 20.
Donations for the meal will be accepted at the door. Additional donations may be sent directly to the family at P.O. Box 173, Lovington, IL 61937. For more information contact Jamie Henderson at 217/898-0114.

SBL Health Screenings at Senior Center

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•January 29, 2020•
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 20 at the Senior Center, Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212.
SBL Lincolnland Home Care, Lincolnland Hospice and Lincolnland Home Medical will sponsor bingo from 9 – 10 a.m. following the blood pressure clinic.
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER, THE SENIOR CENTER WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.