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Lake Shelbyville Tree Stand Permits now Available for Deer Season

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•August 23, 2023•

Lake Shelbyville‘s Tree Stand Policy for this year will remain the same as it was last season. The policy allows hunters to leave one stand up for the season (“Seasonal Tree Stand”) and/or utilize up to two “Roving” stands that can be left up during archery season for a period not to exceed a break in use greater than 72 hours – the length of a 3 day weekend. Seasonal tree stands may be placed 2 weeks prior to archery season and must be removed within 2 weeks of archery season ending. Archery season runs from October 1, 2023 - January 14, 2024. Read More

Crawford County Housing Webinar

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•August 23, 2023•

On Thursday, August 31 at 10:30 a.m. the Business Navigator Alliance of South Central and Southeastern Illinois will host a webinar, focusing on Crawford County, Illinois, and their efforts to meet increased housing needs.

Attendees will learn about Crawford County’s recent housing planning analysis and the launch of collaborations between local government and private industry to meet the goal of providing more than 200 new residential units before 2027. Read More

LLC welcomes new coordinator of mental health services

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•August 23, 2023•

Lake Land College is pleased to welcome Thomas Moll as the College’s new coordinator of mental health services. With over 20 years of behavioral health experience, Moll seeks to support the success of Lake Land students by providing wellness services throughout the college.

Moll is a Lake Land College alumnus, graduating in 1997 with an associate degree in human services. He then completed a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Illinois at Springfield in 2000 before attending the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and obtaining a master’s degree in social work in 2002. Recently, he served as a licensed clinical social worker for Family Care Associates in Effingham. Read More

Moultrie County to Offer Real Estate for Sale

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•August 16, 2023•

Moultrie County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2019 and prior real estate taxes. The County, as Trustee will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer approximately 4 items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed bids must be in the Moultrie County Treasurer’s Office located in the Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main Street--Suite 10, Sullivan, Illinois 61951 no later than the close of business on September 1, 2023. Read More

Remember When? 8-16-2023

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25 Years Ago This Week

Marta Lockwood, Sullivan High School’s Family and Consumer Science instructor brought home the Spirit of Advising Award from the National FHA-HERO Leadership Meeting held in New Orleans. The award recognized her as the top FHA-HERO adviser in the state and one of the top in the nation.

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Illinois Master Naturalist Program Accepting Applications for August Training

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•July 12, 2023•
University of Illinois Extension, serving Coles-Cumberland-Douglas-Moultrie-Shelby Counties will be offering Illinois Master Naturalist training from August 8-October 10 with the majority of classes every Tuesday from 5:30 PM-8:30 PM held at Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. There will also be classes onsite at Warbler Ridge Woods and Shelbyville Visitor’s Center.
The mission of the University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalist Program is to provide science-based educational opportunities that connect people with nature and help them become engaged environmental stewards. “The Master Naturalist training is a great way to learn more about our local natural areas, get together with people who are interested in helping our environment, and make some great connections”, says Extension Program Coordinator Jenny Lee. Read More

Lake Land College Economics Instructor Receives Award for Innovative Teaching

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Lake Land College Economics Instructor Brian Lynch, Sullivan, received the 2023 ICCFA Dr. Joseph Cipfl Faculty Research/Workshop Grant. Pictured is Lynch.

•July 12, 2023•
For the last 24 years, Lake Land College Economics Instructor Brian Lynch has sought to improve his students’ learning with the help of innovative teaching strategies. For instance, he has found that karaoke, ice cream and paper airplanes are excellent tools to help students grasp complex concepts such as supply, pricing and modeling. Recently, the Illinois Community College Faculty Association (ICCFA) recognized Lynch’s inventive efforts by awarding him the 2023 Dr. Joseph Cipfl Faculty Research/Workshop Grant. Read More

Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team Attends Nationals

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Members in attendance at Nationals included (in no particular photo order): Alayna Young, Blair Camp, Gianna Krieger, Kinley Short, Knox Weakly, Mara Inman, Mia Lovett, Addi Finn, Addisyn Carter, Kaylee Hostetler, Lexi Yoder, Fionn Lynch, Natalia Beals, Adalee Foster, Sophie Foster, Aleena Ingram, Lillian Hood, Miah Voegel, Sarina Voegel and Zoe Lynch. Missing from the photo, but attending the event were: Kinley Short, Blair Camp, Tiffany Hostetler, and Emma Hostetler.

•July 12, 2023•
Sullivan Dance Studio’s 2022-2023 Competition Team ended their year by attending “Positive Vibes” Nationals in Collinsville, Illinois. The team had earlier attended a “Positives Vibes” Dance Regional Competition held in Bloomington, Illinois. At this nationals competition 17 routines from the SDS Competition Team participated. This was the team’s first ever Nationals experience and they came home with five 1st Place/Champion trophies. These championship trophies were awarded to: Sarina Voegel, Senior Soloist; Mia Lovett and Knox Weakly Duet, 5 & Under Duets & Trios; “Disco Divas” for the 5 & Under Small Group Category; and Mini Large Group “Minion Mania.” Adalee Foster & Sophie Foster’s Duet also was named a National Champion plus they received a Judge’s Award “Pure Joy on Stage.” Read More

And You Can Quote Me On That!

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•July 12, 2023•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer

With apologies to any of you our reporters have interviewed, not everything you say is interesting.
Not everything I say is interesting either, but that’s the joy of writing a first-person column and being the editor of the paper.
Nanny nanny foo foo.
We will interview someone at length for a profile story and, from that, use a smattering of quotes and weave in details from other things the subject has told us as “color.”
Too often, though, reporters — reporters from a great many newspapers I’ve read — lean too hard on quotes to tell the story, especially when it’s a story that talks about process rather than emotion.
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how jargon slows down our writing. Last week it was how unnecessary words do the same.
Today, it’s all about how quotes in news writing should act as punctuation. Read More

Remember When? 7-13-2023

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25 Years Ago This Week

The Bethany Mustangs competing in the 9-10 age division, won the regional title at the Hoops USA-Hoops for Homes 3 on 3 basketball tournament in Normal. Members of the team were John Rhodes, Dustin Yoder, Channing Foster and Chad Palmer Martz. Coach was Brandon Yoder. Read More