•April 6, 2022•
7th Grade High Honors – Brody Barnard, Addilyn Bly, Logan Corrie, Clarissa Johnson, Grace Mast, Paisley Montgomery, Landon Purcell, Ty Welsh
Honor Roll – Elizabeth Cloe, Ryan Harris, Devon Nichols, Allie Upton Read More
Category Archives: News Briefs
Apprenticeship Expansion Grant Awarded to LLC
•April 6, 2022•
As the fiscal agent to LWIA 23, Lake Land College has been awarded $98,480 for the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The grant funds will be used to hire an apprenticeship navigator for all of Economic Development Region 7. Apprenticeship navigators are an essential component to the apprenticeship Illinois framework as they work directly with businesses to cultivate and launch new US Department of Labor-registered apprenticeships. Read More
COVID-19’s Effects on Your Dental Health
•April 6, 2022•
Cheri Burcham
Extension Educator
University of Illinois Extension
This article has been written by Danny Vogwill, a student in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at UIUC. Danny says: The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted our world, ushering in an age of Work from Home, vaccination protocols, social distancing, and countless other ways in our daily lives, but what if I told you that your dental health was also at risk during the pandemic! Read More
Anna Fender Earns Award for Leadership, Service
•April 6, 2022•
Ohio Wesleyan University senior Anna Fender is one of 10 students statewide being honored with a 2022 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award in recognition of her “outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning.”
Fender of Sullivan, also is one of two 2022 Ping Award recipients selected to receive $250 Legacy Award mini-grants to be contributed to her charity of choice. The honors are bestowed annually by the Ohio Campus Compact, a nonprofit consortium of 40 colleges and universities working to strengthen the overall capacity of the schools “to educate students for civic and social responsibility and to improve community life.” Read More
HSHS Illinois Division offering Nursing Scholarships
•April 6, 2022•
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) Illinois Division recently announced a scholarship opportunity for students pursuing a career in nursing. The HSHS Scholars program is open to qualifying students attending an accredited nursing program. Students can earn up to $20,000 of funding for educational expenses. In addition to financial help, recipients will have a job upon graduating and passing boards in an HSHS Illinois Division hospital. Read More
Time/Date/Place Makes Most Things Clearer
•April 6, 2022•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
In newspapers, we generally adhere to the order of time/date/place.
At least in my early days we did. Part of the reason for that was to be consistent, especially in long lists of events. And it’s partly because the most important thing to know is WHEN something is happening, because it could be the best dang band to come to the area, but if it already happened you don’t want to necessarily get your hopes up.
Newspapering is all about timeliness.
As a young editor, I had a mnemonic for this for reporters who couldn’t seem to remember: Take Down Pants.
Check that. I didn’t come up with it, but I sure ran with it. Read More
Remember When? 4-6-2022
25 Years Ago This Week
The Lovington Village Board welcomed two new trustees. Lester Mechling and Jake Kamm joined the board. They won election that month along with incumbent Harold White, who wasn’t present at that meeting. Mechling and Kamm replaced trustee Ralph Zancha, who chose not to seek re-election after a dozen years on the board and trustee Steve Fleming, who was narrowly defeated in his race against Lovington Village Board President Gary Smith. Read More
Moultrie County Democrat Dinner 2022
Photo by Crystal Reed
Moultrie County Democrats
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs was one of the speakers at the Moultrie County Ds Spaghetti Dinner on Friday, March 25. Dic candidates for county board and Illinois Secretary of State were also in attendance as well as former member of the Illinois Senate, Andy Manar. He is currently the Deputy Governor for Budget and Economy.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Democrats Spaghetti Dinner
The Moultrie County Ds hosted a spaghetti dinner on Friday, March 25 at the Sullivan American Legion Post. Candidates for office in the upcoming election were in attendance. Pictured is the candidate for Illinois Secretary of State, David Moore.
Stephanie Trussell Visits Sullivan VFW
Photo by Crystal Reed
Stephanie Trussell Visits Sullivan VFW
Stephanie Trussell, running mate for Darren Bailey, made a stop at the Sullivan VFW hall on Thursday, March 17. Trussell was born in Chicago and raised on the west side. She has five children and in 1994, she and her family moved to DuPage County. In 2012, Trussell won a talk radio contest for listeners of WLS-AM 890, the largest talk radio station in Chicago. She beat over 100 other listeners and received a chance to host her own 2 hour radio show for a day. That one show turned into a seven year career. Bailey and Trussell are on the R ticket for the upcoming election in June. She is pictured with those who came to the Sullivan VFW to welcome her to town.
Sullivan Chamber Citizen of the Year
Photo by Timmy Valentine
Sullivan Chamber Citizen of the Year
The Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development recently presented their Citizen of the Year award to Sullivan High School principal Dan Allen. He is pictured on the left accepting the award from Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development director Laurrie Minor.