•March 11, 2020•
Reverend Mark Bjorbak will be installed as the new Pastor at First Baptist Church of Sullivan on Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 pm.
The public is cordially invited to a potluck following the morning church service at 11:30 and also the reception following the installation.
The potluck and reception will take place in the church’s Fellowship Hall.
Category Archives: News Briefs
Superintendent-Y Stuff: School Calendar Days
•March 11, 2020•
By Supt. Ted Walk
Sullivan CUSD #300
There has been a lot of variation in dates of attendance for schools in Illinois over the years.
Currently, a district is required to schedule 180 days, with an additional five days reserved as Emergency Days for instances when school has to be closed due to weather.
Apart from a standard Pupil Attendance Day, schools may use some of these days for items such as Teachers Institutes, School Improvement, or Parent-Teacher Conferences. Read More
EIU Announces Fall Dean’s List
•March 11, 2020•
Eastern Illinois University’s Fall 2019 Deans’ List recognizes undergraduates who excelled academically during the university’s 2019 fall semester.
Students who achieved a GPA of 3.80 to 4.00 (on a 4.00 scale) while completing a minimum of 12 graded semester hours, excluding credit/no credit grades are named on the university Deans’ List. They include: Read More
MCHG Society Meets Thursday, March 19
•March 11, 2020•
The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will hold their monthly General Meeting, Thursday, March 19 at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center in Sullivan. The program for the evening will be “Fire Departments from the 1800’s” presented by Mr. Jeff Hendricks of Mt Zion, formerly of Sullivan. Read More
Letter to the Editor: 3-11-2020
To the editor —
I want to congratulate Bob and Kathy Best on the sale of their family newspaper to Paddock Publications. The phrase “the end of an era” is overused, but it certainly applies here.
No community can stay honest and strong without a local source of dedicated, professional journalism, and the Best family has provided that for Moultrie County since JFK was a new president. It wasn’t easy, but I never heard any of them complain.
Dan Hagen
ALAH FFA Celebrates
•March 11, 2020•
The 7th annual Celebrate Agriculture Breakfast will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2020 in Atwood.
The breakfast featuring scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy, sausage, milk, juice, and coffee will be served from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at United Church of Atwood, located at 210 N. Main Street.
This is a great opportunity for you to come out and support the FFA Chapter and celebrate agriculture. The breakfast is sponsored by the ALAH FFA Alumni Chapter. Donations are encouraged and accepted.
Funds are used for scholarships for ALAH FFA Chapter members
Raider Con at Central A&M
•March 11, 2020•
The Central A&M Superhero Club is presenting Raider Con from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4 in Moweaqua.
Enjoy the friendly atmosphere with a variety of activities: Cosplay, comic books, artist alley, concessions.
Guest artists include: Bill Reinhold, Linda Lessmann, Kyle Strahm, Baldimar Rivas, Buster Moody, Jake Smith Jeremiah Lambert, Zac Atkinson, Ed Lozano, and Charles Simpson.
St. Columcille Hears Sheen Plan
Photo furnished St. Columcille Hears Sheen Plan St. Columcille parishioners met with Dr. Peter Howard, international speaker and founder of the Fulton Sheen Institute, who is a leading authority on the life and teaching of Venerable Bishop Fulton Sheen. Dr Howard visited the Immaculate Conception Parish Center on Sunday, March 8th, to share his presentation of “Visions of Our Future: Fulton Sheen’s Plan for a Great America.” As his cause for canonization continues to move forward, Bishop Sheen remains one of the best known Catholic figures of the last one hundred years. During the engaging 3-hour event, Dr Howard discussed the heart of the cultural war in America today, a war that Sheen prophesied over 80 years ago.
Moultrie County 2020 Mobile Home Privilege Tax
•March 11, 2020•
Tax bills will be mailed on March 13, 2020 and are due on May 15, 2020. Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 South Main, Suite 10, Sullivan, IL. 61951.
Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County Banks: Scott State Bank Bethany/Dalton City/Sullivan/Mt. Zion, State Bank of Arthur a Division of Morton Community Bank, Arthur Community Bank, First National Bank of Arthur, First Community Bank of Moultrie County in Sullivan and Lovington and First Mid-Illinois Bank Sullivan. Read More
Remember When? 3-11-2020
25 Years Ago This Week
A local firm has been awarded a $269,617 federal printing contract, according to the office of Congressman Glenn Poshard.
Sullivan Marketing, Inc., 917 West Harrison, Sullivan won the government printing contract for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture materials.
Clyde Drury’s miniature horse, Peewee, was getting a “little chunky” so he began searching for a means to give the 27 inch tall horse regular exercise.
Drury bought a used treadmill, added some sideboards and PeeWee is shedding the pounds. Peewee walks at 3 miles per hour for 45 minutes in the morning and 45 minutes in the evening.
The Sullivan High School Scholastic Bowl team scored second place honors at the Eastern Illinois University Scholastic Bowl Tournament. Members include Meredith Cooper, Andrew Preston, Brianne Bolin, Lance Coil, Casey Matthews, Tony Armstrong, Sarah Eller, Adam Uhlarik, Erica Ozee, Andrew French and Amy Terrell. Read More