•May 2, 2018•

The annual “Students for the Information Age” TECH 2018 event will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m.Thursday, May 10 and from 1-3 p.m. at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers will represent schools from throughout the state.

At the event, students will show the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement. From elementary to the high school classrooms, TECH 2018 highlights the crucial role that technology plays in education -- ranging from increases in collaboration and critical thinking, to promoting learning beyond the limits of the school day -- by creating a space for students to share their learning and innovative uses of devices, the internet, and digital curriculum.  Read More

•April 18, 2018•

Don’t miss your chance to attend a vintage and handmade market right in your own backyard. Back Forty Market returns to The Great Pumpkin Patch, Friday and Saturday, June 1 and 2.

Spend time with friends, enjoy live music, stroll the paths from tent to tent, try artisan foods and partake in a glass of wine. Tickets are on sale now at www.backfortymarket.com.

25 Years Ago This Week

The winter storm of the century rocked the southern states. Former Sullivan residents tell of their experiences. Leesa Willis and Charles W. Shuman had more than 10 inches of snow in their area. Willis tells of difficulty getting a flight while Shuman, of Virginia, gets a laugh at his area’s inability to handle the snow. Jon White of Marietta, Ga. says his town is basically shut down.

Sullivan elementary students get books made just for them by volunteers through the RSVP and CEFS Outreach program. They were distributed by Bev Puleo. The books were entitled SEAL (students excited about learning). The text was written by Mary Lou Kidwell and illustrated by Sandi Traxler.

Bethany students earned 13 firsts in music contests. Girls’ quartet made up of Lindsay Patrick, Jessika Gaither, Martne McCabe and Angie Duncan took first with their performance of Rock-a-bye-baby. Four soloists took first place: Jodi Armer, Wendy Munch, Jessika Gaither and Angie Duncan. Four groups received firsts for their vocal ensembles: Bob Hamilton and Wendy Munch duet; the senior trio of Bob Hamilton, Martne McCabe and Jessika Gaither; girls ensemble of Gaither, Jodi Armer, Wendy Munch, Lindsay Patrick, Micki Winskill, Teri Zimmer and Erin Yarnell. In the band contest a saxophone quartet made up of Amy Bagley, Kristen Wicker, Scott Seeley and Bob Hamilton took first place. Other first place winners were Lindsay Patrick for French horn and Angie Duncan for piano. Read More

•April 18, 2018•

Janette Comstock of Lovington, has been named recipient of the 2018 Charles B. Shuman Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Moultrie County Farm Bureau.

Comstock is the daughter T.G. and Dawn Redfern. She is a senior at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond High School and plans to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to study business. Read More