•June 20, 2018•
Lovington American Legion Post 429 is holding a golf outing to benefit the high school scholarships program on Saturday, August 4 with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start at Norton Knolls Golf Course in Oakland. Read More
Category Archives: News Briefs
Remember When? 6-20-2018
25 Years Ago This Week
Meet Me in St Louis opens the summer season for The Little Theatre on the Square. Sullivan Siblings, Jaime and Jessica Dunphy shine as Tootie and Agnus in the production.
An Illinois Central Gulf Railroad employee came to the rescue of a loose pet pig that wandered from its Sullivan home on Market Street. It had apparently dug its way out from other the fence and was roaming around the old sale barn. Sullivan police officers Joe Luedke on Johnny Love participated in the chase. Read More
DMH Childbirth Experience June Classes
•June 13, 2018•
Childbirth Experience Class #1, June 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Class #2, June 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m. FREE, Decatur Memorial Hospital – OB Classroom, 2300 N. Edward Street, Decatur. Class #1 addresses what to expect before, during and after childbirth: birth by C-section: pain management; and when to come to the hospital. Class #2 is taught by a nurse from the Obstetric Unit who reviews breast feeding (pumping/storing, positioning your baby, tips for success) and newborn care in early days and beyond. Register online at www.dmhcares.com or call 217-876-3400. Read More
SAIL Offers Personal Assistance Orientation
•June 13, 2018•
Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL) will hold a Personal Assistant Orientation for people interested in working as a personal assistant. The orientation is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 at the Shelbyville SAIL Office located at 1810 W. South 3rd St.
There will be a break for lunch. Personal assistants are employed by people with disabilities to perform household chores and personal care tasks in their homes and are paid by the state of Illinois through the Department of Rehabilitation program. Read More
Lovington Village Board Enacts Vicious Dog Ordinance
•June 13, 2018•
Lovington Village Board declared a dog in the village as vicious requiring the owner to follow specific requirements.
Action was prompted when a pit bull mixed dog from 428 S. Broadway attacked a small dog owned by Jamie Franklin. Franklin’s dog died as a result of the attack.
The village board learned the pit bull had gotten loose from its owner, who was bitten trying to free the small dog in the attack. Moultrie County Animal Control held the animal and released it to its owner. Trustee Pam Anklam reported speaking to the village attorney who recommended the board deem the dog vicious. Read More
ALAH FFA Holds Annual FFA Awards Banquet
•June 13, 2018•
The ALAH FFA chapter held its annual awards banquet recently at the Arthur Business Center. Many awards were distributed, and the new FFA officer team was installed.
The opening ceremonies were presented by the 2017-18 FFA Officer Team, and the FFA Creed was presented by FFA Greenhand Rachel Kinney. Sixteen individuals and businesses who contributed over $1650 to the Illinois Foundation Collection Drive were recognized.
The Most Active FFA Member Award went to Katie Gingerich, and Rachel Kinney received the top greenhand award. The awards moved on to recognizing the members who had the top Supervised
FFA members earning the chapter proficiency award include Makenna Green in Grain Production Entrepreneurship, Oil Crop Production Entrepreneurship, and Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship; Zane Crist in Poultry Production; Katie Gingerich in Swine Production Entrepreneurship and Agriculture Sales Placement; Maddie Snyder in Small Animal Care and Colton Romine in Vegetable Production. Green, Crist, and Gingerich, were also recognized for winning their area at the section level. Green won district in Grain Production Entrepreneurship as well as becoming the first ALAH FFA member to win a state proficiency award and will now compete at the national level. Read More
Menu 6-13-2018
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, June 18 - Sloppy Joe sandwich, brussels sprouts, baked corn casserole, bun, applesauce
Tuesday, June 19 - Fried chicken, mashed potatoes w/gravy, broccoli, dinner roll, mandarin oranges
Wednesday, June 20 - Ham and beans, copper carrots, cornbread, sliced pears
Thursday, June 21 - Turkey tetrazzini, tossed salad w/dressing packet, peas and pearl onions, whole grain wheat (1), pineapple
Friday, June 22 - Chicken salad sandwich, tortellini vegetable soup, creamy cole slaw, bun and crackers, fruit salad
Okaw Valley High School Spring Semester Honor Roll
•June 13, 2018•
12th Grade:
Straight A: Evan Baumbarger, Tanner Coleman, Garrett Fritz, Grace Harlin, Dylan Holt, Kyra Jackson, Natalie Jeffers, Hannah Landreth, Paige Robinson, Trey Yarnell.
High Honors- 3.5 (no C’s): Quinn Brooks, Hayden Francisco, Austin Hill, Kaytlyn Hinton, Danielle Lochbaum, Ethan Macklin, Kelly McGill, Cameron Nickerson, Jessica Stiner, Evan Tipsword.
Honors - 3.0: Seth Bartimus, Jared Bunfill, Grace Brown, Cohen Collins, Hutson Dickens, Austin Harshman, Anthony Jones, Jackson Masters, Justin Norris, Lexi Roe, Connor Sheehan. Read More
Remember When? 6-13-2018
25 Years Ago This Week
Sid Long and his wife Evelyn are entertaining two of Sid’s friends he met during WWII. Long and friends Nick Bausano and Carl Vanek were fellow combat MP’s in WW II. The three men and their wives have had several reunions over the years, one as far away as Australia, but this is the first time the men have visited Long at his farm in Lovington.
After a 14 year reign, Miss Lovington 1979 Penny Nicol Hood will relinquish her crown. Hood of Mt. Zion will bestow her crown on the new Miss Lovington 1993 during the JuneFest Celebration coming up June 25.
Former Sullivan resident Curt Handley graduated cum laude from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Mich. Handley is a 1982 graduate of SHS and the son of William and Fran Handley of Sullivan. He is currently employed as a patent attorney in Lansing.
Three Sullivan area students have been named to the Dean’s List at Illinois State University for the spring semester. They include Megan E. Cooper, Deborah A. Florini and Susan K. Grose. Read More
Letter to the Editor 6-13-2018
Time to Congratulate Moultrie County Taxing Bodies
Letter to the Editor,
It is time to congratulate and thank the Moultrie County taxing bodies for the slight decrease in the 2017 Real Estate taxes for the various organizations. Read More