•January 31, 2018•
Country Financial Representative Elizabeth Houser of Sullivan has earned a position on the insurance group’s distinguished All American team.
Houser is among a select group of top Country Financial agency managers and financial representatives who qualified for the award. Country Financial has more than 2,000 agency managers and financial representatives in 17 states. Read More
•January 31, 2018•
Wee Readers Storytime is 10:45-11:15 a.m. Thursday mornings. Feb. 1: “Groundhogs”; Feb. 8: “Love Monsters”; Feb.15: “Abe Lincoln”; Feb. 22: “Winter Olympics”
Season 4 of Crazy 8s is here! Crazy 8s is a totally new kind of math club where children in third-fifth grades train to be a firefighter, jump over laser beams, learn optical illusions, and more and is held 3:45-4:45 p.m. every Friday. Older youth may be helpers. Themes are Feb. 2: “Crazy Cards”; Feb. 9: “Firefighter Training”; Feb. 16: “Tricks of the Eye”; Feb. 23: “Road Trip”.
The Adult Coloring Club is held 3:45-4:45 p.m. every Friday. The library will provide new coloring sheets, pencils, crayons and markers.
Make It & Take It: Thai string dolls. Stop in anytime between noon and 3 p.m. Friday, February 16. String dolls can be cute or creepy or both. All supplies are provided for this free event, and all ages are welcome. Read More
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The Sullivan Fire Protection Dist. will ask voters to approve a 33 percent increase in its allowable tax levy in the April election. If approved, the 10¢ per $100 valuation will generate about $40,000 a year in additional revenue.
Some 660 area fans previewed the Sullivan Singers at the annual dinner theater. Supt. Harold Edwards was recognized for his 13 years of program support with Jim Standerfer and principal Dan Hoefler announcing the Sullivan Invitational Trophy would be named in his honor. Griz England was master of ceremonies.
Village board candidates were selected by caucus. Allenville incumbent mayor Melvin Reynolds and village clerk Penny Dyer are running unopposed. Steve Chaney, Ed Marshall, Tom Dunn and Zelma Reynolds are running for four trustee positions. Read More
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Paul and Bev Ozier of Lovington are getting a big pay back from daily bird feeding and watering activities during the winter. They see the birds are fed and on winter mornings the Oziers peer out their back window to watch cardinals, finches, blue jays, titmice, brown-headed cow birds, woodpeckers, winter wrens, chickadees and doves.
Cindy Richardson was named assistant vice-president and Julie McClain assistant cashier, in an announcement from First National Bank board chairman Harry Wilson.
Margie Brewer of Bethany was nominated as candidate for multi-township assessor of the Dora/Marrowbone Multi Township District during a recent caucus by the Democrat party. She will face Republican David R. McCabe in the April 20 township election. Read More
•January 17, 2018•
Coming January 25 is The Point in Time survey which plays a critical role in the task of ending homelessness.
Survey results are significant to the HUD competition for assistance in the 18 counties of Calhoun, Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Christian, Fayette, Shelby, Moultrie, Effingham, Clay, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar and Jasper. HUD continues to emphasize through its scoring the significance of the data reported as well as the process for the data collection. However, HUD deems most important the quality and accuracy of the count as opposed to merely the size of the count. Read More
Helping Hand
Dear Editor,
Connie Reedy passed away a little over a month ago. And her passing brought back a vivid memory of the last time I saw her.
When I was coming home from work one afternoon late last summer, I saw two cars stopped on the New Life Tabernacle curve on the Jonathan Creek Road. A pickup had missed the curve and rolled down the slope coming to rest on its top in front of William Herschberger’s cabinet shop. Read More
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During a short meeting of the Bethany Village Board discussion of consortium of municipalities seeking franchise agreements with GTE was held On the matter of snowmobiles the board agreed they may enter and exit Bethany but may not be driven around town.
Race for assessor develops in East Nelson and Whitley townships for the April 20 election. Democrat Ruby Christy is being opposed by Republican Bill Mundy.
Judy Fraser, WCIA-TV weather caster, speaks on “Volunteerism” at the Sullivan Area Chamber of Commerce annual dinner meeting held at the Sullivan County Club. Three new directors were nominated: Bill Becker, Bob Corley, and Patti Ketchmark. Current members include the Rev. David Leslie, Wilma Spencer, Teresa Lane, Dick Isaacs, Steve Mayberry, Ron Sporrer, Edy Taylor, Roger Tice and Kurt Van Deursen. Read More
•January 10, 2018•
The East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging will host in partnership with Moultrie County Senior Center, a Moultrie and Douglas County Conversation on Aging 10 a.m.-noon Thursday, January 25 at the Moultrie County Senior Center, 114 E. Jefferson St. in Sullivan.
ECIAAA is convening a series of County Conversations on Aging in its Planning and Service Area (PSA 05 16-counties) during January and February to prepare for the next Area Plan for Fiscal Years 2019-2021. The Area Plan is a blueprint for the development and coordination of community-based services and supports for older Americans and families. Read More
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Elvis Presley’s birthday marked the release of a commemorative stamp. By 3 p.m. the day of the Elvis stamp release Sullivan Post Office had sold all 5000 stamps. Glenn J. Suhl of Sullivan turned 69 on Elvis birthday and was the first customer to purchase a sheet of stamps with Elvis’ likeness surrounded in hot pink.
Snowplows were out in force as Moultrie County received six inches of snow over the weekend. Highways are clear, side roads are snow packed and freezing rain is in the forecast.
Approximately 150,000 people are believed to have viewed Lake Shelbyville’s Festival of Lights. The 600,000 light display closes Jan. 31. Shelbyville promoter of the Festival Tad Whitten said by the end of the month some 30,000 vehicles will travel through the Eagle Creek Resort display. He said that 130 tour buses will also view the Festival of Lights.
Sullivan ambulances made 1108 runs in 1992. One high mileage unit was replaced with a new modular unit which should save in future replacement costs, according to Fire Chief Jeff Waite. Read More
•January 10, 2018•
Prairie State Women’s Health provides free screening and diagnostic services to qualifying women through the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. Residents of Illinois between the ages of 35 and 65 who are without insurance are eligible for assistance. Read More