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Pictured is Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti and Judge Brad Rau.

•July 19, 2017•

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti visited with local officials at the Red Apple Restaurant in Sullivan Thursday, July 14.

Charged with reporting rural issues to Governor Bruce Rauner, Lt Gov. Sanguinetti listened to Moultrie County officials in the morning while planning to visit agriculture sites in Iroquois County later in the day.

Sullivan mayor Ann Short expressed concern over the tax increase approved by the state, which leaves the city receiving 2% less revenue.

“Less is less,” Sanuinetti said, noting there are consequences of the new budget. “The governor’s approach includes property tax relief, workman’s comp reform and fair maps,” she continued.  Read More

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Pictured is Adam Day.

•July 19, 2017•

Aerospace – Coady Kerner, Country Clovers, Tuscola

Animal Science - Alexis Gee, Moultrie County Shining Stars, Allenville

Bicyles – Hunter Readnour, Moultrie County Longhorns, Westervelt

Child Development – Hannah Carter, Awesome Arthur Clovers, Arthur

Citizenship – Christian Hopper, Moultrie County Longhorns, Sullivan

Clothing & Textiles –Kate Bushue, Moultrie County Longhorns, Sullivan

Crops- John Voyles, Moultrie County Shining Star, Sullivan Read More

25 Years Ago This Week

Bethany school district selected Stewardson native Allan Manhart as new junior-senior high school principal. He has spent the previous 21 years in the Cissna Park School District as assistant principal and athletic director. Previous principal David Nolan accepted the high school principal position in Leroy.

David Fehr spent 11 years bringing the Sullivan schools show choir program to national recognition. Fehr, a Cissna Park native, was musical director at The Little Theatre for 12 seasons and blended the school programs into Little Theatre performances. He has accepted the choral director position at Clinton, Miss. High School, replacing the retiring national award winning director Winona Costello.

Little Theatre manager Leonard Anderson is giving up his four and a half year old beard to play Officer Krupke in The West Side Story. Read More

•July 19, 2017•

The Sullivan Rotary Club has been a long time supporter of the One Book One Sullivan program and a new gofundme site has now been created to help raise funds.

Since 2007 a group of Sullivan middle school volunteer readers have spent summers reading from the Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s List to select that One Book that students and the community may share during the year.

Meeting on Thursdays throughout the summer with Sullivan Schools One Book coordinator Rikki Ray, the One Book selection is made and that’s when the Sullivan Rotary comes to the rescue. Read More

Jeffrey D. Trachtenberg
MD, FACS

•July 12, 2017•

Decatur Memorial Hospital and the vascular surgeons of Surgical Specialists of Central Illinois have partnered  to establish a vascular center of excellence.

The DMH Vein and Vascular Institute, as it will be known, recently opened under the directorship of Jeffrey D. Trachtenberg, MD, FACS. Joining this partnership are Christopher H. Gram, MD, and William R. Ranger, MD. The mission is to establish a premier vascular program offering comprehensive medical and surgical treatment to the growing number of patients with vascular disease in Central Illinois.  Read More