•March 23, 2016•
Aaron D. Gingerich of Lovington placed second in the state National Corn Yield Contest.
One of 407 state winners nationwide, Gingerich’s entry in the AA No-Till/Strip-Till Non-Irrigated Class yielded 288.401 bushels per acre.
The 2015 contest participation included 7,729 entries from 45 states. Of the state winners, 18 growers-three from each of six classes were named national winners. Read More
•March 23, 2016•
Live Auction March 28-April 1, Sale Preview Underway
Silver bars, gold coins, football cards and jewelry are among the 12,600 items worth $57,000 to be auctioned online March 28-April 1, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs said today.
“We have more than one million items that we would like to return to their owners,” Frerichs said. “We consider auctions only after the items have been unclaimed for 10 years to make room for incoming items.”
Auction items include two 1927 St. Gaudens Double Eagle coins, a 10 troy oz. silver bar, vintage Trifari Crown Brooch, and football cards of Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr and YA Tittle. Read More
•March 23, 2016•
Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center on Hawthorne Lane is hosting the annual Easter Carnival Saturday, March 26.
The Easter egg hunt is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with everyone welcome to attend. Read More
Stacie Hill
Bukunmi Adeloye
Misti Jones and Kent Stauder
Craig Macklin
Maci Younger, Hudson Younger and Craig Macklin
Kathy Yarnell
Kent Stauder and Andrew Fultz
JT Bland
JT Bland
JT Bland and Ross Forlines
•March 16, 2016•
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses and private nonprofit organizations in Illinois that April 12, 2016 is the deadline to apply for a working capital disaster loan due to excessive rain and flooding beginning on June 1, 2015.
The loans are available in all counties in Illinois except for Lake; the counties of Clinton, Des Moines, Jackson, Lee, Louisa, Muscatine and Scott in Iowa; and Cape Girardeau, Clark, Jefferson, Lewis, Lincoln, Marion, Mississippi, Perry, Pike, Ralls, Saint Charles, Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Sainte Genevieve and Scott in Missouri.
“When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, the Small Business Administration issues a declaration to eligible entities affected by the same disaster,” said Frank Skaggs, director of SBA’s Field Operations Center East in Atlanta. Read More
•March 16, 2016•
Family Bingo Night comes to the Knight’s building at Mason Point in Sullivan 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 24.
Popcorn, drinks, gift cards and prizes for all ages will be given away. Read More
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•March 16, 2016•
Okaw Valley February students of the month are junior Brianna Casias, daughter of Paula Clardy and Jamie Casias and senior Nic Brown, son of Mari Brown.
Casias plans to graduate in December of 2016 and then attend Lake Land College for two years before transferring to St. John’s in Springfield for a nursing degree.
Brown’s plans include going to Lake Land College to get a degree in broadcasting.
•March 16, 2016•
“Easter Eggstravaganza” for families of children fifth grade and under will be held at Smyser Christian Church 2-4 p.m. March 20.
Included will be fun activities for the whole family. Read More
•March 16, 2016•
Multimedia artist John Borden Gabb will conduct Sullivan Art Club’s first workshop of the 2016 season Saturday, March 19.
The workshop will be held at St. Columcille Church hall located on the east end of the church at the corner of W. Jackson and McClellan streets. There is a dedicated entrance to the hall adjacent to the parking lot.
Gabb hails from the Effingham area and is the owner of Brush Hill Gallery. Many of his works which are vibrant and colorful are in private collections in the United States and abroad. Read More
•March 16, 2016•
Windsor FFA member Travis Fox competed in district proficiencies at Sullivan High School March 9 and placed first in his area.
He competed against four other FFA members in the district in the area of beef production placement. Proficiencies involve keeping proficient records on a supervised agricultural experience and participating in an interview over the SAE. Travis’s SAE involved working for his uncle in beef production.
The state level competition will be held April 2.