•February 17, 2016•

Moultrie County Sheriff Chris Sims will be awarding $500 scholarships as part of the Illinois Sheriff’s Association annual college scholarship program.

ISA will award $54,000 in scholarships throughout the state during the 2016-2017 academic year to students wishing to pursue higher education.

Scholarships are applied to tuition, books and fees only, and the student must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within the state of Illinois. Read More

•February 17, 2016•

Sophomore Mikayla Haddock, daughter of Mike and Tracy Haddock, and seventh grader Jessica Rauch, daughter of Brian and Carmen Rauch, have been named  named January students of the month at Windsor Jr./Sr. High School.

Haddock is involved in volleyball, student council, FFA, Pep Club, Spanish Club and is the sophomore class vice-president. Rauch participates in volleyball.

Deadline for request is now Feb. 26

•February 17, 2016•

The state of Illinois this week requested and received an extension for submitting a request to the federal government for a major disaster declaration related to severe storms and flooding in late December and early January. The original deadline for such submission was Feb. 12. The state now has until Feb. 26 to request federal assistance.

“In some parts of the state, floodwaters only recently subsided to the point where we were able to accurately document the damages,” said James K. Joseph, director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). “We just concluded joint damage assessments with FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration earlier this week and need more time to thoroughly review that information in order to better define the true impact of the event.” Read More

Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens

25 Years Ago This Week

Three Moultrie countians are among eight Lake Land College students recently inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, a national academic honors society.The three are Marsha Hutchcraft and Jerry Price, both of Sullivan, and Marilyn Thompson of Lovington.

Four students from Moultrie County have been named to the deans’ lists for the fall semester at the University of Illinois. They are Susan Lee Ozier of Bethany and Sullivan students, Tamara Kristen Dabbs, Sara Ann Elder and Grant Evans Tice.

Lori Moody of Sullivan, a student at Bradley University in Peoria, has been awarded a Bielfeldt Valedictorian Scholarship for 1990-91. Bielfeldt Scholarships are awarded to Bradley students who were valedictorians of their high school graduating class and have an ACT composite score of 28 or more.

Two University of Illinois students from Moultrie County were among the 1,721 students earning degrees in January. Sue Patrice Buckner of Sullivan earned her master of social work degree, and Kevin A. McReynolds of Bethany earned his bachelor of science degree in engineering.

Six Sullivan Middle School students will advance to the Mattoon Elks Hoop Shoot competition at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Mattoon Junior High gym. Chris Kottwitz led all of the Sullivan shooters and won his age group when he completed 20 of 25 attempts. Sally Mundy, Phil Turner, Travis Nolte, Tiffany Bone and Melissa Bone also won the chance to advance in their respective age groups. Read More

•February 10, 2016•

The Little Theatre on the Square is hosting a Daddy-Daughter Dance 6-8 p.m. Saturday, February 20. The event will be held at Cathrine’s Gallery, Gifts & More at 5 West and The Little Theatre’s dance studio, both located on Jefferson St. in Sullivan.

“We are expanding outreach efforts, and we wanted to do something that ties in with our dance and drama mission,” said John Stephens, executive director and producer at The Little Theatre on the Square. The idea for a daddy-daughter dance came from a newly formed advisory committee working on increased awareness and support for the Little Theatre.

Girls of all ages are welcome to attend the dance with their father, grandfather, or father-figure. About 60 couples have registered for the dance. Registration ends  Tuesday, February 16. Read More