The decision to keep the animal control program was a relatively easy one for the Lovington Village Board Monday night.
“Things are working out pretty good,” said village president Jim Minor.
Pam Anklam also voiced her support for the program along with other board members.
With the anticipated passage of Bethany’s new liquor ordinance on the horizon, several local businesses have already showed interest in adopting the sale of alcohol as a lucrative source of new revenue. Based on discussions by village officials, a total of five licenses authorizing various forms of alcohol sales is expected to be made available to local business owners. In addition, special event vouchers are planned to be made available to local organizations and individuals, allowing the sale of alcohol for fundraising, celebrations, or other approved reasons for a 24-hour period. Mayor Bill Ashley, as well as the other members of the village council, had been clear during their deliberations on the new ordinance that at least three specific businesses and one organization formally showed interest in purchasing the available licenses on a yearly basis. As a result, much of the board’s legislating reflected their desire to accommodate these establishments or organizations, though some efforts were made to provide an attractive environment for new business in the future.
A discharge hearing involving a 16-year old juvenile who allegedly assaulted (sexually) a seven-year-old boy will be held Tuesday at the Moultrie County Courthouse. Though found unfit to stand trial after a psychological report was completed by clinical psychologist Dr. Jerry Boyd, which found the boy to likely suffer from Asperger's Syndrome, the 16 year old, if found not innocent, could be forced to undergo further treatment. A two-year window would then follow, in which the defendant, if deemed fit for trial, could be subjected to a jury trial, facing three charges, including aggravated sexual assault, and two counts of criminal sexual abuse.
Photo by Keith Stewart
Katherine Butt of Sullivan listens as area seniors took to the VFW in Sullivan Tuesday night, filling its banquet hall in order to ask questions as well as vent about their frustration over the expected shift to frozen meals come October 1. After Eastern Illinois University announced earlier this year that it would cease sponsoring the Senior Peace Meal Program, a bidding process began that eventually awarded CRIS Healthy Aging Center of Vermilion County.
Local seniors want to keep their hot meals.
That was the sentiment expressed by local senior advocates at a Tuesday rally to save Peace Meal, a senior nutrition program that provides hot meals to local seniors in need four days a week.
Peace Meal will serve its last meals Sept. 30. Starting Oct. 1, the CRIS Healthy Aging Center, based in Vermilion County, will provide frozen dinners for distribution to local seniors, to be delivered twice a week.
Eastern Illinois University announced earlier this year it would no longer continue sponsorship of the Peace Meal program, sparking a bidding process that included a new sponsor for Peace Meal, Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center.
Only two bids -- CRIS Meals and Peace Meal -- were submitted to the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging, which funds the senior nutrition program, and according to Mike O’Donnell, the agency’s executive director, the CRIS bid exceeded marks for many categories such as the number of meals it projects to serve.
Workers from T&C Transport of Gays unload a skate ramp Monday morning that is one of several pieces soon to be installed at Tom Conn Park in Lovington.
"At the time I was just the sport's editor, so I had other things to consider, but in the back of my mind, I wanted to change the look of the paper. I'm a big serif fan, especially for headlines and mastheads. Having a sans serif font just never appealed to me, and I didn't feel like it commanded the reader's attention."Barry Featheringill
Sullivan Reporter
Several members of the public including Joe Scribner were present at the Sullivan School Board meeting to request that the board reconsider eliminating the auto mechanics program from courses offered to high school students. Read More
Photo by Keith Stewart
Feutz construction workers break up the old sidewalk in front of Chef Tippy's in Sullivan. The segment of sidewalk is just one of several areas to see newly poured concrete in the coming weeks as part of phase II of the Streetscape Project.
By: Amy Trussell
Sullivan Reporter
The downtown Sullivan area is experiencing some changes. As part of the second phase of the Streetscape Project, sidewalks are being repaired.