•February 7, 2024•
Diabetes is on the rise but can be a very manageable illness. If you or someone you care for has diabetes or is pre-diabetic, why not learn how to more effectively “take charge” and live an active and fulfilling life? Take Charge of Your Diabetes is designed to teach those with diabetes tools and techniques to help them become better health managers. Read More
•February 7, 2024•
Twenty local first responders recently completed an Emergency Medical Responder course held in Sullivan. Fourteen members from the Sullivan Fire Protection District and six members from the Bethany Fire Protection District participated in the six week course that took over 56 hours to complete. The class met two evenings a week and every other Saturday to meet all the objectives of the program.
Students developed skills in the assessment and treatment of childbirth, respiratory, environmental, behavioral, traumatic and many other medical emergencies that they could encounter working in the prehospital setting. Read More
photo by Crystal Reed
Karen Edwards of Sullivan talks about quilting at Arthur Public Library on Saturday, February 3. She spoke about the quilting techniques she uses to make art quilts and showed some of her original creations and well as quilts made from others designs. She is pictured with an original quilt called My Mother’s Window of a stained glass window from her childhood home.
•February 7, 2024•
by Crystal Reed
Karen Edwards of Sullivan presented a program Saturday, February 3 at Arthur Public Library on the techniques she uses to create art quilts and some of the supplies used in the process. She was the Grand Prize winner at the 2023 Amish Country Spring Quilt Show in Arthur with a quilt titled “My Childhood Home.” Edwards learned to sew at the age of nine because she wanted to make a dress.
She first got into quilting when she became engaged, and she sorted through fabrics and made a scrap quilt. After she retired, she decided to return to making quilts. In the beginning of the pandemic, she made masks and noted that she stopped counting after she made 500. Read More
•January 31, 2024•
Local student artists, writers, and filmmakers are invited to submit pieces to Through Their Eyes: A Holocaust Art and Writing Contest sponsored by the Holocaust Education Center of the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation.
The deadline for submissions by 5th through 12th grade students who attend public, private, or home schools in Champaign, Clark, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Shelby, and Vermilion counties is March 22, 2024.
“We hope that area students and their teachers will participate in this new contest,” said Rebecca Lawson, a co-director of the Holocaust Education Center and director of the contest. Read More
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Tourney Time
Kyle Corkill looks to drive against an Argenta-Oreana defender in last Fridays LPC Tournaments third place game. Sullivan pulled out the win 59-42.
•January 31, 2024•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan City Council met Friday, January 26, in the afternoon, after canceling their meeting last Monday due to weather conditions. Commissioner Chuck Woodworth was absent. The council approved a project authorization for a field survey and preliminary drawings for the Worth Street Extension and the use of TIF IV funds for the completion of a field study both to be done with Milano and Grunloh.
Commissioner Doug Shook explained that the project authorization for a field survey and preliminary drawings for the Worth Street Extension. He stated this is for an extension from Hawthorne and Worth down to 1200N. Shook said that without a road through there, it’s hard to sell lots and get interest in the heart of the TIF IV district. The field survey and preliminary drawings are estimated at a cost of $16,800. Read More
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OV Varsity Boys Basketball Wins LPC Tournament
Okaw Valley Varsity Boys Basketball defeated Arcola 50-45 to win the LPC tournament championship on Friday, January 26.
photo by Crystal Reed
Mirror Images to Present Resilience at LTOTS
Sullivan High School’s Prevention Theatre group, Mirror Images will present their self-written play “Resilience” at the Little Theatre On The Square on Friday, January 26 at 6:00 pm. Students met twice a week from September-December to write the script for this production. Pictured above are some of the students involved in the production. The cast list is Kaitlyn: Jasmine Duncan, Jason: Logan Hill, Lloyd: Logan Brinkman, Theo: Elora Mast, Charlie: Anna Durdel, Sa’rai: Kikyo Brent, Quinn: Lilium Betts, Stella: Avery Hopper, Josephine: Cora Emel, Tony: Aston Johnson, Taylor: Jaiden Beckwith, Lainey: Claire Kursell, Michael: Clark Freese, Teacher: Gracie Lynch, Coach: Trey Grimm, Mom: Abagail Dean. Stage Managers are Ann Cameron, Arianna McKee and Backstage Crew are Alexia Tull, Diannah Booker, Keylee Jean, Jade McKee.
•January 24, 2024•
The Sullivan Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at 7:04 pm on Friday, January 19 at 303 State Street in Allenville. Fire crews arrived on the scene at 7:17 pm and reported smoke coming from the front door of the residence. Occupants of the residence were able to escape after calling 911. Crews quickly deployed a handline and made entry to the structure and began attacking the fire. Crews were ordered to a defensive attack when the fire extended above them in the attic and below them in the crawlspace. The structure was a complete loss. The occupants are receiving assistance from the American Red Cross. There were no civilian or firefighter injuries reported. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Sullivan Fire District and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. Crews remained on scene until 12:53 a.m.
The Sullivan Fire Protection District was assisted by Coles-Moultrie 911, Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office, Bethany, Lovington, Findlay and Windsor Fire Protection Districts and the American Red Cross.
photo by Crystal Reed
Sullivan School District Spelling Bee
The Sullivan School District Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday, January 17 in the Sullivan High School Commons. Students from third through eighth grade participated in the bee. In previous years several students were chosen as finalists and moved to the next round. This year there was only one finalist. Raylan Roe, fifth grade, will go on to the next step which is a 50 question test that will be taken online in February.