•December 14, 2022•
The Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announced the arrest of 52-year-old Matthew E. Nation of Lovington for First Degree Murder (Class M Felony). Read More
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Sullivan Middle School Improvement Project
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Sullivan Middle School Improvement Project
During the month of November, Sullivan Middle School students collected items for Moultrie County PAWS. Items collected included kitty litter, chew toys for large dogs, dog treats and cat food. Pictured are students with some of the donations. They are (in no order) Lena Emel, Tucker Grooms, Addi Patterson, Miah Voegel, Melissa Ross, Lily Green, Hailey Green, David Eaton and Stephanie Zook.
Sullivan American Legion and VFW Post Donate Flags
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Sullivan American Legion and VFW Post Donate Flags
Sullivan American Legion Post 68 and Sullivan VFW Post 6410 visited Sullivan Preschool on Tuesday, December 6 to install flag brackets and American flags in classrooms at the preschool. The effort was led by both organizations who helped install and split the cost for the purchase of the flags and brackets. Pictured from left to right are: Mike Daily, Bob Ingram, Bob Sims, Kent Spencer, Sullivan Preschool Executive Director Karen Goss, Larry Gregory, Kent Buxton and Mike Keown.
United Methodist Women hold Christmas Bake Sale 2022
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United Methodist Women hold Christmas Bake Sale
The United Methodist Women at Sullivan First United Methodist Church held their Christmas Bake Sale and Cookie Extravaganza on Friday, December 9. Available for purchase were homemade cookies, breads, pastries, candies, pies, jellies and more. All proceeds support UMW missions.
OVHS Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner
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OVHS Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner
The 50th Annual Senior Citizens Christmas Dinner provided by the Okaw Valley School District was held on Friday, December 9 in the high school cafeteria. Music was provided by students who were accompanied on piano by Kathy Doty. Pictured in no order are Garrett Ferguson, Eli Peters, Sayj Jean, Kayla Fleshner and Lydia Webner.
Burcham Wins State and National Awards for Contributions for Program
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University of Illinois Extension Family Life Educator Cheri Burcham recently received team awards for her contributions in the Illinois Strong Couples program. She is pictured fifth from the left in the photo.
•December 14, 2022•
University of Illinois Extension Family Life Educator, Cheri Burcham, recently received team awards for her contributions in the Illinois Strong Couples program. She and the team received the second place Innovation in Programming award at the annual National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina in September, and a Team Excellence award at the annual University of Illinois Extension conference held in Champaign in November. Read More
Illinois Attorney General’s Office Representative Educates Seniors on Consumer Fraud and Scams
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Marsha Griffin, a Community Outreach Liaison for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General was the guest speaker at Dine with a Doc on Tuesday, December 6th and Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. She spoke to seniors about different types of scams.
•December 14, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
Dine with a Doc, a free program for seniors to hear about an educational topic and enjoy a complimentary lunch, was held December 6 at Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. in Sullivan. Senior Education Ministries offers the program in order to extend God’s grace. The program is a community effort by Senior Education Ministries, a doctor, a meal sponsor, area businesses, donated venue site and senior citizens.
Marsha Griffin, a community outreach liaison for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, works in the Regional Office located in Carbondale. Prior to coming to the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, she was an elementary school teacher for 13 years.
Griffin said sometimes when people hear about the office, they think of their local state’s attorney’s office; however, their roles are very different. The Office of the Illinois Attorney General has three responsibilities--to advocate on behalf of all Illinoisians, litigate and sometimes file class action lawsuits and work with members of the Illinois General Assembly to pass laws which would benefit Illinoisians. They have more than 40 different divisions including the consumer protection division, their largest. Read More
Sullivan City Council Approves Ordinances Related to TIF District
•December 14, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan City Council meeting began with a public hearing on the levy and assessment of taxes for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2022 and ending April 30, 2023. The total levy is $1,204,613 which is up from prior years because TIF 1 has expired. Treasurer Sarah Golden said the tax rate is no higher than it was 10 years ago and the public will not see their tax bills go up.
The council addressed several items in regard to TIF District 4. The first item authorized the execution of a Professional Services Agreement with Jacob and Klein, LTS, The Economic Development Group and city of Sullivan. The group will provide technical advice to assist the city with the TIF.
Another resolution was a third amendment to Sullivan Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District 4 Central Properties and Investments, LLC Redevelopment Project. Mayor Richard Glazebrook said the area is located on Hamilton Street on the east side across from Industrial Way Road and will be apartments. The third item was another proposed third amendment to TIF 4 Legacy Post Frame Home, LLC Redevelopment Project. Read More
Metro Communications Places Christmas Tree
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Metro Communications Places Christmas Tree
A new Christmas Tree has been placed in Downtown Sullivan Illinois by Metro Communications. The tree was installed next to the Metro building on the corner of Harrison and Washington streets. Metro employees spent several days out in the chilly weather assembling and decorating the tree. Multiple motorized lifts had to be used to raise workers up to reach the highest of the branches. The artificial evergreen has been covered with silver, gold, red and green ornaments. The biggest size of the metallic spheres has a circumference of 24 inches. The Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development organization partnered on this project. Laurrie Minor, the Director of The S.C.E.D., said her organization is incredibly happy to be able to share Metro’s generosity with the community.
One Year Anniversary of Tornado Touchdown South of Windsor
•December 7, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
On Friday, December 10, 2021, at about 9:50 p.m., a tornado touched down south of Windsor. Thankfully, no one was injured or killed that night. At that time the National Weather Service at Lincoln said when the tornado touched down, it caused the loss of roof panels to a farm outbuilding.
Then the tornado strengthened, causing total destruction of a farm outbuilding and breaking wood power poles southeast of Windsor. South Central FS saw significant damage west of Gays with numerous buildings damaged or destroyed, and three large tanker trucks were flipped. Read More