•December 3, 2025•
Hunters in Illinois harvested a preliminary total of 51,409 deer during the first weekend of the Illinois firearm deer season between November 21st through 23rd. Comparatively, hunters took 54,661 and 53,348 deer during the first firearm weekends in 2024 and 2023.
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•December 3, 2025•
by Janet Roney
All history books that feature the story of the settlement of the Midwest tell the history of the National Road. It was created by Congress in 1806 and became the principal route for westward migration. It went from Wheeling, West Virginia, passed through Columbus, Indianapolis, and Terre Haute in Ohio and Indiana, then on through Effingham before ending at Vandalia, Illinois.
The route of the National Road, which US Highway 40 generally follows, is designated as a historical landmark in every community it passes through. They hold festivals celebrating their history. Inns along its way have been restored. A whole shelf full of books has been written about the old road. I have nothing to add to what has already been said about that road...except, maybe, the fact that the National Road was not the only important trail across central Illinois, as I hope you have been noticing in these articles.
The National Road deserves all the attention it gets, but I just think there might be a little more attention paid to old trails and roads that are a lot less famous. They affected history, too, and in some places, unlike the National Road, they still look like the old trail, only with a few layers of oil or gravel thrown on top.
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•December 3, 2025•
Moultrie County Monthly Quarter Madness will hold its December Quarter Auction on Wednesday, December 10th. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion. Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. is the organization of the month. Since 1984, Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc., an Aging & Disability Resource Center, has provided free services to seniors age 60+, disabled individuals aged 16-59, caregivers, their care recipients & their families, as well as relatives raising children/ grandparents raising grandchildren. The Peace Meal Senior Nutrition Program is found at their facility in Sullivan, providing an in-house, hot lunch every Monday through Friday at 11:30 am. They are SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Programs) site and provide free SHIP Counseling by appointment. SHIP Counselors are available to discuss health insurance questions, including Medicare, Medicaid, VA, and other insurance.
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•December 3, 2025•
The Mid-Illinois Senior Center is located at 113 E. Jefferson Street in Sullivan. The Peace Meal Senior Nutrition program lunch is served weekdays (except holidays) at 11:30 a.m. Call (217) 728-8521 for more information on the events below or the Peace Meal.
4th: 10:00 a.m. exercise, 12:00 birthday party, 12:30 bingo with the FCCLA class parents, 1:00 caregiver support group, 2:30 p.m. relatives raising children support group.
5th: 1:00 p.m., pool tournament
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•December 3, 2025•
4: Baked ham, sweet potatoes, roasted Brussel sprouts, pumpkin fluff, and bread/roll.
5: Chicken breast and bun, savory baked beans, California blend, and Italian pasta salad.
8: Breakfast casserole, Paco blend vegetables, hot fruit, fruit juice, and whole grain muffin.
9: Chili Mac n Pasta, cauliflower, Venetian vegetables, and fruit pudding salad.
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Agricultural technology has undeniably come a long way since its humble beginnings, perhaps more so in recent decades than at any other time in its history. But this year could mark the advent of one particular technological wonder in agriculture that, before now, hadn’t quite taken off: the drone.
Sullivan Middle School students greeted the One Book, One Sullivan novel unveiling with a standing ovation on November 25. “Michael Vey-The Prisoner of Cell 25” by Richard Paul Evans was announced to the school-wide assembly following a trailer prepared by the One Book, One Sullivan group for the second year in a row.
The Secret Santa of Sullivan was presented a check of $500.00 from Sullivan IGA last week. Accepting on behalf of the community-wide help organization were Greg Foster and Police Chief John Love. IGA Manager Pat Stinson presented the annual donation. Chief Love said that 100 people had signed up for Secret Santa.
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Representatives of the Kirby Food Meat Department made the annual turkey delivery to the Moultrie County Food Pantry last Thursday, the 20th. The 125 turkeys and 11 turkey breasts were courtesy of anonymous donations. Pictured are Cameron Eccles and Seth Cobb.
•November 26, 2025•
The Hour House recently announced its commitment as a participant of the 2025 Gift Responsibly Campaign, joining lotteries and community organizations across North America and around the world to raise awareness about the risks of underage lottery use. The campaign is organized by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the International Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University.
Research shows that the earlier a person’s participation or exposure to gambling is in childhood, the more likely they are to develop a gambling problem later in life. Gambling exposure during childhood is often through some form of lottery product, such as lottery tickets or scratch-offs. Often, these items are given to a child by an adult who is unaware of the associated risks.
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•November 26, 2025•
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias recently announced a major technological milestone: Illinois residents can securely add their Illinois-issued driver’s license or state ID to Apple Wallet and present their ID using their iPhone and Apple Watch. This marks a new era of convenience and digital innovation for the state, enabling residents to present their driver’s license and state ID in Apple Wallet in-person, online, and in-apps at select businesses and organizations, including at TSA checkpoints at over 250+ airports in the U.S, including O’Hare, Midway, and Lambert. The Illinois Mobile ID program will soon expand to Google and Samsung Wallets, ensuring that every Illinois resident with a mobile phone has access to secure, digital identification.
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Silas Hortenstine, a Biological Sciences major from Gays, received the East Central Illinois Section of the American Chemical Society Outstanding Poster Award at the 10th Annual East Central Illinois ACS Undergraduate Research Conference on November 8th at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Hortenstine presented research conducted in the Beck Research Group. His project, supported by an NIH R15 AREA grant (R15GM152890), examines factors that affect carboxylesterase-mediated drug metabolism.
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