Photo by Crystal Reed
Photo with Santa
Averly Martin gets her picture taken with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa Bingo held at the Sullivan American Legion on Saturday, December 18.
Photo with Santa
Santa Bingo
Photo by Crystal Reed
Santa Bingo
Zane, Jayla, Riyle, Kinsley and Beretta Black play picture bingo at the Sullivan American Legion on Saturday, December 18. The event included breakfast cooked by the Sullivan Sons of the American Legion, picture bingo and pictures with Santa. 100% of the proceeds raised will be donated to Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network.
Local HS Cheerleader Invited to Perform in Orlando
•December 22, 2021•
ALAH High School senior, Layna Kapp from Lovington, will be performing in the VRBO Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on January 1, 2022. Read More
SES Christmas Program
Photo by Sonya Best
SES Christmas Program
Sullivan Elementary School students, Kindergarten through second grade, put on a festive Christmas musical learning how reindeer fly. The program was held December 16.
Schedule For Monthly Brain Health Classes in 2022
•December 22, 2021•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
There is increasing evidence that brain health is directly related to body health. However, most people think more about keeping their bodies fit or their hearts healthy than working at maintaining a healthy brain. Cheri Burcham, Family Life Educator for the University of Illinois Extension, will be offering free “Wits Fitness: Brain Exercise Classes” in five different locations each month except for July and December. Locations and dates for 2022 include: Read More
Summer Employment at Lake Shelbyville
•December 22, 2021•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville is looking for qualified candidates to fill student vacancies for the 2022 summer recreation season. Lake Shelbyville offers a great work experience opportunity for those students who plan to make a career in biological sciences, outdoor recreation, or law enforcement. Read More
Windsor Jr/Sr High School Honor Roll
•December 22, 2021•
7th Grade High Honors – Brody Barnard, Addilyn Bly, Elizabeth Cloe, Logan Corrie, Clarissa Johnson, Grace Mast, Ty Welsh Honor Roll – Aaron Helmbacher, Paisley Montgomery, Braydon Poe, Landon Purcell.
8th Grade High Honors – Cameron Carey, Alexis Gee, Leah Kasey, Landon Postlewait, Branson Tingley, Patton Voris Honor Roll – Kyra Kitch, Ryker McDaniel, Bailey Owens, Seth Rincker. Read More
Pinch Me Moments
•December 22, 2021•
By Jerry L. Ginther
NP Guest Writer
Usually we think of “pinch me moments” as pertaining to moments when we receive unexpected good news, and in my case the good news was a job I thought was out of reach for me. I really wanted the job, but knew I had several strikes against ever obtaining it. They were my age, my lack of experience, education and military draft status. Insurmountable obstacles in my young mind. Read More
Remember When? 12-22-2021
25 Years Ago This Week
Sullivan native Kathy Best was named city editor of the Seattle Post Intelligencer.
Eight students were named Illinois State Scholars at Sullivan High School. They were Lace Coil, Casey Davis, Ryan Horath, Christy Kracht, Andrew Preston, Doug Standerfer, Hollie Taylor, Jared White. Read More
Mourning the Loss of a Linguist
•December 22, 2021•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
I’m sad to report the passing of an important contributor to this column: a man with whom I corresponded weekly, who challenged me both as a grammar columnist and newspaper editor and who provided tremendous insights with his trademark humor.
Stan Zegel inspired nine Grammar Moses columns over the years, and I included three of them in my book. The last column in the book, in fact, was Stan’s idea, and it ended up being one of my Top 5 for Stan’s brilliance and our personal yin and yang with the alphabet.
Stan, a former newspaper editor himself and, I believe, a competitor when I was covering Winfield as a reporter in 1990 or so, had a most active mind. He would write me so often that I couldn’t keep up with proper responses (a common problem for me as my pen pal base has grown).
I’ll miss Stan, and I know his wife, Lois, has a tough road ahead. I wish her well.
Stan died just a few days ago — 10 days after his last missive to me. It read:
“Dear Grammar, Read More