News Progress

•September 23, 2015•

C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation recently showcased their 50th year of accomplishments that demonstrated that community action helps people and changes lives. During the 2015 annual meeting some very special people and organizations were recognized as valuable community partners who enhanced the level of service to those in need. According to C.E.F.S. Chief Executive Officer Paul White, “Without community partners like Moultrie County Interagency it would have been difficult to attain and achieve the agency outcomes and successes.”

Moultrie County Interagency is comprised of members from several private, public and nonprofit agencies who have joined together to provide knowledge and assistance to the community, to spread awareness about area resources and to promote learning about the community and the needs of residents. Representatives from the member agencies meet monthly to review the previous month’s minutes and talk about any upcoming events. Each month there is also a speaker that provides information that interagency members may pass on to their clients. Moultrie County Interagency collects donations each year to be used by the C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Outreach Office to help people in need. These funds have been used to assist with hotel stays, prescriptions, car repairs, utility bills, rent and groceries. Every year the Moultrie County Interagency requests that a portion of the donated funds be spent on elderly or disabled people in need of assistance with their utility bills. Read More

•September 23, 2015•

Just in time for back to school, DigitalTown.com announced the launch of sullivanredskins.com, a new website for the Redskins community.

sullivanredskins.com features latest news and information for Redskins fans, including news, scores, schedules, community directory, photos, videos, livestreams, as well as archival content such as yearbook images. The site also features a team store with latest gear and apparel.

Registered members of the site receive a free sullivanredskins.com email address as well as a RedskinBucks account that allows members to send and receive funds commission free. A mobile application will also be released shortly. Read More

•September 23, 2015•

Retired St. Joseph-Ogden High School superintendent Jim Acklin  announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 102nd Illinois house district to replace Adam Brown. Brown recently announced his intentions to retire from the seat.

Acklin said; “I have considered running for some time, and I feel that this is my time to step forward and contribute in a meaningful way. Illinois is a tremendous state but needs strong leadership to help put it back on track. I grew up in Paris, which is a small town, like most of the 102nd district. I understand the challenges that our communities are facing as well as the challenges faced by our schools, small businesses and farmers.”  Read More

•September 23, 2015•

Watercolor artist Stan Squires of Springfield will return to Sullivan to conduct Sullivan Art Club’s third workshop of the season Saturday, September 26. The workshop will be held at the St. Columcille Church hall located on the east end of the church at the corners of W. Jackson and McClellan streets. There is a dedicated entrance to the hall adjacent to the parking lot.

Squires spent 29 years working as an illustrator in the advertising industry before retiring to paint full time. He has received several awards for his artwork, some of which may be viewed on his website www.brilliantwatercolors.com.

Squires will be instructing with watercolors. However, if preferred, participants may work in their medium of choice. Read More

•September 16, 2015•

“Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at First Christian Church in Sullivan at 10 AM September 20. Everyone is welcome to attend.

National Back to Church Sunday (www.BackToChurch.com) is an initiative to “Invite America Back to Church.” It seeks to reach the “un-churched” and “de-churched” – people who have never attended church, or who once attended church but don’t any more – and invite them to return on a special Sunday. In 2013, a Gallup survey stated that 87% of people believe in God. Yet only 27% of those surveyed attended church in the last 7 days. Additional research reveals that although many people who don’t attend church say they would if invited by a friend, only 2% of Christians ever invite someone to church.

Pastor Grant Wade notes, “Back to Church Sunday is a wonderful opportunity for those in our community to connect or reconnect with a local church. There are many churches in Sullivan and I encourage folks to find one that fits who they are.  Read More