News Progress

•December 31, 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. New this month: The last Friday of the month at 12:30 p.m., there will be popcorn and movie. Movie titles will vary each month. Ask at the front desk for the “Movie of the month.” Doors to the center are open Monday through Friday, and it’s warm inside. There is always free hot coffee, hot chocolate, and hot tea for those cold winter days. 

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On December 20th at the Family Life Center in Lovington, the Lovington Park Board sponsored ‘Breakfast with Santa’. Donuts were provided by Casey’s General Store, and there were pancakes, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls, bacon, milk, orange juice, and coffee. This event was a gift to the Lovington community from the Park Board.

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Shawnee Communications (Shawnee) and MultiCorp, Inc., announced that Shawnee, a rural provider of telephone and high-speed internet and other telecommunications services in five southern Illinois counties, acquired MultiCorp, Inc., the holding company of Moultrie Independent Telephone Company (MITC) and MITC’s affiliated companies, including One-Eleven Internet Services and Moultrie Telecommunications.

When inclement weather struck, the Sullivan School District delayed school opening by two hours. In an effort to accommodate parents with morning obligations, the district opened the Sullivan Elementary School Gym at 8:00 a.m. The Sullivan High School Gym was opened with supervision for middle and high school students who need to arrive earlier than 10:00 a.m.

•December 17, 2025•

Several staff members of Lake Land College’s student-run newspaper, The Navigator News, recently earned awards at the 2024-2025 Illinois Community College Journalism Awards (ICCJA). 

The Navigator team was also named an honorable mention for the Mike Foster General Excellence Award, which recognizes overall excellence in paper, website, and social media quality.

“A huge congratulations to all the students who received awards during this year’s ceremony,” said Tim Stolz, Student Life Specialist. “Our students pour so much into this paper, and they learn a lot about writing, editing, web design, and layout in the process. It’s great to see their work in all these areas recognized as some of the best in the state.”

The local Lake Land College Navigator News staff includes Sullivan local, Emma Skowronski.

•December 17, 2025•

As people make preparations for holiday meals, everyone should follow food safety and hygiene recommendations to prevent an outbreak of foodborne illness. Christmas is one of practically everyone’s favorite holidays, filled with family, friends, and of course, great food. As we wind down the holiday season, it’s a good time to remind everybody, and especially those preparing meals, that prevention of foodborne illnesses by following proven food safety tips is critical. The importance of following basic food safety guidelines, including keeping hot foods hot, cold foods cold, and properly thawing frozen meats in the refrigerator before roasting them. It’s important to make sure that meat products are cooked to a safe internal temperature of 165 degrees Fahrenheit.