Swimmers compete at sectional
District struggles with filling job vacancies
School bleachers in need of repair or replacement
•February 26, 2025•
by Ariana R Cherry
“It is becoming challenging to replace and hire new staff in the district.” commented Superintendent, Shannon Cheek at the most recent ALAH School Board meeting held at Lovington Grade School on February 19, 2025. Currently, several positions are open in the district. Some of those positions include two openings for Junior High Science, School Psych, Band, Chorus/Music, High School History, elementary education positions, and ELA at LGS. Job descriptions can be found on the district website under job vacancies. (https://www.cusd305.org/page/job-vacancies).
Read MoreFCCLA Chapter meet for conference
•February 26, 2025•
As part of National FCCLA Week, Sullivan FCCLA attended the IL FCCLA Section 7 Winter Rally Conference in Charleston on Thursday, February 6th, 2025. Fourteen students from Sullivan High School attended along with advisors Jennifer Vogel and Kali Taylor. FCCLA members from nine area schools made up the approximately 130 participants at the event.
Read MoreCouncil approves road name change
•February 26, 2025•
by Sharon Barricklow
The Sullivan City Council took care of a lot of business in a 37-minute council meeting Monday night.
The council spent the most time discussing a road name change for county road 1200N. The road, located between Route 32 and Patterson Road, will now be called Empower Road as the future location of Empower Academy, a dance and day care facility.
Read MoreArnold to continue career at McKendree University
County hears CIPT report
•February 19, 2025•
by Sharon Barricklow
The Moultrie County Board heard a report on public transportation, an update on a child care plan and dispatched several measures during a 31 minute meeting Thursday night.
The board learned that Central Illinois Public Transit had provided 747 rides for citizens in the last year. Manager John Althoff said CIPT had traveled more than 22,000 miles for Moultrie County residents.
Read MorePolice, city reach union agreement
•February 19, 2025•
by Sharon Barricklow
The Sullivan City Council and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police announced they had reached an agreement for a new, four year contract, at the city council meeting on February 10.
Mayor Mike Mossman said the negotiations included an eight and a half percent raise including a separate check for difference dating back to the expiration of the previous contract in May. “I think it’s a fair contract,” Mossman said.
Read MoreHistorical Society to meet Thursday
•February 19, 2025•
The next meeting of the Moultrie County Historical Society will be held February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the History Center, 1303 South Hamilton, Sullivan, Illinois. The featured speaker will be Rikki Ray, a Sullivan native, discussing the One Book One Sullivan program.
Read MoreSon and parents team up with retired teacher to win contest
•February 19, 2025•
SHS freshman River Polley, his parents Brenda and Jason Polley, and retired SHS English teacher Becky Lawson recently learned that their entry won first place in the “essay with photograph” division of the 2024 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder/Sense of the Wild Contest.
An email from Ling Tan, an associate with the Rachel Carson Landmark Alliance, included a judge’s statement about their entry, “The Calling of the Rivers.”
Read MoreSingers entertain
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The Sullivan Singers Jr and Sullivan Singers competed February 8th at the Troy Buchanan Show Choir Invitational in Troy, MO. Both groups won 1st runner up in their respective divisions. They will next compete at the Manteno Main Event on February 14-15 in Manteno, IL.