Sullivan Board Sets Graduation, Hires Teachers

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Scholarships Presented May 2 •April 18, 2018• By Mike Brothers Sullivan Community Unit 300 school board learned that 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 is high school graduation on the football field if weather permits. High school principal Erik Young also reported that awards presentations will be split between an evening session Wednesday, May 2 for scholarship presentations and in school student recognition day Wednesday, May 9. Supt. Ted Walk presented the amended tentative budget which will be available for viewing until the public hearing on June 11. He noted removing contingencies and shifting some fund designations have all areas of … Read More

Jury Trial Sought in SHS Bomb Threat Case

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•April 18, 2018• The student accused of making a terrorist bomb threat at Sullivan High School will be allowed a bond reduction hearing Thursday, April 19. Jalon A. Warren appeared before the Hon. Judge Hugh Finson in Moultrie County court along with defense attorney Phillip Tibbs who made the request to reduce the $100,000 bond which has held the defendant in county jail since March 23.  … Read More

Acrylics on Birch Panels

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•April 18, 2018• The Sullivan Art Club will host its second workshop for the 2018 season 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 21 with an hour break for lunch. It will be held at the St. Columcille Church hall located at the east end of the church at the corner of W. Jackson and McClellan streets. There is a dedicated entrance adjacent to the parking lot. Returning artist Tom David will be leading participants in painting a still life on birch panels using acrylic paints. In addition, participants will be able to view some of his recent still life works and … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Joan Chaney

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Joan (Pritts) Chaney D. Joan (Pritts) Chaney, 83, of Decatur, passed away April 13, 2018 peacefully in her home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 18 in First Christian Church, Decatur, IL.  Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 17 at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home, Decatur. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery, Bethany, IL. Memorials in Joan’s honor may be given to First Christian Church or Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois. Joan was born December 2, 1934 in Moultrie County, the daughter of Darrel and Julia I. (Wilkinson) Pritts.  She married Carroll E. “Sonny” Chaney on November … Read More

Menus 4-11-2018

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, April 16 – Pepper beef over brown rice, lima beans, warm cinnamon baked apples, whole grain wheat (1), fresh orange Tuesday, April 17 – Swedish meat balls, mashed potatoes, spinach, whole grain wheat (1), banana pudding w/fresh bananas Wednesday, April 18 – Focaccia crusted chicken breast, potato casserole, Italian green beans, tropical fruit, dinner roll, cookie Thursday, April 19 – Chili mac w/beans, corn, dinner roll, peach caramel oat crisp Friday, April 20 – Ham loaf, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned peas, rye (2), dreamsicle gelatin … Read More

Obituaries 4-11-2018: Irene Morgan 

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Irene Morgan  Xenia Irene Morgan, 102, of Sullivan passed away at 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018 in Helia Health Care in Champaign. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 9 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More

ALAH FFA Alumni Offering Scholarships 

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•April 11, 2018• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond FFA Alumni Chapter is offering scholarships for the 2018-19 school year. The scholarships are available to students who are entering either their first or second year of post-secondary education at a trade school, junior college, or university. Students do not need to be agriculture majors to receive a scholarship.  … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Can Illinois be Saved? Not Without a Strong Dose of Pain

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•April 11, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I feel compelled by the recent Illinois primary election to revisit the topic of “Can Illinois be saved?” Of course, it can be saved (returned to stability, growth). Whether it will be saved is a different question. In Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democrat J. B. Pritzker, Illinois voters nominated two uninspiring candidates. The election apparently provided impetus for friends of mine to renew with vigor their drumbeat of despair about the future of our state. I fear many of my friends have shifted their assessment of our state’s future from, “It … Read More