Trunk or Treat

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•September 28, 2016• Smyser Christian Church is sponsoring “Trunk or Treat” 4-6 p.m. Sun. Oct. 30 on the Sullivan American Legion parking lot. Church members will be handing out candy from their decorated trunks to the “Trunk or Treaters.” There will be pony rides, hot dogs, chips and drinks, and each child will receive a free photo. All children and their families are invited. There is no cost to participate. For more information call 217-752-6896 or go to www.smysercc.org. … Read More

OV Middle School Regional Softball Champs

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•September 28, 2016• Okaw Valley’s Middle School softball team finished the postseason on a great run and brought home a Regional Championship. “They had their ups and downs all season and things clicked during the postseason,” Brooks Inman, OV AD said of the middle school softball team. “It was an impressive run for sure, and we are beyond proud of the team’s accomplishments this fall.” One of the big boosts to the Okaw Valley team was from pitcher Grace Bunfill. During the regional championship game against Beecher City Sept. 12 Bunfill threw a no-hitter in the 4-2 win. She struck … Read More

Insurance Premiums Will Be Up Next Year

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•September 28, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Recently I got a note from a reader of these columns who lives in Warren, Ohio. He had seen conflicting reports about next year’s insurance premiums. The man was skeptical of an article he had read, which reported that insurance premiums are cheaper than they were in 2010, and that the Affordable Care Act will cost $2.6 trillion less than estimated. Somehow that didn’t compute with what he had read about premiums going up. He was right to be skeptical, and his comments are important because they zoom right in on the … Read More

Lovington Public Library October 2016 News

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•September 28, 2016• Registration for the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program is underway. Book bags, logs, storytimes and more are available for pre-K kids who register. Loom Learn the art of loom knitting and make a hat or scarf with Too Cute Crafts’ Jordan Durbin. Attendees will need to bring their own yarn. Those wanting to do the candy corn design should bring three colors. An example is may be seen in the library. Class is 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, October 1. Only eight seats are available so pre-registration is required. A book club for fourth-eighth graders meets 3:45-4:45 p.m. on … Read More

Artist Workshop Set at St. Columcille Hall

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•September 28, 2016• Springfield artist Stan Squires will return to Sullivan to conduct Sullivan Art Club’s final workshop of the 2016 season 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, October 15. There will be an hour break for lunch. 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.  … Read More

Clean Up Days Set for City

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•September 28, 2016• The city of Sullivan has scheduled clean up days in October. Residents living north of Harrison Street, including Pifers Lane, will be picked up Saturday, October 22. Those living south of Harrison Street will have clean up day Saturday, October 29. … Read More

Sullivan Civic Women’s Club Meeting

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•September 28, 2016• Shane Murphy, owner of the Hole in the Wall BBQ restaurant in Sullivan, was the speaker for the September meeting of the Sullivan Civic Women’s Club. Murphy told of his reasons for opening a restaurant in Sullivan and related his background experience in smoking meats. Plans were finalized for the annual homecoming chili supper October 7, a fund-raiser for scholarships for Sullivan High School seniors.   … Read More

Trapping Permit Drawings for Shelbyville Fish and Wildlife Area

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•September 28, 2016• The Shelbyville Fish and Wildlife Management Office will hold trapping drawings for Kaskaskia and West Okaw Areas Oct. 1. Drawings for 20 trapping areas in those area are for the 2016-17 trapping season. Registration is noon-1 p.m. at the SFWM office 562 State Highway 121 in Bethany (located six miles west of Sullivan on Route 121 or approximately one mile east of Bethany on Route 121). Drawings will be held at 1 p.m. … Read More

Remember When? 9-28-2016

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Steven W. Casteel of Fairfax, Va., a 1967 graduate of Sullivan High School, was named to Sullivan High School’s Hall of Fame during the SHS Alumni Banquet Saturday in the high school gym. Casteel, a federal agent for the Federal Government’s Drug Enforcement Administration, has received numerous commendations during his tenure with the DEA and was recently featured on the CBS program 48 Hours. This year’s recipient of the Who’s Who Award at Sullivan High School has distinguished herself through the concern of others. People who need help but cannot help themselves … Read More

Hearing Waived In Abuse Case

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•September 28, 2016• Jacob T. Pool, 23, of Sullivan waived preliminary hearing on two felony counts in circuit court Sept. 26. Judge Dan L Flannell set a date for jury trial to begin at 9 a.m. February 6, 2017. Pool has been in Moultrie County Jail since August 25 charged with unlawful possession of weapons, a Class 3 felony, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. … Read More