SBL Races for all Paces June 7

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Fundraiser for SBL Dental Clinic •April 23, 2025• Spring is here, and that means it’s time to prepare for the Sarah Bush Lincoln Races for all Paces event, which is set for Saturday, June 7th, at Eastern Illinois University. The multi-race event includes a 5K, 10K, one-mile run/walk, toddler trot, and diaper dash and raises funds for the SBL Dental Program. The program provides preventive and restorative care for children throughout the area. A dental team visits schools to provide preventive care while restorative care is provided in the dental clinic at 225 Richmond Avenue East, Suite B, in Mattoon. … Read More

Sullivan Fire Protection District hiring

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A career that is different every day; in service to others •April 23, 2025• by Denise Williamee If you are looking for a new career or just starting on your career path, consider joining the Sullivan Fire Department, located in Sullivan, Illinois. It’s a stable, service-driven career path, with earnings that can support a family; each workday will be different, and you will have an opportunity to give back to the community. The starting salary for EMT Basic is $49,787.00, and EMT Paramedic certified at $56,872.00, with an additional $1,000.00 for Basic Operations Firefighter certification, and a generous benefits package.  … Read More

SHS Students shine in Art/History project

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Emotionally impactful exhibit provides a learning experience •April 23, 2025• High school students from Patricia King, Lori Kirk, and Lisa Bertetto’s classes recently completed a collaborative project inspired by a Moultrie County History Center workshop held last fall. The student-created artwork is currently on display at the History Center. King developed the project after attending a history-to-Go presentation about the Education Liaison’s World War II and Depression Era tub that was conducted by Becky Lawson and Connie Dunscomb. She was inspired to teach her students about the Nazi bombing of the city of Guernica by a photo that she saw … Read More

Electronics Recycling Event

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•April 23, 2025• The City of Sullivan will hold their annual Electronic Recycling Event on Saturday, June 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Wyman Park parking lot, south of Wyman Lake. This event is open to those living within city limits and City of Sullivan utility customers. Bring proof of residency or a recent utility bill to participate, as City police officers will be present to check ID’s. Each household will be limited to a total of ten (10) items weighing 75 pounds or less. … Read More

4-H Multi-county Livestock Clinic

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Photo courtesy of Jessica Hays Extension 4-H Program Coordinator •April 23, 2025• 4-H members from Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, and Moultrie counties had the amazing opportunity to attend a Livestock Clinic on Saturday, April 12, at the CCEEBA Livestock Barn. The clinic focused on the four species of livestock shown during Master Showmanship shows: beef, goats, sheep, and swine. Attendees started their day with an engaging talk on Animal Nutrition by Megan Torrance of Purina Foods. Megan had the members participate in hands-on activities and questions and sent them home with reading materials. Learning about proper nutrition is essential when caring … Read More

Remembering who we are……………55

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Heroes •April 23, 2025• by Janet Roney When the radio said the Columbia Space Shuttle was past due, I knew that Willie McCool, the co-captain of the mission, and all his crew had been lost. In annual Christmas letters from his mother, my college friend, we followed Willie’s career…the Naval Academy, Navy pilot, astronaut, the Columbia.  What drove Willie, the little blonde-haired boy we once knew, to devote his life and risk everything for one hurtling ride into the dangerous unknown? …And what sent those 9/11 firemen up into those burning towers? …Or what led Lovington’s Buddy to a Silver … Read More

Lake Land College launches new program

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Laker Connect program for Dual-Credit students •April 23, 2025• Lake Land College is partnering with area high schools to launch Laker Connect, a redesigned and enhanced dual credit program aimed at increasing access to college-level course work for high school students. With the new Laker Connect Dual Credit program, students can simultaneously earn high school and college credit for free by enrolling in college courses in an academic pathway taught by qualified high school instructors. The program also aligns Lake Land and high school course curricula to create a seamless educational experience between high school and college. … Read More

Amish horses to break ground at Illinois Amish Heritage Center

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Public invited to witness historic visitor center ceremony •April 23, 2025• The Illinois Amish Heritage Center is turning tradition into history with a public groundbreaking celebration like no other. On Friday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m., the Center will break ground on its future 10,000-square-foot Visitor and Museum Center – and after the Board taps into to the hard hats and shovels, a team of Amish horses will lead the ceremonial dig using a traditional slip scraper. “We wanted this moment to reflect who we are – and there’s nothing more powerful or poetic than breaking ground with the same … Read More