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Early Bird Dinner at Sullivan Post #68
•August 17, 2016• Sullivan American Legion Post #68 Early Bird Dinnner is 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 19. … Read More
Cubs Reel off 11 Straight, USA Women’s Rowing Does the Same
•August 17, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Columnist For the 2020 Games in Tokyo the two will be coupled together for the first time—along with softball and three other sports—but for this go-around they are separate, but still the source of high-quality entertainment for young and old. To highlight the diamond happenings, the Cubs tore off 11 straight games before succumbing to the Saturday and Sunday to the Cards—in spite of Kyle Hendricks’ 12 strikeouts—and as of print date hold a 12 game lead in the NL Central. Only a truly catastrophic Cub-like collapse could save the Cards now. … Read More
SCWC Plans for Homecoming Chili Supper
•August 17, 2016• Plans are underway for the annual Sullivan Civic Women’s Club homecoming chili supper October 7 in the Sullivan American Legion. Profits from the fundraiser go to the scholarship fund. Last year for the first time the club offered a 50/50 drawing as a way to raise more money for scholarships awarded to local high school seniors. … Read More
Retired Educator is on School Board
•August 17, 2016• Ann Wheeler’s decision to apply for a place on the Sullivan Community Unit District 300 school board was based on her desire to serve the community, but it took a nudge from an unexpected place to motivate her. Wheeler, retired after 34 years teaching English in Arthur schools, was educated in Sullivan and has children and grandchildren involved in Sullivan district schools. About a month ago while attending church, lay speaker Mike Craig spoke of getting involved by doing something. “I had thought about the open spot on the board, but that gave me the nudge to … Read More
Millikin Kicks off Academic Year
•August 17, 2016• First-year students at Millikin University will get a jump start on their college experience during Millikin’s 2016 First Week program scheduled Aug. 16-21. First Week is designed for first-year students to become acclimated and immersed in their new Millikin home before classes begin on Monday, Aug. 22. The First Week experience teaches students what is expected in the college environment and how to best engage in the Millikin community to ensure success. First Week activities begin with Move-In Day for residential students on Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. An integral part of the … Read More
Allenville Church Hosts Gospel Singing
Allenville Christian Church is hosting a gospel singing beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, August 21.
Dr. Kohlmann Joins SBL Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
•August 17, 2016• Sarah Bush Lincoln is pleased to welcome Orthopedic Surgeon James Kohlmann, MD, to its medical team. After caring for area residents in a private practice for more than 24 years, he is excited to bring his expertise to Sarah Bush Lincoln where he began his career in 1992. “I can’t tell you how happy I am to be back. It’s like coming home,” he said. Dr. Kohlmann looks forward to working alongside Orthopedic Surgeons Louis Mendella, DO, DC, Donald Sandercock, DO, AOAO, and Jeremy Stevens, MD, at SBL Orthopedics & Sports Medicine. “I bring a fair amount … Read More
Growing Up In Sullivan: What Happened to our Railroads?
•August 17, 2016• By Jerry Ginther NP Columnist If you are less than 30 years old, you are probably unaware of the vast railroad system that spread over this country like a web prior to the mid 1980s. There are few visible reminders these days. Many of the rights-of-way where the rails laid were abandoned after the steel was retrieved; others were abandoned leaving the rails to rust in place. The high centers of the rail beds where the tracks once laid are still visible in many parts of the country, running through the landscape like a scar and a fading … Read More