•July 13, 2016• Sullivan police are searching for a Polaris RZR UTV that was stolen from Sullivan Auto Center late Saturday or early Sunday. Police Chief John Love asks that residents be on the lookout for the vehicle in case it was abandoned locally. Anyone with information may call Sullivan Police Department at 217/728-4351. … Read More
•July 13, 2016• Monday night scramble at Timberlake results for July 11: fist place with five under par: Clint Marshall, Shane Russell, Josh Bushue and Justin Skinner. Second place with four under par: Doug DeLong, Luke DeLong, Jake Haegen and Jason Moody. … Read More
•July 13, 2016• By Mike Brothers Hunter Kamm’s childhood love of fireworks turned into a full time job, designing shows for Bethany, Arthur, Sullivan and Lovington this Independence celebration season. Kamm, who works for Central States Fireworks in Athens, is in the busiest of the fireworks season. “I always dreamed about being able to design and shoot a display,” Kamm said, noting this year he was happy to lead the new Sullivan fireworks program. At 19, the Lovington native is an assistant pyrotechnist, which allows him to design and set displays but not shoot. Fortunately, his father Jake is lead … Read More
•July 13, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Thoughts of turning 75 in a few weeks recall to me the provocative article by oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel, “Why I Hope to Die at 75” (Atlantic, Oct. 2014). I entered politics in my early 20s so most of my friends from that era were older and have been biting the dust with regularity. Mortality is circling round. At the distance of age 57 when he wrote his article, Emanuel was in good health. He thinks by 75 he will have led a full life. After 75, he says, for the vast majority … Read More
•July 13, 2016• by Kirk Whitaker NP Sports The 2015 Sullivan girls’ basketball team featured two All-Staters in forward Brittin Boyer (first team) and guard Emily Neuhauser (honorable mention). And after the heartbreaking Regional final loss to T-town that ended their high school careers, both continued collegiately—Boyer at Eastern Illinois University, and Neuhauser at Lake Land College. Brittin Boyer, EIU basketball, Sullivan class of 2015. Boyer was eased along in her first season, averaging 10 minutes, scoring 1.5 points, and pulling down 2.0 rebounds per contest, but she showed just how good she could be in her first collegiate game … Read More
•July 13, 2016• The July general meeting of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society has been cancelled due to the health issues of the speaker. The society will be meet August 18, and the program will be on the George Lawn and Garden Equipment made at what was then called Community Industries. The speaker will be Gary Davis of Lovington. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center in Sullivan. … Read More
•July 13, 2016• The men’s quartet Good News! will lead the worship service at Sullivan’s First Christian Church on Sunday, July 17. From Sycamore, Illinois, the group will combine a rich musical heritage with their personal testimony as they present the message that day. The gathering will be a homecoming for three members of the quartet who call Sullivan their hometown: Ann Elder, keyboardist; Joel Maurer, baritone; and Doug Elder, lead tenor. Born and raised in Sullivan, the three are proud graduates of Sullivan High School. … Read More
By Kim Riedel NP Gardening Columnist June has been a great month in the garden with the flowers blooming, early vegetables coming on and the harvesting of berries. It is nice to have a bouquet of flowers that have come from your own garden to take to a friend or a neighbor to brighten their day. I have been watching the fruit in the trees grow larger and the clusters of grapes enlarging while I am planning the garden that I would like next year. I am planning to add more grass, widen the walkways through the raised beds and … Read More
•July 13, 2016• Illinois Emergency Management Agency continues its mission to protect the residents of Illinois from a variety of hazards and respond to disasters throughout the state following the state’s funding approval. “This spending plan is good news for IEMA and our many local public safety partners,” said IEMA Director James K. Joseph. “We sincerely appreciate the efforts of the governor and the General Assembly in ensuring that these critical public safety programs can continue, and we look forward to passage of a balanced budget with structural reforms in the near future.” SB 2047 will allow IEMA to allocate … Read More
Emergency management offers heat safety tips •July 13, 2016• On average, heat kills more people each year than other weather-related hazards, such as tornadoes, floods and lightning. To increase awareness about the dangers of extreme heat, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and local emergency management agencies are offering heat safety tips throughout July to help people stay safe when temperatures rise. According to the National Weather Service, heat accounted for an average of 113 fatalities each year from 2006–2015. During that same period, tornadoes caused an average of 110 deaths each year, while floods resulted in an annual average … Read More