Kiwanis Bedding Collection Saturday

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At Jackson/Hamilton Intersection  •April 27, 2016• The Sullivan Kiwanis Club bedding collection drive is at the corner of Jackson and Hamilton streets 10 a.m-noon Saturday, April 30. Located at the northeast corner lot, Kiwanians will be on hand to accept new and slightly used bedding for donation to those in Sullivan with a need. “There is help for struggling families with food and other essentials,” Sullivan Kiwanis treasurer Marci Thompson said. “More people than we realize simply can’t afford bedding.” She explained this is a part of the Kiwanis mission serving the children of the world.  … Read More

First National CEO, President

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•April 27, 2016• Ray Duncan, Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of Sullivan, announced that at the annual stockholder’s meeting March 22 Paul Hrvol was named CEO and Reid Molzen was named president of the bank. Hrvol, who has been with the bank since 1989, received his B.S. in finance from Eastern Illinois University in 1988 and attended the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Delaware. He resides in Sullivan with his wife Mickey and their two sons. Molzen received his B. S. in finance from Millikin University in 1992 and has been with the … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Brian P. Hart

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Brian P. Hart Brian P. Hart, 56, of Sullivan, passed away 1:55 p.m. Tuesday (April 19, 2016) in Decatur Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. Celebration of Life services will be at 7 p.m. Friday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with the Pastor Marge Overlot officiating. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Moultrie County Food Pantry, the Decatur Cancer Care Specialist Scholarship. Brian was born May 28, 1959 in Shelbyville, the son of James and Nancy Wakefield Hart. He married Kathleen Ann Freese on October 23, 1991. Brian retired from the phone … Read More

Thinking About Health: Women in Small Town America Aren’t Living As Long As They Used To

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•April 20, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and 60s, expected to have longer life spans than our parents. The trends were in our favor. White women born in 1900 could expect to live, on average, just shy of 49 years; white men 46.6 years. Those were our grandparents and our neighbors. By 1950, life expectancy had climbed to 72 years for white women born that year and 66.5 for white men. By 2000, life expectancy was still increasing, with female babies expected to live … Read More

DPH Recognizes National Infant Immunization Week

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 •April 20, 2016• Each year, thousands of children become ill from diseases that could have been prevented by basic childhood immunizations. Countless more miss time from daycare and school because they are under-immunized or inappropriately immunized. During National Infant Immunization Week, April 16-23, 2016, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) wants to raise awareness about the importance of childhood immunizations. Illinois saw a measles outbreak in February 2015 in which 15 cases were associated with a daycare in northern Illinois. Of those 15 cases, 12 were infants too young to be immunized. “While some babies are too young to … Read More

Home Birth Path to Get SS Number

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•April 20, 2016• When a baby is born at home, the midwife (if utilized) or parent(s) must contact the local registrar to document the birth. The local registrar is often a county clerk or recorder. The registrar will ask for information for the baby’s birth certificate including whether the parent wants to apply for a Social Security number for the baby. If a parent says “yes,” they need to provide both parents’ Social Security numbers, and the registrar will share the request with the Social Security Administration. A card for the child will be mailed to the address provided by the … Read More

Big Finish for Redskins in Arcola

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•April 20, 2016• Sullivan Redskins baseball trip to Arcola  April 27 finished with a seven run fifth inning for a 16-2 win over the Purple Riders. Redskin Dylan Liddiard pitched five innings allowing eight hits, two runs and five base on balls. Liddiard had five strikeouts and threw 50 strikes in 80 pitches. Sullivan started with a four run first inning, scoring one run in the third and another four in the fourth, before the big seven run fifth inning finish. Adam White led the team with three RBIs, getting two hits, a run, a base on balls and a … Read More