Flower Delivery Ploy For Active Shooter

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•March 16, 2016• By Mike Brothers A man walked into the Sullivan schools’ office March 9 asking to deliver flowers to his wife, a teacher. That set off an active shooter exercise involving 18 first responders and 118 teachers and administrators on a cloudy Wednesday afternoon. Jan Haegen, Moultrie County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency director, explained the active shooter exercise was held in cooperation with Sullivan schools to get an idea how emergency plans might play out if a shooter tried to enter the local school. “All departments work together,” Haegen said of the combined training operation for the … Read More

IDFPR Secretary Schneider Appointed to National Regulatory Committee

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•March 9, 2016• Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) Secretary Bryan A. Schneider was recently appointed to the Non-Depository Supervisory Committee of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS). The newly created committee will provide oversight of and support for multi-state, non-depository supervisory matters and provide advice on non-depository policy development. Non-depository financial institutions serve as an intermediary between savers and borrowers, but do not accept time deposits. In Illinois, IDFPR Division of Banking oversees the regulation and licensure of non-depository financial institutions, such as mortgage banks, payday loans, pawnbrokers and title loan companies. “With his extensive regulatory … Read More

Lovington Pageant Held at Grade School

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•March 9, 2016• The 2016 Miss, Jr. Miss and little Miss Lovington Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 19 in the Lovington Grade School gym. This year’s pageant has three Miss, four Jr. Miss and five Little Miss contestants. The competition includes a four minute interview that will take place in the afternoon; on stage introductions, pop question, a speech and formal wear. This year there will be a People’s Choice Award, where anyone may vote for their favorite contestant at the pageant. A 50/50 raffle is this year’s fundraiser which will be sold at the pageant … Read More

Mobile Driver’s Facility Comes to Sullivan

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•March 9, 2016• The Secretary of State mobile unit is coming to Sullivan library Thursday, March 17. Secretary Jesse White announced the event held in cooperation with the Elizabeth Titus Library in Sullivan is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license or obtain an Illinois identification  card. The mobile unit will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library located at 2 W. Water St. in Sullivan. … Read More

Scholastic Bowl Wins for SMS Team

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•March 9, 2016• The SMS Scholastic Bowl JV team fell short to Monticello March but defeated the Meridian Hawks. Reagan Crouse led the team with 10 toss ups followed by Brett Johnson- three, Noah Bates- two, Parker Addison- two and Austin Scott- one.  … Read More

Obituaries 3-9-2016: Sam Burtcheard

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Sam Burtcheard Sampson “Sam” D. Burtcheard, 79, lifelong resident of Sullivan, passed away at 6:30 p.m. March 3 with his wife by his side, ending a long struggler with Alzheimer’s. Sam was born June 27, 1936 in Moultrie County, only child of Lilly Burtcheard. He retired from Bridgestone Firestone in Decatur. He married Carl Bailey Adams September 22, 1984. He was a die-hard Cub fan and any other sports that happened to be on TV. He spent his retirement years pursuing his lifelong passion….catfishing. He also loved trapping and hunting. … Read More

Cinderella Ballet Performed at Kirkland Center

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•March 9, 2016• Cinderella – The Ballet will be performed in Kirkland Fine Arts Center at Millikin University at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12. The Minnesota Ballet brings to life this favorite fairy tale set in the lush world of Renaissance Tuscany. Cinderella’s life is difficult enough with all the work she is expected to do, and her stepmother means very well, but, oh, those stepsisters. They have all the gawkiness and evil tricks, but Cinderella has all the grace and sweetness. … Read More

This Weekend Spring Forward

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•March 9, 2016• This weekend Daylight Saving Time officially begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 13. Daylight increases with spring just around the corner on Sunday, March 20. Most time keeping devices are smart enough to change the time automatically; for analog clocks it’s a good idea to set them ahead an hour before bedtime. It is also a good time to change batteries and make sure smoke alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors are working. … Read More

Sullivan Elementary School Gold Slip Qualifiers

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•March 9, 2016• Students who go above and beyond to follow Sullivan Elementary School expectations of “be safe, be responsible, and be respectful” are awarded a “Gold Slip” which is displayed in the hallway for everyone to see along with a picture. In the months of January and February five students qualified for this honor. Corey Wilson stopped and helped a kindergarten student who had spilled milk all over himself and the floor. He didn’t leave until the student and the floor were clean. Mikaela Guest was voluntarily cleaning up the classroom after the Valentine’s Day party while all the … Read More