Hard Fought But Not Enough for Sullivan Girls

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•January 20, 2016• Sometimes missing a player affects the whole team, which may have been part of the reason for Sullivan girls to lose 52-34 at St. Teresa January 14. Coach Sheri McCain said sophomore guard Lizzie Green was out due to illness. “I thought Brooke Tuttle stepped up in her absence and handled the ball well.” Tuttle provided the team with three assists. “Chloe Riley played well offensively in both the JV and varsity games,” McCain said. Junior varsity Redskins beat St Teresa 36-26. In the varsity game Riley had three steals, four field goals and two free shots … Read More

Sullivan Falls to Undefeated Warrensburg

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•January 20, 2016• By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Ty Molzen scored the first seven points for the Redskins versus the 16-0 Cardinals.  However, a slow start teamwise proved too much to overcome in a 58-37 loss. Tyler Bond and Garret Shea led the Cardinals with 24 and 17 points respectively for the second ranked team in Illinois Class 2A.  With 13 points scored against Warrensburg Ty Molzen is 34 away from 1,000 career points. The Redskins have dropped their first two conference contests but have back to back home games on deck. Be sure to pack the gym Friday … Read More

Me & My Sidekick Brings Superheroes to Children’s Museum of Illinois

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•January 20, 2016• Only the best superheroes train at Children’s Museum of Illinois! Join as the Museum hosts Me & My Sidekick, a Super Man and Super Kid night, on February 20, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Super moms are invited as well! All participants are encouraged to dress like their favorite hero, or create a new one! Activities that evening will include: … Read More

Obituaries 1-20-2016: Jeannine Patrick

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Jeannine Patrick  Jeannine M. Patrick, 86, of Decatur passed away at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held at noon Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Hammond Cemetery in Hammond. … Read More

Remember When? 1-20-2016

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Eighteen avid—and hardy—golfers took to the links New Year’s Day to compete in the fourth annual Richard Murphy Invitational “Frozen” Open at the Country Club. The three teams of six players each set new records this year, thanks to the hard crust of snow which required some digging to open the cups on the greens. The winning team—which came in four under par to pare four strokes off the previous record of 36 in the nine-hole tournament—was composed of Jan Haegen, Bob Hagen, Gordie Wood, Curtis Thompson, John Merryman and Paul Sager. … Read More

A Forty Three Year Old Chill and I Just Can’t Shake It…

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Oh Brother… •January 20, 2016• By Mike Brothers NP Managing Editor I don’t think I will ever get warm again. So when the first hit of cold weather arrives I start adding layers of clothes until eventually I’m like the little brother in The Christmas Story who has so many clothes on he can’t put his arms down. Some may call it thin-blooded, but I personally want to blame my inability to deal with cold weather on an Oh Brother incident from my teenage years. When I started going to the community college near my home town, I gave up … Read More

ALAH Girls Too Much for Broncos

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•January 20, 2016• ALAH girls basketball won 59-35 over the Cerro Gordo Broncos in a home game January 14. The Knights came out with a 15-11 lead in the first quarter. A couple of three point shots from Hannah Wallen boosted the second quarter to 17-5, with the Knights heading into halftime ahead 32-16. ALAH maintained their momentum in the third quarter leading 11-10. They polished off the Broncos with a 16-9 final quarter and a 59-35 Knights win. Megan Fifer had an outstanding night at the free throw line scoring 10-12 along with three field goals for 16 points. … Read More

Lovington Village Reduces Liquor Licenses, Changes Meeting Dates

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•January 20, 2016• When the Lovington village board met in December they voted to change meetings to the second Monday of the month and reduced the number of Class A liquor licenses from three to two. The meeting change was to accommodate preparation of the village treasurer’s report with Jim McMahan moving to approve the change with April Daily seconding and all members voting in favor. On the recommendation to reduce the number of Class A liquor licenses from three to two by Roger Walker with a second by Dennis Garmon: Garmon, Walker, Daily and Pam Anklam voted for the … Read More

Sullivan Students Move On to District Bee

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•January 20, 2016• Students at the Sullivan elementary and middle schools participated in their classroom spelling bees during the first few weeks of January. The students who will be moving on to the District Spelling Bee at 4 p.m. Wednesday, January 27 in the Sullivan High School Commons are as follows: 4th grade: Callista Tidwell, Kyle Corkill, Hannah Righter, Nevaeh Harminson, Nicole Lofland, Isabelle Stone, first alternate-Taylor Lingafelter, second alternate-Emily Kirkwood. … Read More

Health Screenings at Senior Center

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•January 20, 2016• Sarah Bush Lincoln Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, February 18 at the Senior Center in Sullivan.  For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. Bingo from 9–10 a.m. will follow the blood pressure clinic. If the schools are closed due to adverse weather, the senior center is also closed. … Read More