LLC to Name New Laker Mascot at Alumni Athletics Night

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•November 18, 2015• Lake Land College will announce the name of its new mascot at the college’s upcoming Alumni Athletics Night, which will be held Tuesday, Nov. 24 in the Field House on the Lake Land College campus at 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon. Lake Land College alumni are encouraged to attend the Laker basketball games, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. for the women’s and men’s teams, respectively. They play Lincoln Trail College. Between games, the mascot will be introduced and be available for autographs and photos with fans. … Read More

Big News for the Sullivan Blue Dolphins

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•November 18, 2015• It was big news for the Sullivan Blue Dolphin swim team over the weekend with the first place 200 freestyle relay team advancing to the state meet at New Trier High School Friday, Nov. 20. The sectional relay team includes Brynna Sentel, Natalie Drury, Anna Wooters and McKenna Kull with Lily Bales as alternate. Sentel also took first place in the 100 backstroke. Coach Jason Drury explained that swimming at state does not follow class divisions as in other high school sports. Sullivan Blue Dolphin swimmers compete against all high school swimmers in the state at the … Read More

Truck Rolls Outside Bethany

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•November 18, 2015• Moultrie County sheriff’s deputies investigated a rollover crash on Highway 121 Sunday night. According to the county accident report Georgia Elwood-Smith, 38, of Decatur was driving a 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup north on Route 121 , a quarter mile west of New Hope Road when the accident occurred. The driver said she drifted into the oncoming traffic lane, and when she turned the wheel to correct, the truck went out of control, rolling over into the ditch. The truck was a total loss. Elwood-Smith was ticketed by Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept. for improper lane usage and driving … Read More

Ministerial Alliance Serves the Community

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•November 18, 2015• By Dan Fultz Smyser Christian Church NP Contributing Columnist We live in a world fueled by competition. Wireless phone companies pay to get you out of your contract with other providers. Political parties argue for your vote. Manufacturers demand that you use their products over “the other guy’s.” Even restaurants want you craving their sandwich rather than the dozens of other options. And though the churches in some places may have this same spirit of competition in them, there is a different story being written in Sullivan. On the first Wednesday of every month, I have the … Read More

Too Much Data Made Public

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•November 18, 2015• The Department of Insurance (DOI), through a constituent complaint, has learned of an inadvertent data disclosure involving health care providers’ Social Security Numbers (SSNs). DOI provided unrelated filings from Blue Cross Blue Shield to the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing (SERFF) database which posted the information on its publicly available website.  … Read More

Lake Land College Awarded Geothermal Incentive Grant

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•November 18, 2015• The Lake Land College Board of Trustees accepted a geothermal incentive grant in the amount of $50,000 through the GeoAlliance Program between the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives and the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation. The award covers up to $50,000 or one-third of the incremental cost difference between furnace/central air installation and geothermal installation in campus buildings. The presentation of this award was preceded by the board of trustees’ acceptance of the same award in March 2013. To learn more about Lake Land College, visit www.lakelandcollege.edu. … Read More