Ensembles Perform at Millikin

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•November 18, 2015• Two of the major performing ensembles at Millikin University will combine forces in a unique performance, free and open to the public, on Thursday, Nov. 19, in Kirkland Fine Arts Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Millikin’s Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the University Men’s Choir, along with faculty soloist Dr. William Gorton, Millikin assistant professor of voice and opera, will perform a variety of musical selections including: Bernstein’s “Suite from Candide,” and Copland’s “Old American Songs,” “Variations on a Shaker Melody and Hoe-Down,” and “Zions Walls.” Together, the University Men’s Choir and William Gorton will perform Stanhope’s “The … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Breaking the cycle of family disarray

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•November 18, 2015• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I have written before in this space about my concerns over the fraying, even unraveling, of The American Family. After talking recently with 15 school social workers in my rural area, I am more distraught than ever. How do we break the cycle of one generation after another of single mothers unable to meet the needs of their children? I have a thought or two, but such probably won’t go down easily with some readers. I also worry that the influential “one percenters” along the prosperous lake shore north of Chicago, … Read More

Obituaries 11-18-2015: Omer Miller

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Omer Miller Omer A Miller, 77, of Arcola died at 11:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 2015 in his home. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Sunday in the family residence. Burial was in Yoder Cemetery in Arthur. Arrangements were by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More

SCED Taking Award Recipients Nominations

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•November 18, 2015• Sullivan Chamber & Economic Development is now accepting nominations for recipients of the 2015 Citizen of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award, Small Business of the Year and Business of the Year. Winners of the 2015 annual awards will be presented at the SCED Annual Dinner Friday, January 29. … Read More

IHSA Sponsors Spirit Contest

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•November 18, 2015• As a part of the 2015 IHSA Student Leadership Conference, the IHSA announced that the IHSA Student Section Showdown will return for its second installment during the 2015-16 school year. The inaugural contest took place in 2014-15, with Central A&M High School in Moweaqua and Prospect High School in Mt. Prospect being named the champions in Class 1A/2A and Class 3A/4A, respectively. The winning video entries from Central A&M and Prospect are linked here. … Read More

Thinking About Health: The Cadillac Tax Brings More Costs, Less Value to Your Health Insurance

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•November 18, 2015• By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service More health insurance upheaval is coming your way. The value of your health insurance is shrinking, and you may be paying more for less this year and in years to come. Perhaps your employer has taken away the choice of plans with large provider networks and rather is offering those with a much narrower selection of doctors and hospitals. Some companies are enticing workers with lower premiums if they leave preferred provider organizations (PPOs), which let them use any provider and choose health savings accounts. These are tax-advantaged savings arrangements … Read More

Toys for Tots Partners with Secret Santa in Sullivan

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•November 18, 2015• By Mike Brothers People get ready the trains a comin, you don’t need no ticket, ya just get on board. That train is bringing Toys for Tots back to Moultrie County where they are collecting toys at Sullivan, Bethany and Lovington locations. New Moultrie County coordinator Rick Kenney said he is eager to start working in partnership with Sullivan’s Secret Santa to help distribute toys this holiday season. One way people may help without buying toys is purchase a train at participating locations for $1.00. You may put your name on the train, and it will be displayed … Read More

Okaw Valley Marching Timberwolves

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 End Season on High Note •November 11, 2015• The Okaw Valley Marching Timberwolves ended their 2015 season Saturday Oct. 31 with third place in the Class 1A field competition and second place in the Class 1A parade competition in the Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Field Show and Parade. In addition, the OV percussion tied for first place in the parade, and Nick Tipsword was awarded best soloist in Class 1A field. The competition is a popular one for OV as it adds the fun of an overnight trip and a nighttime parade with Halloween costumes substituted for uniforms. It was a successful … Read More

Obituaries 11-11-2015: Ron Evans

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Ron Evans Ronald Wayne Evans, 73, of Lovington, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 11:43 a.m. Sunday, November 1, 2015 in Indiana University Hospice House in Bloomington, Ind. Memorial services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Mcmullen-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Masonic Rites will be given at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68 will be held after the service at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. … Read More

Lake Shelbyville Aerial Spraying for Bush Honeysuckle

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•November 11, 2015• A pilot program aimed at eradicating bush honeysuckle on Lake Shelbyville is scheduled to proceed  between November 11 and 13.  Bush honeysuckle, an aggressive exotic plant that is taking over much of the woodlands at Lake Shelbyville, will be treated with Rodeo Herbicide, an aquatic safe form of glyphosate, with the use of a crop-duster helicopter. Timing of the treatment will be dependent upon leaf fall as the leaves need to be off the trees in order for the herbicide to make its way to the forest floor where the bush honeysuckle is located. Bush honeysuckle goes … Read More