Remember When? 10-14-2015

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Compiled By Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Lovington High School’s 1990 homecoming court includes one male and female attendant from the freshmen and sophomore classes and two each from the junior class. They are freshmen Michelle Geiling and Jeremy Tarr; sophomores Joy Day and Matt Powell; juniors Chasity Smith, Paula Reser, Justin Mechling and Heath Wilson. Lovington High School’s homecoming king and queen candidates are Kassandra Staples, Christy Mueller and April Markham, Greg McCoy, John Renfro and Chad Uphoff. Kristy Sims of Sullivan, a freshman majoring in music business at Elmhurst College, has already been recognized for her musical … Read More

Sullivan American Legion Gets a Little Brighter

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Home Depot Grant Helps •October 14, 2015• By Mike Brothers Sullivan American Legion Post 68 is a brighter place after this week. With funding from a $9500 Home Depot Foundation grant and a lot of volunteer hours the Legion has all new T-8 Energy Star lighting, a new ceiling and new carpeting in the lounge. It didn’t come easy as Mike Keown explained. About a year ago a member noticed the Home Depot grant program information in the American Legion magazine. “This building is 20 years old, and we were hoping the grant would help us get a new HVAC … Read More

Appreciate Principals

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•October 14, 2015• Lifetouch, Inc. and the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) encourage all communities in Illinois to celebrate Principal Appreciation Week October 18-24 and Principal Appreciation Day October 23. This state-endorsed recognition was first approved by the Governor of Illinois in 1990 and is annually celebrated. … Read More

Increased Water Demand Threatens Deep Bedrock Aquifer Water Supplies

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•October 14, 2015• Deep sandstone aquifers that feed water supplies to parts of northeastern Illinois are at risk of becoming partially or completely depleted in the next 35 years, a new study at the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) suggests. Daniel Abrams, a groundwater flow modeler at the ISWS, University of Illinois, and colleagues conducted the largest measurement of deep sandstone groundwater levels in 34 years.  Water levels in 576 wells were measured in 33 counties between July 2014 and February 2015. In northeastern Illinois, the sandstone aquifers are hundreds of feet deep, meaning that water pumped from the aquifer … Read More

SOV Girls Cross Country Takes First Place

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•October 14, 2015• Sullivan/Okaw Valley’s cross country team held a meet  Tuesday Oct, 6 in Tabor Park with Shelbyville, Tuscola, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond, Villa Grove, and Bement participating along with the Sullivan Okaw Valley host team. The girls’ team finished first with 39 followed by Tuscola scoring 75. … Read More

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight Takes Final Flight of 2015

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•October 14, 2015• Land of Lincoln Honor Flight (LLHF), serving central and southern Illinois, will take their sixth and final flight for 2015 Tuesday, October 27. On this Flight #36 on a chartered 737 jetliner will be 13 World War II, 51 Korean and 14 Vietnam War eras, consisting of nine who served in the Air Force, 49 in the Army, nine in the Marines and 11 in the Navy. On this no-cost, day long trip to Washington, DC to visit and reflect at their national memorials, all the veterans will be accompanied by a volunteer escort. These guardians pay … Read More

A Chill in the Air for the Chili Cook Off

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Oktoberfest Weekend •October 14, 2015• By Ariana Cherry Reporting from Sullivan Twelfth Annual Oktoberfest this weekend in Sullivan: October 17 and 18. The tree leaves are turning a variety of beautiful shades and colors and the air has gotten cooler… It is that time of year again for warm comfort food, such as chili or instance, which has been a family favorite for years. The chili will be steaming hot at Oktoberfest this weekend in downtown Sullivan. Five teams will be cooking up their best recipes for a chance to win the annual chili cook-off. Local celebrity judges who will … Read More

LLC Hosts Illinois College Exposition and Career Day

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•October 14, 2015• More than 1,200 area junior and senior high school students attended the annual Lake Land College Illinois Regional College Fair and Career Day, held Oct. 6. Career Day gives high school students a chance to explore career options by attending various break-out sessions with Lake Land College instructors and volunteers who come to the college to share knowledge about their profession with the students. Additionally, the Illinois Regional College Fair was held in the Field House, which gave students the opportunity to talk with university representatives. … Read More