How to help youth build resiliency

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•February 19, 2025• What does resilience look like? It’s that process of how we deal with difficult situations or adversity. Life is full of difficulty, such as experiencing loss, stress, anxiety, depression, fear, just to name a few. On the other hand, life also can bring about an abundance of joy, determination, excitement, and special memories to cherish. There is really no escaping the ever-changing flow of the good and the bad. Resilience is something that marks how we respond to these ever-changing situations, especially after experiencing something that emotionally paralyzes us, not knowing how to react. Being resilient does … Read More

Remembering Who We Are………….46

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Simon Kenton, Shelby Explorer •February 19, 2025• by Janet Roney Simon Kenton was born in Virginia in 1755.  When he was a teenager, he thought he had killed another man in a fight over a girl. He ran away west of the mountains, changed his name, and honed his survival skills in the wilds of Kentucky. He was one of the few who could prime and load a flintlock rifle while on a flat out run. He learned Indian ways better than most Indians did. Few captives survived the blows from war clubs wielded by enraged Indians in a gauntlet … Read More

A Look Back…2-19-2025

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2015 Former Arthur Junior High English and high school speech teacher Judy Godfrey was in Sullivan March 2 for the Fortnightly Book Club’s special event as the guest speaker. Godfrey talked about her first novel titled “Finding Rose”.  The traveling exhibition Cultivating Creativity 2014-2015: Consolidated Communications Children’s Art Exhibit continued its tour by coming to Sullivan at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. The exhibit was on view February 24 to March 12.  The Moultrie County Merit Commission presented member Jim Wheeler a plaque of appreciation for … Read More

County hears CIPT report

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•February 19, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow The Moultrie County Board heard a report on public transportation, an update on a child care plan and dispatched several measures during a 31 minute meeting Thursday night. The board learned that Central Illinois Public Transit had provided 747 rides for citizens in the last year. Manager John Althoff said CIPT had traveled more than 22,000 miles for Moultrie County residents.  … Read More

Police, city reach union agreement

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•February 19, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow The Sullivan City Council and the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police announced they had reached an agreement for a new, four year contract, at the city council meeting on February 10.  Mayor Mike Mossman said the negotiations included an eight and a half percent raise including a separate check for difference dating back to the expiration of the previous contract in May. “I think it’s a fair contract,” Mossman said. … Read More

Historical Society to meet Thursday

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Pictured is Rikki Ray. •February 19, 2025• The next meeting of the Moultrie County Historical Society will be held February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the History Center, 1303 South Hamilton, Sullivan, Illinois. The featured speaker will be Rikki Ray, a Sullivan native, discussing the One Book One Sullivan program. … Read More

Son and parents team up with retired teacher to win contest

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(L to R) Becky Lawson, Brenda Polley, River Polley (SHS freshman), and Jason Polley. •February 19, 2025• SHS freshman River Polley, his parents Brenda and Jason Polley, and retired SHS English teacher Becky Lawson recently learned that their entry won first place in the “essay with photograph” division of the 2024 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder/Sense of the Wild Contest. An email from Ling Tan, an associate with the Rachel Carson Landmark Alliance, included a judge’s statement about their entry, “The Calling of the Rivers.” … Read More