EIU announces award recipients

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•January 15, 2025• Eastern Illinois University recently announced several award-winning students representing its College of Education for the Fall 2024 semester. Each award recipient has received the prestigious honor for demonstrating “exceptional scholarship, leadership, and dedication to serving individuals with disabilities.” The awardees include graduate and undergraduate students who have excelled both academically and in their communities.  Among the recipients of EIU’s 2024 Special Education Recognition Award was Makenzie J. Ruppert, Senior at Sullivan High School. … Read More

Remembering Who We Are……………42

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Who Was Isaac Hill and How Did He know Jefferson? by Janet Roney We’ve been following another ancient trail into the interior of Illinois that Isaac Hill followed in 1809-1811 while exploring for Thomas Jefferson and spying on the British still hanging around between the lower Kaskaskia (or “Ocar”) and the Illinois River to the north. This time, I have Hill’s hand-drawn map that leads through Bond, Montgomery, Fayette, and Shelby County towards Moultrie. … Read More

A look back…1-15-2025

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2005 Sullivan schools won the “Red Apple” award – celebrating the area’s best and most cost-efficient school districts – for the third time in a row. The Sullivan Lady Redskins defeated Clinton 38-35 with help from a 11-7 run in the fourth quarter. Kasey Hamilton was the only Lady Redskin to score in double digits with 14. … Read More

State Treasurer Frerichs returned $299 million in missing money in 2024

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•January 15, 2025• The Illinois State Treasurer’s Office returned nearly $299 million in missing money during 2024, Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced recently. Illinois’ missing money program — also known as I-CASH — processed 331,032 claims last year. Preliminary numbers show that $260.6 million in cash and $38 million in securities were returned last year. The average amount of a claim was $902. … Read More

Improve your health – Starting today!

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Prioritize your well-being with resolutions for a healthier and more fulfilling new year •January 15, 2025• by Angela Hogan  A new year is an excellent time to start improving your health. Small changes can yield significant long-term benefits. Here are eight resolutions worth considering: 1. Eat more whole foods Fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and lean proteins are “nutrient-dense.” This means they are high in nutrients for the recommended serving size. Consuming whole foods can help keep you full and sustain energy. Start today: … Read More

City Council holds Monday night meeting

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•January 15, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow The Sullivan City Council started the new year with a new meeting date after moving their regular meetings to the second and fourth Mondays of the month.  The council worked quickly through an agenda largely with modifications to the Tax Increment Financing District resolutions, and held a closed to the public session to discuss employee negotiations. … Read More

Mo. Co. Senior Center January happenings

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•January 15, 2025• Thursday, January 16th: 10am exercise class   Friday, January 17th: 1pm Pool tourney   Monday, January 20th: Closed for MLK day   Tuesday, January 21st: 10am exercise class   Wednesday, January 22nd: 1pm hand and foot cards, 1pm cornhole tourney   Thursday, January 23rd: 10am exercise class   Friday, January 24th: 1pm pool tourney   Monday, January 27th: 1pm WitFit presented by Cheri Burcham of U of I Extension Office   Tuesday, January 28th: 10am exercise class   Wednesday, January 29th: 1pm hand and foot cards, 1pm cornhole tourney   Thursday, January 30th: 10am exercise class   Friday, January 31st: 1pm pool tourney Peace Meal … Read More

Free laundry day

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•January 15, 2025• Another free laundry will be provided by the collaboration of The Moultrie Shelby County ROSC, ACE Hardware and DOVE inc. The groups once again has pulled together to offer a free laundry day on January 30th, at the Sullivan Wash and Fold, previously known as the Rainbow Wash House, at 809 W Jackson St. in Sullivan. The free event will run from 9-12pm.   For further questions or donations to a future laundry day, contact Skylar Miller at Skylark@hourhouserecovery.org. Naloxone and Naloxone trainings will be readily available to community members during this event. … Read More