Senior Services activity calendar

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•November 13, 2024• The Mid-Illinois Senior Services center holds multiple activities for their attendees daily, hosting many lunches and workouts throughout each month. The following is the calendar of events for the rest of November at the Senior Services center. Thursday, November 14th, 10am Exercise class Friday, November 15th, 1pm Pool tourney and 1-1:30pm Pain management class with Cheri Burcham and Decatur Catholic Charities Tuesday, November 19th, 10am Exercise class Wednesday, November 20th, 1pm Wii Bowling and 1pm Hand and Foot cards Thursday, November 21st, 10am Exercise class Friday, November 22nd, 1pm Pool tourney and 1-1:30pm Pain management class with … Read More

Skyler Sieving hired as new Arthur Police Sergeant

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•November 13, 2024• by Ariana R Cherry An executive session of the board was held to discuss the hiring and compensation of a full-time officer for the Arthur Police Department Sergeant position  Candidate Skyler Sieving was approved for the position at an hourly rate of $33/ hour. He was sworn in before the board.  The board also approved a 50/50 economic development grant to the Arthur Association of Commerce in the amount of $1,432.50. This grant will help fund a WCIA/WCIX TV advertising package of 56 30-second commercials to encourage holiday shopping in Arthur. The chamber is working on a … Read More

Remembering Who We Are………….34

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Eagle Pond Duck Dinner •November 13, 2024• By Janet Roney We’ve been following the route from Waterloo, Illinois to Lafayette, Indiana that is described by William Biggs in his Narrative of the Capture of William Biggs by the Kickapoo Indians in 1788, which is on the internet. It is the earliest account I have found of traveling through Moultrie County.   Using his narrative, which says they traveled about 25 to 35 miles a day, they arrived on the shores of Eagle Pond north of the present Sullivan about three in the afternoon on the fourth day of his captivity. “They … Read More

A look back…

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2014 Sam Mulligan was named boys’ most valuable player and Alexis Matlock was named girls’ most valuable player during the Sullivan Golf Awards night. Mulligan was an all-conference medalist. Jeff Thomas retired as Moultrie County Sheriff just shy of 42 years of service to Moultrie County. He has joined the sheriff’s office in 1973 and was elected sheriff in 2002. … Read More

Large crowd parts ways when school business comes

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•November 13, 2024• The Sullivan CUSD #300 school board held its regularly scheduled November meeting this past Monday. All board members were present. As were a slew of guests who were eager to participate in the non-agenda items, but who were unwilling to stay for actual school business. As always, the evening began with reports from NEHS and NHS. The next agenda item was Citizens Non-Agenda Items. Many within the audience had signed up to speak, but before anyone was given the opportunity to speak, Board President Jeff White read the following statement on behalf of the Board of Education: … Read More

Sullivan Jazzercise donates to SBL Regional Cancer Center

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•November 13, 2024• A Sarah Bush Lincoln employee recently donated to the SBL Regional Cancer Center in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Cynthia, CJ, Yoder, RN, SBL Emergency Department, and Jena Atchison, co-owners of the Sullivan Jazzercise, held a Pink-out Jazzercise event on Saturday, October 26, to give participants the opportunity donate. … Read More

Veterans Day Art and Writing Contest

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•November 13, 2024• Submitted The Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary Unit #68 recently presented awards to several Sullivan students who participated in the Auxiliary’s 2024 Veterans Day Art and Writing Contest. Entries that recognized a veteran with Moultrie County ties also received special recognition. Junior Jade McKee placed first in the 11th and 12th grade art division with her piece entitled “A Hero at Pearl Harbor.” Her drawing honors Doris “Dorie” Miller, the first black recipient of the Navy Cross. As a mess attendant third class in the United States Navy stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Miller manned … Read More