•August 21, 2024• by E. Scott England Head XC coach Isaiah Plank now has a full year under his belt. And it was a relatively successful year that saw several PRs throughout the season for several runners and even concluded with sending one runner to Peoria for state finals. Now he looks to his sophomore year of coaching as one to continue to build. … Read More
•August 21, 2024• The Sullivan Blue Dolphin Swim Team will be hosting swim team tryouts for children ages 5 and up on Monday, August 26th at five at the Sullivan Civic Center, 600 N Washington Street. There will be an information and check-in table set up in the lobby. Each swimmer trying out will need to be checked for the ability to make it across the pool in less than a minute in any form, do a forward flip into the water, no fear of water, put face in water and blow bubbles and follow instructions. For more information on … Read More
•August 21, 2024• by E. Scott England Last year, the Sullivan Golf team advanced both a boy golfer and girl golfer to the two-day state golf tournament. Brett Bushue earned 50th place in the tournament. Shae Ellis placed 38th. Bushue has graduated, Ellis is returning for her senior year. Bushue wasn’t the only senior to vacate a spot on the course. Daniel Downs and Maverick Palmer have also graduated. Hannah Righter, Ava Shriver, and Ruby Haegen did as well. Haegen’s absence will definitely be noticed as she helped the team to several key wins including a conference title and a … Read More
Raccoon Paradise •August 21, 2024• by Janet Roney My dear step-mother, Mabel Shuman, declared war on raccoons one dark night in late 1957. When she heard a ruckus in the chicken house, she grabbed a broomstick, and went out into the winter night to check on it. (Mabel was eight months pregnant, I was asleep, and Dad was gone.) At the chicken House, a dark form ran out into the chicken yard and climbed a little plum tree. Breathless, with her dim flashlight wasting on the ground, she swatted away at the dark shape with ringed tail until it … Read More
•August 21, 2024• 2nd – Closed for Labor Day 3rd – Story time from 10-10:30 a.m,” Ten Red Apples” by Pat Hutchins. There will also have felt styled activities for the little ones. 6th – Teen craft time from 3:30-4:30 p.m, teach the teens how to make a Wall Hanging craft with popsicle sticks and string. 9th – Adult craft club from 5-7 p.m. Bring whatever craft you are working on. 10th – Tyke time form 10-10:30 a.m. This month they will have a fall themed sensory bin. … Read More
Sharon Sibigtroth Sharon K. Sibigtroth, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:39 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. … Read More
Jim “Sonny” Andrews Jim ‘Sonny’ Andrews, 86, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2024 in his residence. … Read More
2014 Moultrie Independent Telephone Company recently awarded Aaron Fleming, a junior at Millikin University and a 2012 graduate of Lovington High School, a $1,500 academic scholarship funded by the Fund for Rural Education and Development, or FRED, which is a national charitable foundation located in Washington, D.C. Samantha Fenton of Sullivan has received a certificate of recognition and a monetary award to pursue educational training. Fenton is currently a Certified Nurse Assistant and plans to further her career in the medical field and become a Licensed Practical Nurse by attending Lake Land College. … Read More
•August 21, 2024• by Angela Hogan The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) is pleased to offer “Caregiver Stress-Busting.” This program is offered to support family and other non-paid caregivers who care for an individual living with dementia. Two trained facilitators lead the program, which focuses on education, support, problem-solving, and stress management. As a result, participating caregivers learn how to recognize and address their emotional, physical, spiritual, and cognitive needs. Participants will meet weekly on Thursday afternoons, September 5 – October 31, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the MCHD offices, located at 202 S. Main Street, Sullivan, IL. … Read More
•August 21, 2024• by Sharon Barricklow Sullivan City Council meetings are moving from the first and third Thursdays to the second and fourth Thursday after a vote Thursday night by the council. Mayor Mike Mossman said changing the meeting dates will give city employees more time to complete actions including getting the city’s bills ready for payment by council vote. “It will just make everything go more smoothly,” he said. The meeting date change came as part of a series of actions the council took after an audit revealed what Mossman called “significant deficiencies in internal controls.” The council has … Read More