•January 17, 2024• Citizens who are not registered to vote and cannot leave their home or Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility because of a permanent physical disability can arrange for voter registration and voting by contacting the Moultrie County Clerk’s office. … Read More
•January 17, 2024• Sullivan Dance Studio is hosting “Tiaras & Ties” on Saturday, January 27 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Building 1225. This is an event recommended for princesses age 3 and up accompanied by their special guy. Dancing, photographer, craft, and refreshments are part of this event. A VIP Experience is offered with appetizers, catered dinner, princess gift, VIP dessert, early entry seating and more. For the VIP experience doors open at 4:45 p.m. and general admission doors open at 5:45. Register online at www.sullivan5678.com/tiaras-ties. Contact the dance studio for more information or questions at 217-728-9111. … Read More
•January 17, 2024• The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage as the nation faces the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. The Red Cross blood supply has fallen to critically low levels across the country, and blood and platelet donors are urged to make a donation appointment to help alleviate the shortage and help ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not put on hold. … Read More
•January 17, 2024• Learning on the job is part of being a parent. That learning curve can be steep for anyone, but especially so for first-time parents with no personal experience to draw on. Bathing newborns is a job many parents look back on with fondness once their children have gotten older. Bath time also can be bonding time for parents and their newborns. As first-time parents prepare to bring their newborns home, they may have some questions about bathing their babies. When should a newborn be given his or her first bath? … Read More
Dorothy Craig Dorothy F. “Grandma Dot” Craig, 101, of Sullivan, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at Courtyard Estates of Sullivan. … Read More
•January 17, 2024• The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is currently accepting applications for the 2024 DCFS Scholarship Program. Through the program, a minimum of 53 academic scholarships will be awarded to current and former youth in care for the upcoming school year, with four awards reserved for the children of veterans and two reserved for students pursuing degrees in social work in honor of Pamela Knight and Deidre Silas, two DCFS caseworkers who succumbed to injuries sustained in the line of duty. Scholarship recipients receive up to five consecutive years of tuition and academic fee waivers to … Read More
2014 Moultrie County senior citizens showed up en masse at a meeting held by the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging at Sullivan First United Methodist Church. Most of those in attendance were there to voice their avid support of Sullivan’s Mid-Illinois Senior Services and Community Center and their disapproval of any measure to cut funding to it or change its services. Revenge was in the forefront of the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Lancers’ minds in their LOVC tournament opener against Villa Grove-Heritage. The Lancers ended up winning 49-31. … Read More
Charles David Drake Charles David Drake, 75, of Sullivan, passed away 4:37 a.m. Sunday, January 14, 2024, in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services Wednesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society: P.O. Box 6704 Hagerstown, MD 21741. David was born October 20, 1948, in Sullivan; the son of Cecil G. and Mary Lucy (Frederick) Drake. He married Sheila Wilhelm on August 7, 1971, in Sullivan; … Read More
•January 10, 2024• More than $192,000 in scholarships are now available for agriculture students for the upcoming 2024-25 school year through the IAA Foundation. “We are once again pleased to offer a robust scholarship program that encourages students to explore degrees in agriculture related fields,” said Jennifer Smith, IAA Foundation development manager. “It is imperative that the next generation of agriculture leaders receives the financial support they need to stay immersed in their education and build their career in agriculture.” … Read More