Thompson Selected to Serve on Statewide Vision Group

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•October 25, 2023• The Regional Office of Education #11 recently announced that Regional Superintendent, Dr. Kyle Thompson, has been appointed as a key member of the IASA Vision 2030 Workgroup.  The Illinois Association of Administrators (IASA) recently developed this visionary initiative following the previously successful framework of its Vision 20/20.  Vision 2030 aims to revolutionize the landscape of public education across the Prairie State.  … Read More

5 Ways to Ensure a Greater Work-Family Balance 

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•October 25, 2023• Individuals have to juggle many different responsibilities on a daily basis. Those with full- or part-time jobs, children, spouses or partners, or aging family members that require assistance, will often find they are pulled in different directions. In many cases, work takes priority over family time because people rely on their jobs for the income that funds their lifestyles. Rather than jeopardizing that income, certain individuals will make time concessions that favor employment over personal relationships and family time. Recent data indicates that many people are trapped in unhealthy work-life balances and can’t find the time to … Read More

Take Risks

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•October 25, 2023• by Columnist Sarah Hudson Pierce  If we are to achieve our dreams, sometimes we must risk everything to reach those goals or sit forever in our own backyard! Once upon a time there was a man named Robert Manry, former copy editor of the Cleveland, Ohio, Plain Dealer newspaper. He set sail alone in 1965 in a homemade 13 1/2 foot boat named Tinkerbelle, which was then the world’s tiniest sailboat to cross the Atlantic Ocean. Manry sailed from Falmouth Massachusetts to Falmouth England, a voyager of 2600 miles in 78 days. He was capsized, chased by … Read More

You’re a Sight for Sore Eyes, Unlike the Eyesore on that Site

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•October 25, 2023• “What a sight!” I exclaimed as I gazed across the Cliffs of Moher on the west coast of Ireland. “I’ve never seen anything like this.” A higher-up in the Chicago Bears organization might have stood on the site of the former Arlington Park racetrack and exclaimed, “What a site! I’ve never seen anything like this.” We’d both be right. Of course we would, because “sight” and “site” are homophones, so you’d hear no difference. But for the purposes of a written word column, we simply have different perspectives on what we’re looking at. … Read More

A Look Back…

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2013  Sullivan’s former fire chief, Jeff Waite, was nominated for the Fire Chief Emeritus Award by the Illinois Fire Chief’s Association. He received the award that month at the annual IFCA in Peoria, just one of five out of 1,200 fire departments statewide.  The soon to be retired sheriff Jeff Thomas received recognition at the George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge’s annual Past Masters Awards Banquet. He was presented with the Community Builder Award, which was given to an individual who had distinguished themselves through service to the community.  … Read More

Superintendent Cheek Creates a Communication Plan to Increase Communication Within the Community

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•October 25, 2023• by Ariana R Cherry A group of very energetic and bright first graders helped open up the recent ALAH School Board meeting held at Atwood-Hammond Grade School. They led the Pledge of Allegiance before the meeting began. Some of their parents were also in attendance, and they all received a room full of applause after it was finished. The snacks that Principal Formen provided for them afterwards were definitely earned by the first graders. During the meeting, Superintendent Shannon Cheek touched on his goals of trying to communicate better with everyone in the surrounding communities of the … Read More

City Council Approves Agreement for Wyman Park Splash Pad and Sports Courts

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•October 25, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan City Council approved an agreement with Building Systems of Illinois, Inc. for the Wyman Park Splash Pad and Sports Courts project during Monday’s meeting. The contract sum that includes all items and services necessary for the execution and completion of the work subject to additions and deductions is $479,407.00.  The council also discussed the animal ordinance in regards to chickens. The board packet provided several ordinances from local communities. Commissioner Doug Shook said he doesn’t like the idea of licensing people.  He continued on to say that was on the bubble about … Read More

98-year-old Sullivan Resident Set to Retire 

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•October 25, 2023• by Crystal Reed Paul “Short” Craig of Sullivan is 98 years old, and he finally plans to retire from Atchison Electric on his birthday which is November 25. He was born in Shelby County, and his family moved to Sullivan when he was four years old. Growing up during the Great Depression, he remembers he and his eight siblings having doing without because their father didn’t make much money. Craig remembers attending Julian School for eight years and noted he is the last person alive who attended the school. He only attended high school for two years … Read More