Illinois EPA Announces $10 Million Funding Opportunity for Third Round of Lead Service Line Inventory Grant Program

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•August 30, 2023• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director John J. Kim today announced a third funding opportunity of $10 million to assist communities in meeting the requirements outlined in the Lead Service Line Replacement and Notification Act (LSLRN Act). The Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) Grant Program offers grants to local government units ranging from $20,000 – $50,000 to fund the creation of a final lead service line inventory. The Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) has been posted to the Illinois EPA website. … Read More

Obituaries 8-30-2023: John Toohill

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John Toohill John Patrick Toohill, 59, of Sullivan passed away at 9:18 a.m., Thursday August 24, 2023, in his residence. Celebration of Life services were Tuesday August 29, in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan with military honors by the Sullivan American Legion Post # 68. Memorials are suggested to St Jude Children’s Hospital, Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library or the Sullivan Schools Library. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net … Read More

“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up”

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•August 30, 2023• by Sarah Hudson Pierce columnist Coach Vince Lombardi  said “it’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”  When I get discouraged I like to think about Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking. The book was first thrown into the trash can by the author, Norman Vincent Peale, who was told by a publisher that his book wasn’t worth publishing. Being discouraged, he told his wife not to retrieve it from the can. Instead she carried the manuscript, still in the basket, to another publisher, who immediately published it. The rest … Read More

Don’t Get Cuffed, Unless You Want To

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•August 30, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I started my career at the Daily Herald as a police reporter. I got to learn the ebb and flow of crime with the seasons. In winter, when even stupid criminals knew better to stick to themselves than burglarize homes, get into fights, rob banks and do other things that would require wearing bulky coats, leaving telltale footprints and driving getaway cars in snow, the crime rate dipped considerably. It was summer when it seemed all bets were off. The heat seems to bring out the worst in people. So imagine … Read More

Remember When? 8-30-2023

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25 Years Ago This Week Leslie Rodman’s solid all-around performance helped the Bethany-Findlay volleyball team earn its first victory of the season. Rodman finished with four kills, three service aces and one block as the Mustangs downed Cowden-Herrick 13-15,15-2, 15-1. Keri Newman had two kills, Betsy Rowe recorded five aces and Rebecca Brumleve added one block for the Mustangs who evened their record 1-1.  Sullivan-Bethany recorded a win in football over Normal U 18-15. … Read More