Meeting notice
•January 15, 2025• The Lovington Community Ambulance annual meeting will be held Thursday, January 16, 7:30 p.m., at the Lovington Ambulance building. … Read More
Strengthened rules on childhood lead testing, requirements for long-term care facilities among changes in the New Year
•January 8, 2025• The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that a number of new laws and rules designed to strengthen the public health system went into effect on New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025. “The Illinois Department of Public Health is excited to see new laws and rules go into effect this New Year to improve the health of Illinois’s public,” said IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “We appreciate the leadership of Governor JB Pritzker, the Illinois General Assembly and the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) in advancing solutions that protect our residents and make our Illinois … Read More
Champaign Park District Frozen 5K
•January 8, 2025• Champaign Park District’s annual winter race, Frozen 5K, has made its mark as a fun and creative way to stay active during the cold Illinois winter. As Champaign Park District continues to innovate programming to ensure it best meets residents’ needs, the organization has decided to mark the final chapter of the event in 2025 to make way for new fitness events. … Read More
Tips to make baking more healthy
•January 8, 2025• Baking sessions are a beloved family tradition in many households. But such sessions may not be as revered by family physicians, as baked goods are often prepared with ingredients, like sugar and butter, that aren’t necessarily sound additions to a person’s diet. Though baked goods may never rival vegetables in nutritional value, there are ways for amateur bakers to make these beloved foods a little more healthy. · Replace sugar with a fig puree. Figs are nutrition-rich fruits that serve as significant sources of calcium, potassium and iron. WebMD notes that figs also are excellent sources of … Read More
Remembering Who We Are…..41
Jefferson’s Clock •January 8, 2025• By Janet Roney In 1808, the last year of Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, he authorized Isaac Hill to explore the interior of Illinois along the third principal meridian to survey the land, find natural resources and mill seats, and locate trails. He was also to spy on activities of the British who were still hanging around in frontier Illinois 25 years after our independence. Hill left a map and a report about his 1809-1811 expedition into Illinois, but his will written in Warren County, Kentucky in 1846 sheds more light on the story and provides … Read More
2024 in review continued from last week (1-1-2025)
•January 8, 2025• October The Sullivan Blue Dolphins swim team, in collaboration with the Sullivan American Legion, had yet another successful annual Swimmers Supporting Soldiers event. The two groups teamed together with the Danville VA Hospital to get supplies and goods to local veterans who need it. This year the swim team collected over 1,200 items for the soldiers. Mid-Illinois Senior Services and local sponsors Agri-fab and Hydro-Gear of Sullivan assisted in the return of the senior expo, a day long program which offers discounted prices or free options for services and goods to help the Moultrie County seniors and … Read More
Obituaries 1-8-2025: Jane Ramsey
Jane Ramsey Jane Ramsey, 82, of Sullivan, passed away at 10:50 a.m. Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. … Read More
Obituaries 1-8-2025: Geraldine Elder
Geraldine Elder Geraldine “Gerry” Marie Elder passed away on December 25, 2024, after her health failed, resulting in a brief stay at Willow Breeze, Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice. … Read More
A Look Back…1-8-2025
1965 The Sullivan High School DAR and SAR winners were Yvonne Reed and Mike Stone. Winners at Lovington High School were Beverly Bolsen and David Trainor. Richard Breedlove of Lovington was selected to direct one of the five plays to be presented by the Experimental Theatre of Illinois State University. T-bone steal was on sale for 99¢ lb at Eisner Food Stores. Ken’s Food Stores featured six Banquet frozen pot pies for $1.00. … Read More
Snowed in
As residents were busy digging out their driveways earlier this week after the heavy snowfall and drifting from the weekend, Sullivan city employees were busy cleaning up the roads around town and on the square. Many businesses were closed Monday. … Read More