English Students Express Opinions in Letters to the Editor (Continued from Last Week)

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•December 14, 2022• Editors Note: The following letters to the editor were submitted by Cami Badman’s honors English students at Sullivan High School. Studnts picked a debatable topic of their choice and used the techniques they learned in class. Several letters were provided to us and we have chosen to print the following letters. These are a continuation from last week’s edition. Dear Editor, Throughout recent years, standardized testing has become more prevalent across the United States. Millions of students are forced to test long hours and told to try their best. However, these tests fail to accurately measure the … Read More

Federal REAL ID Deadline Extended

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•December 14, 2022• Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced last Monday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the federal REAL ID deadline an additional two years, from May 3, 2023, to May 7, 2025. With this extension, current standard Illinois driver’s licenses or ID cards will continue to be accepted at airports for domestic air travel until May 7, 2025. Illinoisans interested in applying for a REAL ID are encouraged to visit REALID.ilsos.gov and use the interactive document checklist. This checklist is designed to help ensure REAL ID applicants gather all the documents required by … Read More

Obituaries 12-14-2022: Teresa Matheis

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Teresa Matheis Teresa “Kay” Matheis, nee Kinkade, 73, of O’Fallon, Ill., born February 20, 1949, in Tuscola, passed on to continue her journey to Eternal life, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. She was surrounded by her loving family. … Read More

Don’t Get Apostrophe Happy for Holidays

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•December 14, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer If you haven’t gotten around to buying, addressing or mailing holiday cards yet, odds are you either aren’t going to or you are waiting to see who is sending you one before you decide in whom you should invest SIXTY CENTS in postage. If you’re one of those sentimental types, the least you can do is address the card properly. Especially if the only ones you’ll send them to are your bosses. What follows will look familiar if you’re the type to clip and laminate all of my columns. This isn’t … Read More

Remember When? 12-14-2022

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25 Years Ago This Week David England won first prize in the annual city lighting contest in Sullivan. The England family received $100 off of their city utility bill. Second place, $50 off their utility bill went to the Carl Christensen residence and third place, a $25 gift certificate from the Sullivan Area Chamber of Commerce went to Leon Briscoe. Lynn Maxedon of Sullivan purchased the Rutledge Chevrolet Oldsmobile Cadillac dealership. Manager Frank Hutchcraft who had been with the dealership for 32 years remained as well as the rest of the staff. The new business was called Maxedon Chevrolet Oldsmobile … Read More

Burcham Wins State and National Awards for Contributions for Program

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•December 14, 2022• University of Illinois Extension Family Life Educator, Cheri Burcham, recently received team awards for her contributions in the Illinois Strong Couples program. She and the team received the second place Innovation in Programming award at the annual National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina in September, and a Team Excellence award at the annual University of Illinois Extension conference held in Champaign in November. … Read More

Illinois Attorney General’s Office Representative Educates Seniors on Consumer Fraud and Scams

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•December 14, 2022• by Crystal Reed Dine with a Doc, a free program for seniors to hear about an educational topic and enjoy a complimentary lunch, was held December 6 at Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. in Sullivan. Senior Education Ministries offers the program in order to extend God’s grace. The program is a community effort by Senior Education Ministries, a doctor, a meal sponsor, area businesses, donated venue site and senior citizens. Marsha Griffin, a community outreach liaison for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General, works in the Regional Office located in Carbondale. Prior to coming to the Office … Read More