Moultrie County Swears in New Officials and Board Members

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•December 7, 2022• Moultrie County Circuit Judge Jeremy Richey swore in new county officials during a ceremony on Thursday, December 1. Those sworn in were County Clerk Linda Qualls, County Treasurer Stephanie Helmuth, County Sheriff Gary Carroll, and County Board members Scott Buxton, Tyler Graven, Kenny Graven, Bill Voyles, Aaron Wilhelm, Travis Phelps and Joshua Roe. County Board members John Vander Burgh and Marsha Kirby will be sworn in at a later date.   … Read More

Obituaries 12-7-2022: Evelyn Harris

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Evelyn Harris Evelyn Lenora ‘Nory’ Harris, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:36 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2022, in Aspen Creek of Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ with Vanessa Patient and Brigham Hagerman officiating. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time. Interment will take place in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan, Illinois, immediately after the service. Arrangements are by the Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. … Read More

English Students Express Opinions in Letters to the Editor

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•December 7, 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. They will be spanned out in the next couple of weeks so check out our next week’s edition for more. Dear Editor, The debate of increasing the federal minimum wage is ongoing and a very common topic within our politics today. Many states have taken this … Read More

How do Deal with Academic Burnout and Stress

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•December 7, 2022• by Cheri Burcham Extension Educator, University of Illinois Extension I would like to share this timely article written by Illinois Extension intern, Sharon Kim. Sharon says: With finals around the corner many students are feeling unmotivated or stressed. It can be hard to finish off the semester strong with such stress and pressure. Sometimes the constant buildup of projects, papers, exams, presentations, etc. can be too overwhelming and cause burnout. There seems to be less time for self-care, and it can cause people to gloss over problems. However, it is important to recognize the signs of burnout … Read More

‘Gaslighting’ Sparks Dictionary Lookups

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•December 7, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Before flipping the calendar to December, the lexicographers at Merriam-Webster rolled the dice and released their list of most popular lookups for 2022. I guess if “Mystery comet” or “Y2K23” don’t make a run for it by New Year’s Eve, it’ll be smooth sailing until next year. The word of the year is … “gaslighting.” I’ve always loved this word, in part because it originated from the title of a play and the films that followed. … Read More

Remember When? 12-7-2022

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25 Years Ago This Week CyberTek Internet, founded by Duane Wooters of Sullivan, was purchased by the Lovington-based One-Eleven Internet Services, Inc. One-Eleven is affiliated with Moultrie Independent Phone Co. that provided local internet access for Windsor, Bethany, Lovington and Dalton City. The Sullivan School District received the “Red Apple” award from Bill Lair, managing editor of the Charleston Times-Courier for the top performance on the Illinois Goal Assessment Program tests administered during the 1996-97 school year. Sullivan edged out Oakland as the top performing school. … Read More