25 Years Ago This Week The Little Theatre was undergoing a facelift for its 40th. Nineteen volunteers wielded paint brushes and rollers to repaint the interior of the landmark central Illinois theatre for the celebration of its 40th season in Sullivan. … Read More
•March 30, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer A memorial bench now sits in front of the Marrowbone Public Library in memory of a former head librarian. The bench is in memory of Jim and Joann Grove and was donated by the Grove family. Joanne was the head librarian at the library from 1970-1988. She finished out her library career with the Rolling Prairie Library System. Joanne was also notable because she was elected the first woman mayor of Bethany in 1997. She got to work, writing a grant that replaced the aging sewer system, formed a planning committee and … Read More
•March 30, 2022• The Moultrie County Board held a special meeting Friday, March 18. Eight of the nine board members were present. The meeting was called to discuss/take action on two positions open. One is a department head or director of Planning and Zoning and the other is an EMA position. At the end of the meeting Larry Baker, Chairman, read his letter of resignation to the board. The letter read: … Read More
•March 30, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Sullivan City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, March 28, and Mayor Richard Glazebrook began the meeting by recognizing Julie Shasteen who worked for the city for many years, saying she worked hard and enjoyed her job. She recently passed away. Commissioner Abbey Sherwood made a motion to approve the architectural agreement with Utz and Associates regarding the city building. According to Treasurer Sarah Golden, the design fees will be 10% of the total project. The initial cost of construction is estimated to be $1,800,000. The final fee will be … Read More
•March 30, 2022• A community blood drive will be held on Wednesday, April 13 from 3 to 7 pm in a donor bus parked by M&E Woodcrafts, 1533 CR 1900N, Cadwell. To donate contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 70636 to locate the drive. Masks and appointments are required. … Read More
•March 30, 2022• Bethany Fire and Ambulance will host a drive thru dinner on Saturday, April 9 from 4 to 7 pm at the Bethany firehouse. Cost is $10 a meal and no advance tickets are needed. Menu includes smoked pulled pork, baked beans, cornbread and chips. Free delivery for village residents. For delivery call 217-521-5449. … Read More
•March 30, 2022• The Village of Lovington board met on March 14. During that meeting, the board approved amending the ordinance about liquor sales. Prior to the new ordinance, liquor sales were not allowed on Sundays. The board approved allowing liquor sales on Sundays except between the hours 1 am and 6 am. The new ordinance has made the closed time the same each day. … Read More
•March 30, 2022• Sullivan High School’s Mirror Images will present ‘Invisible’ on Friday, April 1 at 6:00 pm at the Little Theatre on the Square. Tickets will be $3 at the door. The show, written by members of the prevention theater group and director Krista Houk, is about a high school student who goes missing and the search to find them. Houk explained, “Students work together to find a missing classmate. They learn it’s safe to share their secrets with each other.” She added that the basic message of the play is that “it’s okay to rely on others and … Read More
•March 23, 2022• GriefShare sponsored by First Christian Church, Sullivan, will be held at the church Tuesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. through May 31. Each session includes a time to share thoughts about the previous week’s learning, new material delivered via an approximately 40-minute video, and a discussion of the main ideas in the video. Some topics discussed by both grief experts and former GriefShare attendees (on the videos) are: Is This Normal? Challenges of Grief, The Journey of Grief, Why?, Stuck, and the Lessons of Grief. … Read More