Sullivan Project Help ‘Preschool Round Up’

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•January 21, 2026• The Sullivan School District and the Project HELP Preschool program will be offering free developmental screening to provide parents with an opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts, and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings will also be offered, free of charge. It’s time to think about Pre-school and Kindergarten for the upcoming school year for your child. To find out what preschool options are available in your community or to pre-register your child for kindergarten, schedule an appointment to have your child screened. This screening will take place … Read More

2026’s celebratory first born

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Crosby Joseph Graven was born at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital on January 1st, 2026, at 4:17 a.m., the first area newborn of 2026, to parents Megan and Tyler Graven. Although 4 weeks early, Crosby weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long. He joins the family as their third son, with brothers Gibson, age 6, and Macklin, age 2. Says mom Megan, “It was definitely a whirlwind start to our new year, having our baby 4 weeks early, and having the delivery end in an emergency c-section, but baby Crosby is happy and healthy, and we are all … Read More

CEFS receives funds from Spirit Pump program

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Cheryl Coddington, from Fast Stop, recently presented a check to Crystal Edwards, Moultrie County CEFS Coordinator. Those who used Pump 1 or Pump 2 with the Spirit Pump wrap during November and December, with one penny per gallon being raised for a local charity, enabled Fast Stop to donate $418.52 to CEFS. Looking ahead, the January/February Spirit Pump donations will go to Sullivan AMBUCS.  … Read More

Redskins add one loss, one win last week

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•January 14, 2026• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Redskins had an amazing holiday tournament in Dieterich. After securing three strong wins over the weekend after Christmas, the boys fell in the championship against the host Movin’ Maroons in a close game. They had to shake that off though as their regular season resumed last week. Unity Christian The Lions of Unity Christian are a regularly formidable opponent on the basketball court. This year is no different. They have only lost three games this year. Sullivan was hoping to hand them their fourth loss. … Read More

Moultrie County’s new ROSC coordinator: looking forward to a year of positive change

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by DM Williamee Josh Forbes is the new Moultrie County ROSC (Recovery Oriented System of Care) Council Coordinator, taking the reins from Skylar Miller as of November 3rd, 2025. The Council’s mission is one of collaboration, working with one another to build and empower communities of recovery. Josh is a person with lived experience and applies a program of recovery to his own life, and is extremely passionate about engaging and educating the public about the recovery process. “Recovery is possible!” he shares excitedly. … Read More

SFPD Cody Taylor receives certification

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On December 7th, Sullivan Fire Protection District Firefighter/EMT basic Cody Taylor received his certification for Basic Operations Firefighter (BOF). This accomplishment took 300 hours to achieve. “This is a great milestone moving forward in my career.” In the future, he plans to pursue his Paramedic certification. L-R: Cody Taylor and SFPD Captain Kenny Graven. … Read More

Year in Review continued

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July continued from  1.7.26 Edition This past Saturday, July 19th, Bluey paid a visit to his fans at Sullivan’s Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. In addition to hugs and playing games with Bluey, stations were set up that attendees enjoyed, such as an arts and crafts station, a coloring station, face painting, balloon games, and a playtime library checkout desk, which allowed for a popular game of pretend.  Sullivan Preschool held an Open House on Friday, August 1st, at its facility located at 10 Hawthorne Lane in Sullivan. The public was invited to tour the school and meet the staff and … Read More

Remembering Who We Are……92

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Tamar Davis Walker •January 14, 2026• by Janet Roney Once upon a time, about two hundred years ago, a little girl named Tamar Davis was traveling north in a wagon train on the Natchez Trace with her parents and little brother, heading back to their former home in Ohio. Her parents had succumbed to the siren song of Aaron Burr, who was forming a new country in the Mississippi Territory, where they could all have a fresh new start. (Remember? Aaron Burr was Vice-President during Jefferson’s first term as President in 1800-1804, and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel.) But shortly … Read More

A split week for the Lady Redskins

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by E. Scott England After going 2-2 in the Coles County Holiday Tournament, the Lady Redskins were happy to get back to their regularly scheduled season. Of course, the regularly scheduled season includes some pretty tough opponents.  On the road at St. Joe-Ogden The St. Joseph-Ogden Lady Spartans did not have a great winter break. While they did secure a win over Rochester after Christmas, they also had a couple of bad beats. Then their regular season resumed and they were delivered another tough loss. So when they hosted Sullivan, they were looking for redemption. The Lady Redskins had other plans. … Read More

Obituaries 1-14-2026: Dale Puyear

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Dale Puyear Dale Allen Puyear, age 66, of Sullivan, Illinois went home to be with the Lord on January 11, 2026 at 1:37 p.m. surrounded by his loving family at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon, Illinois after battling Multiple Myeloma for over eight years. He was born on May 2, 1959 in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Bill and Cleo Puyear. … Read More