Obituaries 2-2-2022
Darlene DeVore Darlene M. DeVore, 69, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:37 a.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in her home surrounded by members of her family. … Read More
Obituaries 2-2-2022: Ricky Derby
Ricky Derby Ricky Garrett “boo” Derby, 28, of Altamont, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, in Sullivan. … Read More
Obituaries 2-2-2022: Sharon Daniels
Sharon Daniels Sharon A. Daniels, 81, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:23 a.m., Friday, January 28, 2022, at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be at 2 p.m., Thursday at Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Don Lusk officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Memorials are suggested to Sullivan Southern Baptist Church or Moultrie County Historical Society. Online condolences by be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net … Read More
Archeology Talk Focuses on Early Native American Cultures in Illinois
•February 2, 2022• An upcoming Prairie’s Edge Master Naturalists event will give attendees the opportunity to learn about early Native American cultures in Illinois through archeological information. The Master Naturalists have arranged for Fred Christensen, president of the East Central Illinois Archeological Society, to present “Illinois Archeology, An Overview” at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Douglas-Hart Nature Center in Mattoon. The Master Naturalists program is part of University of Illinois Extension. People have lived in Illinois for 12,000 years, and archaeology provides most of the information about them for all but the last four centuries. Christensen’s talk will provide … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
A Lass, I Knew Her Well
•February 2, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer Mark Ludwig is a Daily Herald (this newspaper’s mother ship) alumnus who now is a journalism professor at Cal State-Sacramento. He posts on Facebook more than I could ever find time to, but those posts often remind me why I stuck with putting out a newspaper instead of teaching others to do it. Mark’s posts are often very funny — as are the responses he gets. “Here’s one I haven’t seen before,” he wrote, “‘a lass’ instead of ‘alas.’” Ah, he speaketh my language. Here is a look at some of … Read More
Remember When? 2-2-2022
25 Years Ago This Week Amanda Norris, an eighth grade student in the Lovington Grade School, won the school-level competition in the National Geography Bee when she answered oral questions on geography. The win gave her the opportunity to compete for a $25,000 scholarship. Ashley Hoh, a seventh grader, finished second, Michael Clark, a sixth grader, was third and B.K. Buxton, a seventh grader, came in fourth. Sullivan officials welcomed Dr. Craig Bretz, a chiropractor, to his new practice at 3 W. Jefferson in downtown Sullivan. … Read More
Fish Habitat Alliance schedules Spring events
•February 2, 2022• By Sharon Barricklow Correspondent The Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance and the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced their spring schedule of building and placing fish habitats for the 2022 fishing season. Events will kick off on February 12 with a “cube build” at the Corps Shelbyville Maintenance Buildings. Volunteers use PVC pipe and drainage tubes to construct structures that can be placed in shallow water around the lake. … Read More
U-Knight 305 Community Facilitating Team Forms Two Building Scenarios for the Future of ALAH
•February 2, 2022• By Ariana Cherry NP Writer The principals from the ALAH District were allowed to skip the most recent meeting of the school board held on Wednesday, January 19. “I appreciate the board’s understanding about giving our administrators an excuse for the evening. They have been really busy lately,” commented Superintendent Shannon Cheek. Recently, the district has been responsible for having to do their own contact tracing with COVID-19 cases since the health department is no longer doing them, and after returning from Christmas break, the schools experienced a surge in cases. Many of the district’s teachers, principals … Read More
Mirror Images to present ‘Invisible’
•February 2, 2022• Sullivan High School’s Mirror Images will present Invisible, an original play, on Friday, February 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Little Theater on the Square. 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 to reach out if … Read More