Remember When? 2-2-2022

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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

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•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

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•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’

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•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

Post Prom Seeking Donations

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•February 2, 2022• Sullivan High School Post Prom is Saturday, April 23, at the Sullivan Elementary School from 11:00pm-4:00am and parents of Class of 2023 are in the process of organizing activities. Post Prom is open to all eligible Prom students whether they attend or not. Post Prom committee is asking for monetary donations, gift cards or gift certificates or products from local businesses to be used for activities and prizes at the event. Monetary donations can be mailed to: Sullivan High School Attn: Class of 2023 Post Prom 725 N Main St, Sullivan, IL 61951. Make checks payable to … Read More

Lake Land College Fall 2021 Graduates

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•February 2, 2022• Lake Land College recently released the names of their Fall 2021 graduates. Hannah Diener, Associate in Applied Science-Associates Degree Nurse of Arthur; Cohen Collins, Associate in Applied Science- Horticulture Production and Landscape of Bethany; Garrett Tippit, Associate in Applied Science-Agriculture Production and Management; Paige Tippit, Associate in Applied Science-Associate Degree Nurse and Sophie Zimmerman, Associate in Arts-Elementary Education, all of Findlay. Layni Boyer, Certificate-Cosmetology;Colin Ernst, Associates in Applied Science-Management, Certificate-Management, Certificate-Marketing, Certificate-Business Development, Certificate-Professional Sales; Michael Gingerich, Associate in Applied Science, Mechanical-Electrical Technology and Certificate-Programmable Logic Controllers; Caleb Lane, Certificate-IT Programming; John Sentel, Associate in Science-Liberal Arts; … Read More

Scholarship Applications being Accepted

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•February 2, 2022• The Moultrie County Farm Bureau has announced that applications are available for the Charles B. Shuman Memorial Scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to a resident of Moultrie County who is a graduating high school senior or currently enrolled in a University or Community College. The successful applicant should be of good moral character and exhibit potential for successful completion of a course of study in agriculture or related fields. In addition to academic performance, extra curricular and community involvement will also be considered in the selection process. Applications for the scholarship may be obtained from … Read More

Thies Named to Dean’s List

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•February 2, 2022• Chase Thies of Windsor has been named to the Knox College Dean’s List of distinguished students for the 2021 Fall Term. To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale). … Read More

Shafer Named to Dean’s List

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•February 2, 2022• Northern Illinois University recently announced its Fall 2021 Dean’s List students. Isabel Shafer, of Dalton City, was named to the list. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale in the colleges of Business, Education, Health and Human Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Visual and Performing Arts. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Jack Shroyer

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Jack Shroyer Jack M. Shroyer, 98, of Lovington, passed peacefully on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at the Arthur Home, one day before his 99th birthday. Graveside services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the American Foundation for the Blind: 1401 S. Clark St., Ste. 730Arlington, VA 22202. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements.  Jack was born and raised in Lovington until he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp in 1942. During WWII Jack was stationed in San Diego where he met and married Martha Ferling … Read More