•September 29, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Sullivan’s SPARK program is in the process of being revived after COVID put it on hiatus. The effort is being led by Sequoia Cornell-Conner, an Americorps fellow, who has been assigned to the Chamber of Commerce to bring back SPARK and work on community economic development programs. … Read More
•September 29, 2021• Linda Qualls, candidate for Moultrie County Clerk, is having a meet and greet at Catherine’s on Thursday, September 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. … Read More
•September 29, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer It’s been forever since we explored some words that sound the same but have different spellings or meanings. Let’s start with “bear” and “bare.” To bear something is to endure it or carry it. You can bear a burden, you can bear a child, but you probably can’t bear the sight of a bear in your tent. To bare something is to strip it down. But its primary use is as an adjective to describe something that’s, well, naked. You can ride bareback — that is, without a saddle, though I … Read More
•September 29, 2021• The Clarence Bixler American Legion Post 409 in Findlay will be having a drive through fish dinner on Monday, October 4 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Cost per meal is $12. … Read More
Charles Goss Charles Goss, of Sullivan, Illinois, 94, passed peacefully with family at his bedside Wednesday morning, September 22, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur, Illinois. Charles was born January 19, 1927, to Charles E. and Nora (Weaver) Goss, of Nappanee, Indiana. He married Edna Marie (Miller) Goss August 20, 1950. They were married for 68 years until her passing in December 2018. … Read More
Samuel Frederick Samuel Wesley Frederick, 84, of Sullivan passed away at 1:51 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Good Shepard Hospital in Shelbyville. … Read More
•September 29, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Sullivan City Council met Monday and approved a matching grant request for up to $200,000 to the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society. Commissioner Abbey Sherwood said she had many concerns granting any organization $200,000. Their TIF consultant said it makes more sense to have an agreement with Metro Communications than the society. The design of TIF is for projects that are central to the economic wellbeing of the community. “I feel that Sullivan does not need to be involved in a matching grant at this time,” Sherwood said. Commissioner Mike Fowler … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Bethany’s only restaurant closed as well as a service station. Korner Korall owner Tammy Stinson explained that the restaurant closed because of “too many hours, no life.” Stinson owned the downtown restaurant for 5 1/2 years. The Bethany Standard service station on West Main Street also closed. … Read More