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

A Look Back 1-14-2026

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2016 The days of trying to decipher a police officer’s handwriting on a traffic citation are over in Moultrie County. The Moultrie County Circuit Clerk’s Office became the first office in the sixth judicial circuit to implement e-Citations. The building and grounds committee of the Moultrie County Board met and voted to recommend the removal of a dilapidated courthouse chimney. Maintenance director Rick Matthews explained that the recent rain had indicated the unused courthouse chimney was the site of water infiltration inside the building. 2006 The Sullivan school board signed off on a confidential agreement providing for the resignation of … Read More

OV State Scholars

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Okaw Valley CUSD #302 seniors Ames Drollinger and Aubree McBride have been named Illinois State Scholars. An Illinois State Scholar is a high school senior recognized by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) for superior academic achievement, typically ranking in the top 10% of their graduating class. Selection is based on a combination of their unweighted GPA (from junior year) and their best ACT or SAT scores, without any monetary award, and provides honorary recognition, a certificate, and potential college advantages. … Read More

Notice to the elderly and persons with disabilities for the general primary election

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•January 14, 2026• Notice to the elderly and persons with disabilities for the March 17 general primary election  Citizens who are not registered to vote and cannot leave their home or Nursing Home/Assisted Living Facility because of a permanent physical disability can arrange for voter registration and voting by contacting the Moultrie County Clerk’s office. The last day of regular registration for voting before the March 17, 2026, General Primary Election is Tuesday, February 17, 2026. Grace Period registration, transfer of registration, and voting are February 18, 2026, through Election Day. Anyone can register at the County Clerk’s office, Moultrie … Read More

Three inducted into newly established SHS Athletic Hall of Fame

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•January 14, 2026• by E. Scott England Many great athletes have graced the courts, fields, and pools for Sullivan athletics. State champions, collegiate standouts, and overall talented student-athletes have long represented Sullivan High School on some of the biggest platforms. While SHS has long recognized alumni during homecoming with their Sullivan Who’s Who and Sullivan High School Hall of Fame, never before had they had an athletic-specific recognition. That has all changed this year with the inaugural class of former Redskin athletes being given the honor of being inducted into the recently formed Sullivan High School Athletics Hall of Fame. … Read More

Project Help Preschool Round Up 

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•January 14, 2026• The Arthur 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

Agri Fab Inc. to host community blood drive  

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•January 14, 2026• Agri Fab Inc. will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27th at 809 S Hamilton ST, inside the Gold Classroom To donate, contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747 5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. … Read More