Facts for Families: Should I do My Own Tax Preparation?

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•March 31, 2021• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator Since we are well into tax preparation season, I thought it would be helpful to share this blog article from Extension Educator Kathy Sweedler. Kathy says: every year people gather up all their tax documents, organize them and then think about their options: do their income tax filing themselves, pay someone else do it, or find another option! Today, let’s explore these options. Is it better to pay someone else or file your taxes by yourself? … Read More

Sullivan Vball Loses

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•March 31, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan volleyball team competed in two Central Illinois Conference matches and one nonconference match this past week. Sullivan lost all three matches. Thursday night, March 25, Sullivan traveled to Clinton to take on the Maroons in a CIC matchup. Sullivan lost the first set 25-22 but battled back to win a close second set, 26-24. The Maroons fought back to take the third set 25-22 and win the match for their first win of the season. Tuesday, March 23, Sullivan hosted Maroa-Forsyth for another CIC matchup. Maroa-Forsyth won the match in … Read More

10 Bones On The Marrowbone Barbecue Cookoff Held

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•March 31, 2021• By Crystal Reed NP Writer Main Street in Bethany was smoky on Saturday, not because of a fire, but from barbecue. The 10 Bones On The Marrowbone barbecue competition was held to benefit the Bethany Fire Department. According to competitor and organizer Curtis Robinson the event drew 18 competitors and three food vendors. He said that there was one competitor that came all the way from Ohio and the furthest competitor in Illinois came from Ramsey. … Read More

Remember When? 3-31-2021

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25 Years Ago This Week The Sullivan City Council approved an annexation agreement on subdivision property owned by Ron and Sharon White and Wayne Gillenwater. The owners of the property must now petition for annexation into the city. The Sullivan Singers brought home the grand champion trophy from the New Orleans ShowChoir competition to close out a successful season. They also placed first in vocal sound, choreography and show. The Sullivan school district was awarded a 1996 Bright Star award. Only 89 school districts out of 913 districts in the state have won this honor. The award criteria is based … Read More

Kindergarten Registration

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•March 31, 2021• The Sullivan school district will hold kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year on Tuesday, April 13 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Sullivan Elementary School cafeteria. Come and enroll your student, find out about Sullivan Elementary, meet some SES staff and get answers to questions you may have. COVID 19 guidelines: wearing a mask is required, temperature checks and social distancing is encouraged. For easy access to the Sullivan Elementary School cafeteria, parents should park on the west side of the building and use the Graham Street entrance. Contact the office at 728-2321 with questions. … Read More

Easter Services

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•March 31, 2021• Sullivan First United Methodist Church will have Easter Sunday services at 8 a.m. outdoors, 9:30 a.m. contemporary w/kids church and 11 a.m. traditional service. The church is located at 216 W. Jefferson in Sullivan. … Read More

When Including That Extra Comma is Essential

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•March 31, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I view Oxford comma afficionados as belt-and-suspenders people. They’ll tell you how adding a comma after the penultimate item in a list is how it’s done in literature and how it provides clarity (using it even when it doesn’t add clarity). It’s there, you know, just in case. Perhaps I just like to live dangerously. After all, I haven’t worn a belt or suspenders in more than a year now, because the elastic waistband on my business casual sweatpants fulfills the mission. Newspapers generally eschew the Oxford comma as vestigial, but … Read More