Don Matheson Don W. Matheson, 89, of Sullivan passed away at 6:40 a.m. Thursday, February 11, 2021, at his home in rural Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 16 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan, with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials may be made to Southern Baptist Church in Sullivan. … Read More
•February 17, 2021• The Findlay American Legion will have a drive thru fish dinner on March 1 from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Cost is $10. … Read More
•February 17, 2021• The Moultrie County Spelling Bee was held last Wednesday virtually using the Scripps online platform. Students participating in the virtual bee were from Lovington Grade and the Sullivan School District. Sullivan School District participants were James Conlin, Austin Kelley, Hannah Creek, Brady Stollard, Landon Jesse, Xandria Smith. Alternates were Rowan Mast and Nixon Dundee. Lovington Grade School participants were Isabella Menna, Brian Hadley, Rylie Pitts, Macelyn Boddy, Maxton Boddy and Jacob Hurt. Alternates were Makenna Liming and Samantha Fowler. Austin Kelley from Sullivan School District was named the Moultrie County Spelling Bee Champion. Runner-up was Maxton Boddy … Read More
•February 17, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team improved its overall record to 4-1 and its Lincoln Prairie Conference with blowout wins against Tri-County and Blue Ridge. Friday night, the Timberwolves took care of Tri-County 53-32. Okaw Valley took an 18-14 first quarter lead and extended that lead to 30-22 at the half. The Timberwolves extended that lead to double digits in the third quarter, then outscored the Titans 14-4 in the final period. Every Okaw Valley player scored at least one point. Eli Hagerman scored a team-high 17 points, including three 3-pointers in … Read More
•February 17, 2021• Windsor Jr/Sr High School is pleased to announce our January Students of the Month, Halle Wright and Trinity Shupe. Halle Wright is the daughter of Tina and Brian Wright. She is currently an 8th grade student and is involved in Volleyball. Her favorite subject is Math because she enjoys being challenged. Trinity Shupe is the daughter of Jessica and Nate Shupe. She is a senior and is involved in Cheerleading, National Honor Society, Student Council, Yearbook, and Shelby County CEO. After graduation Trinity plans to attend Lake Land College for a degree in business. … Read More
•February 17, 2021• Cheri Burcham Extension Educator, U of I Extension Extension Educator Diane Reinhold recently posted this article about sleep on her blog, and I felt like this would be great information to share. Diane says that adequate, quality sleep is essential for our health and wellbeing. Sleep helps the body to heal and restore itself. It is vital for brain and heart health, mood and physical function, and a healthy immune system. However, as we age, many people report issues related to the amount of time they sleep and their overall sleep quality. Older adults tend to wake more … Read More
•February 17, 2021• By Crystal Reed NP Writer The Moultrie County Board met last Thursday night and approved a resolution urging Governor Pritzker to veto House Bill 3563 regarding criminal justice reform. “Most of us feel pretty strongly about the negative aspects of this legislation,” County Board Chairman Dave McCabe said. The bill was passed by the Illinois House and Senate in January. The News Progress reported in January that the bill was concerning for local officials. Some of the things included in the bill include eliminating cash bail, requiring body cameras to be in place by 2022 with all … Read More
•February 17, 2021• On February 3, Sullivan competed in this year’s virtual rendition of the Academic Challenge (formerly WYSE) competition sponsored by EIU. As a team Sullivan placed first in their division, which consists of other area schools with enrollments ranging from 300-700 students. Below is a list of the 14 students that represented the school as well as those who finished with one of the top three scores amongst all competitors in a given subject area for our division. Logan Anderson – 3rd in English Noah Bates – 2nd in Biology, 3rd in Engineering Graphics Paul Bates – 3rd … Read More
•February 17, 2021• February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and the C.E.F.S. Head Start 0-5 Program health services are based on the premise that a child must be healthy to be ready to learn and good oral health is essential to a child’s behavioral, speech, language, and overall growth and development. Head Start works to ensure that children receive oral health assessments, follow-up and any needed dental treatment by helping families establish a dental home, as an ongoing source of preventive and primary care. Head Start program activities promote good dental hygiene in the classroom and at home visits. … Read More
•February 17, 2021• Lake Land College is pleased to guarantee a Presidential Scholarship to all eligible in-district high school graduates who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance. The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition for up to two consecutive academic years. Students who are in the top 15 percent of students in their senior class or have an ACT composite score of 26 or higher/SAT total score of 1230 or higher are eligible for the Presidential Scholarship. Qualifying students must also: … Read More