C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Outreach Office Welcomes New Outreach Coordinator

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•February 10, 20201• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Outreach Office has added a new outreach coordinator to their staff. Allison Garrett works closely with the housing counselor, rent assistance, energy assistance and food pantry. She holds a bachelor in human services and community leadership from Eastern Illinois University. Garrett is originally from the Kankakee area but currently resides in Charleston. Prior to working at C.E.F.S. she worked at the YMCA in Mattoon. … Read More

Mobile Food Pantry

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•February 10, 20201• The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with sponsors Decatur Catholic Charities and Lovington Ambulance Service will be having a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, February 24 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Lovington Ambulance Service. A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Lovington. You must sign up prior to February 17 by calling 217-855-5616 … Read More

Millikin Fall 2020 Dean’s List

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•February 10, 20201• Millikin University has announced their Fall 2020 Dean’s List. Area students named to the list were: Amy Orris of Bethany, Mya Lux of Dalton City, Paige Coleman and Garrett Fritz of Findlay, Athena Pajer of Lovington and Isabella Benning, Samuel Hagerman and Madalyne McPheeters, all of Sullivan. … Read More

Sullivan Girls Kick Off Season With Three Games

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•February 10, 20201• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan girls’ basketball team kicked off the season with three games this past week. The Redskins opened up the season with a 44-21 win over Villa Grove Monday, Feb. 1, and then knocked off Champaign Central 52-15 Thursday. Sullivan suffered its first loss of the season to a tough Paris team, 50-39. … Read More

Metzger Named to Deans List

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•February 10, 20201• Ross A Metzger of Gays was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for fall 2020. A total of 13,128 students enrolled during the fall 2020 term at The University of Alabama made the Dean’s List with academic records of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale), or the President’s List with academic records of 4.0 (all A’s). … Read More

A tip from a pro: When in doubt, write around it

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•February 10, 20201• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer The headline is a window into a story. It’s also one of newspapering’s most interesting (and fun) challenges. How do you convey the nuance of a story in just a few words? How do you alert people that an Anthropologie store is moving into Metropolis, all in a one-column hed (which is newspaper jargon for “head,” which is short for “headline”)? We have a bunch of award-winning headline writers on staff who constantly amaze me. But sometimes even they get stumped. Neil Holdway, who heads up our night copy desk operation, … Read More

Sullivan Boys Bball Wins Season Opener Against Paris

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•February 10, 20201• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ basketball team had to complete a fourth quarter comeback to win its season opener against Paris Saturday. The Redskins fell behind 13-8 after the first quarter. Sullivan cut the deficit to five at half, 26-22. The Redskins again cut into the lead in the third by outscoring the Tigers 10-8 to cut the lead to 34-32. In the fourth quarter, Sullivan took the lead, outscoring Paris 24-17, for the eventual 56-51 win. … Read More

Remember When? 2-10-2021

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25 Years Ago This Week A prom problem drew a capacity crowd of students and parents to the school board meeting. Because their fundraising efforts fell short this year, juniors asked the school administration to permit them to eliminate the dinner portion of the prom in order to cut costs. Students would go to dinner on their own and attend the dance later under the plan. But Sullivan High School Principal Stuart Hott and Superintendent Rich Voltz vetoed the idea, on the grounds that students driving to dinner on their own in area towns would court increased danger and the … Read More