•November 4, 2020• The Margie Pondo Memorial Coat Drive, formally known as No Kids Left in the Cold, will be giving away free coats, mittens, and hats again this year. After the sudden death of co-founder Margie Pondo, Jeri Davis co-founder, changed the name of the group. It was changed to honor Mrs. Pondo. Margie was known as the coat lady to many in the area, and her legacy will continue to help local children stay warm through the cold Illinois winters. … Read More
•November 4, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ and girls’ golf team hosted Awards Banquets at the VFW Hall in Sullivan last Tuesday. Only team members and coaches attended in person because of current Illinois Department of Public Health limitations on gatherings. Several athletes collected individual awards. For the boys’ team, Drew Rogers won Most Valuable Player (Lowest Average) Award. Logan Westjohn left with the Leadership Award, and Will Haegan earned the award for Most Improved Average Score. Leyton Ellis earned the Redskin Award. … Read More
Darin Hays Darin Anderson Hays, 54, of Lovington, passed away at 11:01 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. There will be a Remembrance of Life at his daughter’s home at a later date. Memorials may be made to Lovington American Legion Post #429. … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Travis Newberry, wearing a bunny costume, won the grand prize and also first place in the first grade division in the annual Lovington Halloween contest held Oct 31 in the Lovington High School gym. All season long Redskin football coach Jerry Lane has stressed field position as one of the keys to his team’s success. Capitalizing on good field position to go along with a defense rising to the occasion, the Redskins shut out Johnson City 18-0 in the second round of the IHSA Class 2A playoffs. With the win the Redskins will host Central … Read More
•November 4, 2020• The American Red Cross and Sullivan American Legion will be hosting a blood drive on Nov. 17 from Noon to 6 pm at the Sullivan American Legion, 8 West Strain in Sullivan. … Read More
•November 4, 2020• First Christian Church of Sullivan is serving a “Drive-Through Lunch” this Saturday, November 7 at FCC between 11:00 am & 1:00 pm. They will be serving Baked Spaghetti or Chicken Tetrazzini. All meals include main entrée, applesauce, roll, choice of apple or peach cobbler for dessert, & bottle of water. Suggested donation of $8.00, cash or check only. Pre-orders are recommended by calling 217-728-7351 or 217-972-2776. First Christian Church is located at 1357 CR 1200 East, Sullivan. Just go east on Rt. 121, turn north at Roley Estates. … Read More
Floyd Seelow Floyd William Seelow, 91, of Paris, Missouri, formerly of Perry, passed away at 4:10 a.m. October 27, 2020, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia. Private family graveside services will be held November 4, 2020, at Smyser Cemetery in Gays with celebration of life services in Perry held at a later date. … Read More
•November 4, 2020• The Moultrie County COVID-19 update for October 31-November 2,2020 is 34 additional cases of COVID-19 with ages ranging from 1-70s. The total residents tested positive to date is 514. Total COVID-19 related deaths to date is 6. … Read More
•November 4, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement to move basketball from a medium risk sport to a high-risk sport last Tuesday caught nearly every athletic director, coach and player in the state completely off guard. To add more confusion and frustration around the topic, the following day, the IHSA stated that basketball would be a local decision, and the basketball season will start on Monday, Nov. 16. Basketball previously had been considered a medium risk Level 2 sport allowing intrasquad scrimmages while wearing masks. The Board released the following statement regarding the basketball action. … Read More
•November 4, 2020• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer A couple of days ago was Election Day. Or, I should say, Election Month began yesterday. This will be a month of math the likes of which we’ve never seen. You might even hear a candidate claim something along the lines of “My opponent has three times less votes than I do. There is no way he is going to catch up with early voting and provisional ballots, so let’s just stop counting now.” You would be right to screech, “Hey, Moses, it’s ‘fewer than,’ not ‘less than.’” And I would … Read More