Shriver Makes All-Area Honorable Mention Team

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•November 18, 2020• The News Gazette announced all-area girls’ golf teams this past week. One local athlete received honors. Sullivan junior golfer Alyssa Shriver made the all-area honorable mention team. Shriver was awarded the Most Valuable Player at the Redskins’ recent girls’ golf banquet. Shriver helped lead the Sullivan girls’ golf team to a fourth-place finish with a team score of 487 in the Central Illinois Conference meet this season. She earned all-conference honors by finishing in second place with a score of 96. … Read More

Layton Hall Signs With Indiana State

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•November 18, 2020• by Jason Brown NP Sports Saturday, Oct. 31, Layton Hall competed the IHSA Class 1A Cross Country Sectional at Hickory Point Golf Course to officially end his high school cross country running career. The senior won the meet with a time of 15:27.6. The ALAH Knight also competed in the unsanctioned ShaZam Cross Country Club Championships at the Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe Friday, Nov. 6. Hall ran a 15:58.89 for fifth place. The ALAH boys’ team, which ran under the name 4 City Striders, placed second with 102 points behind the Harvest Christian Academy team (90 … Read More

Superintendent-y Stuff: A Walk with Mr. Walk

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•November 18, 2020• By Ted Walk Students in Sullivan Schools showed their desire to remain competitive regardless of challenges faced this year. Many students in both the middle school and high school participated in fall sports. The middle school boys’ baseball team completed their first season under a new coaching staff and made fundamental improvement throughout the season laying the foundation for future successful seasons. … Read More

Scholarship Apps Open

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•November 18, 2020• The 2021-2022 Lake Land College Foundation scholarship application is available now. Applications for the 2021-2022 academic year are due Feb. 1 at 11:59 p.m. Students graduating from high school, adults who are enrolling at Lake Land College and current students are encouraged to apply. Students who received a Lake Land College Foundation Scholarship for the current academic year and wish to be considered for a 2021-2022 award must reapply. To apply, students will need to complete a Laker profile and Intent to Enroll at lakelandcollege.edu/enroll. The student will then receive a welcome packet via mail containing a … Read More

Obituaries 11-18-2020: John Brandenburg

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John Brandenburg John J. Brandenburg, 80, of Sullivan, formerly of Shelbyville, passed away Monday, November 16, 2020 in his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday, November 19 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services. Face masks are suggested, and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children. … Read More

North Lake Community Development Receives $84,000 Grant

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•November 18, 2020• By Crystal Reed NP Writer Laurrie Minor, director of the Sullivan Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development announced to the Sullivan City Council that the North Lake Community Development, a non-profit under the Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development had been awarded a $84,000 grant from the Lumpkin Foundation to improve the end of Tabor Trail to the road past the sewer plant. For a project to qualify for the grant it has to have a direct effect on climate change in an area. … Read More

Ninth Confirmed COVID-19 Related Death

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•November 18, 2020• It is with great sadness that the Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) confirms a ninth COVID-19 related death of a Moultrie County male resident in his 70s. “We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family, and ask for their privacy during this difficult time,” Angela Hogan, Administrator for the Moultrie County Health Department, said. “The MCHD will release no additional information.” To date, 703 Moultrie County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, which includes eight previous COVID-19 related deaths. The MCHD strongly advises individuals and businesses to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our … Read More

Letter to the Editor 11-18-2020

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Dear Editor, Having served as an election judge at the Moultrie County courthouse during this past election, I would like to publicly thank County Clerk Georgia England and her staff for their outstanding work during an especially difficult election period. Georgia, Jamie, Pam and Mary spend countless hours preparing for early voting, absentee voting, in-person voting, and curbside voting, making sure that every eligible voter could exercise his/her Constitutional right to vote. All of this preparation was done with the pandemic adding to their workload. … Read More

West & Company , LLC Announces Promotions

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•November 18, 2020• West & Company, LLC is pleased to announce some changes in our firm. Jim Russell has been promoted to Tax Manager with firm-wide review and preparation responsibilities. Jim started with the firm in the Mattoon office in January 1989 and transferred to the Sullivan office in 1998, where he has been the Office Manager since 2017. Jim has always enjoyed advising, educating, and assisting clients to help them achieve their financial goals, and he looks forward to continuing to do so in this position. Jim lives in Mattoon with his wife and daughter. … Read More