•July 1, 2020• The Sullivan American Legion Post 68 parking lot is open for food vendors on Saturday, July 4th. Anyone with a food truck or trailer interested in setting up in Sullivan should call the Post at 217/728-4612 and leave a message. Some vendors have reserved locations in the lot east of the Post where the carnival is usually located. Spaces are available. … Read More
•July 1, 2020• Moultrie County State’s Attorney Tracy Weaver announced that after a sentencing hearing a Mattoon man was sentenced on two counts of attempted murder and one count of home invasion, stemming from an incident on February 4, 2019 in Sullivan, Illinois. State’s Attorney Weaver identified the defendant as Alvan Booths of Mattoon, Illinois. At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing Judge Hugh Finson adopted the State’s Attorney’s recommendation of the following sentence in Moultrie County case 19-CF-7: … Read More
•July 1, 2020• Zoe Conlin and Elise Fleming, Cadettes in Girl Scout Troop 3070, turned their recycling project into a memorial for the community. The Girl Scout Silver Award is the highest achievement a Cadette can achieve. It requires identifying an issue we care about in our community, building our team, developing and completing a project related to the identified issue. Conlin and Fleming wanted their community service project to be on recycling. At first they tried to set up a recycling program at Mid-State Tank, where their fathers work. However, we had a hard time coming up with a … Read More
•July 1, 2020• At the regular June meeting, the Moultrie County Republican Central Committee voted to slate John Fayhee as a candidate for Moultrie County Board. John will be replacing Kevin McReynolds who earlier in June filed the necessary paperwork to remove his name as a candidate for re-election. Kevin’s term on the county board will end when the board re-organizes in December 2020 after the general election. Kevin has faithfully served the citizens of Moultrie County for several years as a county board member. As the owner of the Sullivan Marina and Campgrounds and The Northend Pub and Grill, … Read More
•July 1, 2020• Sullivan and The Little Theatre On The Square lost a legend this week…the one and only Jack Milo. Jack first came to Sullivan with a touring show called Big Bad Burlesque in 1982 making his mark on our little town and all of central Illinois. He appeared in countless shows at The Little Theatre from South Pacific to Guys and Dolls to his one man Jack Benny Tribute, to many turns as Tevye in Fiddler On The Roof. Regardless of the role, Jack was always the star in the audiences eyes. His final Little Theatre show was … Read More
•July 1, 2020• By Mike Brothers In an effort to help local businesses Sullivan’s City Council is bringing back the revolving loan fund. Approved unanimously at the June 22 meeting, loans will be available to businesses located within the city limits. … Read More
•July 1, 2020• The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) has confirmed the 17th case of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) in Moultrie County. The patient is a female in her 20s and is recovering at home in isolation. Public health officials are notifying all close contacts. To date, 1071 Moultrie County residents have been tested for COVID-19. Of those tests, 17 have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and 15 have been released from isolation. As we enter into Phase IV of the Restore Illinois Plan, it is important that everyone continues to use the following precautions to reduce the risk of … Read More
Marilyn Zoetvelt Marilyn J. Zoetvelt, 77, of rural Sullivan, a place that she loved, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday June 23, 2020, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan Schools are facing an $85,000 loss Supt. Richard Voltz told board members. A significant increase in special ed students teamed with smaller average daily attendance combine to increase expenses to the district by $35,000 while receiving some $50,000 less in revenue. Principal Rita Florey told the board the increase in special ed from 78 to 84 students accounted for the $35,000 expense increase. In Tina Krigbaum’s store you can hear the birds sing. You can also visit any time because there are no walls. Krigbaum operates My Garden on the northeast corner of the … Read More
•July 1, 2020• The city of Sullivan has authorized July 11 and 18 as City Clean Up Days. The location of a citizen’s residence determines which day their items will be collected. Items for all residents who live north of Harrison Street and on Pifers Ln. will be picked up Saturday, July 11. Those living south of Harrison Street will be serviced Saturday, July 18. Those not living in the corporate city limits are not eligible to participate in the clean up day; therefore, any items set out will not be picked up. Items must be on the curb by … Read More