Best Launches Howard Center at Merrill College of Journalism

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•April 10, 2019• Kathy Best has honored her profession and Sullivan becoming the first director of the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland. The Sullivan High School graduate and daughter of Best Newspapers founders Bob and Marion Best joins the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland this spring. Best will launch the Howard Center, a multidisciplinary program funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation in honor of Roy W. Howard. Working with the Merrill faculty and the nonprofit student staffed, Capital News Service, Best will help train the next generation of investigative journalists at … Read More

OV Girls’ Track Takes Fourth

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•April 10, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley girls’ track and field team took fourth place with 63.33 points in the 28th annual Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond Invite Saturday. Several Timberwolves scored points. Mia Harris ran the 1,600 meter in 6:09.54 for second place, and Karlie Stauder took third in the 400-meter run at 1:05.41. … Read More

Bill Would Strip Townships of Zoning Control over Wind Farms

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Measure would head off lawsuit in Douglas County   •April 10, 2019• By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Senate has passed and sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker a bill aimed at resolving a conflict in eastern Illinois over which unit of local government has authority to control zoning for wind farms. House Bill 2298 provides that only a county may enact zoning regulations for wind farms in the rural parts of a county, outside the zoning jurisdiction of incorporated cities, even in counties that don’t have countywide zoning regulations. The bill is aimed at Douglas County, where a … Read More

Obituaries 4-10-2019: Bob Short

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Bob Short Robert A. Short, 81, of Sullivan passed away at 2:21 p.m. Sunday, April 7, 2019, in HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital in Shelbyville. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 10 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. … Read More

IL House OKs Letting Kids 12 and Older Stay Home Alone

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Bill’s sponsor says current age limit of 14 in Illinois ‘overly restrictive’ •April 10, 2019• By Grant Morgan Capitol News Illinois Illinois is one step closer to lowering from 14 to 12 the age at which a child may legally be left at home alone. The bill, HB 2334, passed the House with a vote of 111-1 on Wednesday. The bill’s sponsor, GOP Rep. Joe Sosnowski of Rockford, said the current law – the strictest in the nation for more than 25 years – was a legislative overreaction to a case from 1992, when a St. Charles couple left their … Read More

Community Band Open to Musicians

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•April 10, 2019• The Sullivan Summer Community Band is preparing to kick off a second season of performances and local musicians are invited to join. Community Band Director Shaun Schaefers emphasized the community band will be open to incoming ninth-12th grade high school students as well as any adult community members who play an instrument. “Last year we had 40 participants with an even mix of student and community members,” Schaefers said, encouraging more musicians to participate this year. Interested musicians should sign up before May 13 online at sullivanband.wordpress.com/scb or contact Shawn Schaefers at schaeferss@sullivan.k12.il.us or call 217/728-8311 ext … Read More

Obituaries 4-10-2019: Helen Gustin

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Helen Gustin Helen D. Gustin, 96, of Sullivan passed away at 9:25 a.m. Monday, April 8, 2019 in the Arthur Home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 11 at First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More

Lovington Rabies Clinic

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•April 10, 2019• The annual Lovington Rabies Clinic will be held at Lovington Fire Department noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Fees are charged for one-year rabies vaccinations. Other vaccinations available for dogs are K9 Virus and Bordetella (kennel cough). Additional vaccinations available for felines are Feline Virus and Feline Leukemia. Microchipping is available for a fee. County tags required for all canines in Moultrie County are available. Proceeds from this clinic go towards food served during Lovington’s free Youth Summer Meals and Recreation program. The clinic is sponsored by Dr. Heidi Grooms, D.V.M., of Graham Veterinary Clinic, in … Read More

Two Wins for OV Baseball Last Week

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•April 10, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley baseball team won two games and lost one this past week. OV defeated Tolono Unity last Tuesday and Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday but lost to Greenfield Saturday. Against Tolono Unity, OV scored one run in the first for the early 1-0 lead. The Timberwolves took advantage of five Tolono errors to score runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth inning for the eventual 5-1 win. Talon Russell and Eli Hagerman each recorded a hit and a walk, and Hagerman and Camden Coleman each pitched three innings in the win. … Read More

Mo. Co. Health Department Honors Child Abuse Awareness Month

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Blue Pinwheel Symbol •April 10, 2019• Blue Pinwheels are the theme for April at the Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD), and they symbolize more than just the windy spring days that typically dominate our central Illinois weather. Blue Pinwheels are also the symbol for National Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month. The pinwheels represent the whimsy, joy and innocence of childhood which is often lost when child neglect and abuse occurs. Child neglect and abuse comes in many different forms and can be inflicted from a variety of sources and exposures. Anyone who is responsible for the care or well-being … Read More