Sullivan Girls Scouts Have Paint N Pour
•February 26, 2020• The Sullivan Girl Scouts are working toward their Silver Award by raising funds. The scouts are having a Paint N Pour party from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, March 29 at Jackson Family of Dealerships in Sullivan. Teamed with a vendor expo the Art Night and More Art Parties- Paint N Pour offers participants a chance to create their own masterpieces. Wear paint clothes. Register at Tickets PayPal link for Paint Pour! … Read More
Sullivan Dance Studio’s Team Attends Competition
•February 26, 2020• Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team attended their first competition of the year February 14, 15 and 16 at Oswego East High School. Seventeen dancers participated in the Groove Dance Competition with their solos, duets and trios. Some of the dancers danced in the “Novice” level, while others danced in the “Intermediate” level. They had dancers in the Mini, Petite, Junior and Teen age categories also. Results: … Read More
ALAH Knights End Winning Season with Tough Games
•February 26, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor After winning an emotional home game to secure the regular-season Lincoln Prairie Conference championship Friday, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team could not carry that momentum into the semifinals and lost to Stewardson-Strasburg in the Meridian Regional, Monday. Against Okaw Valley Friday, a team ALAH lost to 60-57 on Feb. 1, the Knights took the lead in the middle two quarters and held on to ten-point advantage until the fourth quarter. OV battle back cutting the lead to three points several times in the final period but could not tie the game … Read More
Remember When? 2-26-2020
25 Years Ago This Week Ice? We don’t need ice. Sullivan hockey players Scott England, John Pruitt, Michael Rogers, Jake Shasteen and Tyler Burich strapped on their inline skates and let the games begin at Wyman Park. Mid-February temperatures were in the 50s as March approaches. Nancy Schaljo, Judy Marrs, Bob Hagen, Gordie Wood and Rita Florey have volunteered to man the phone bank during the Easter Seals fund drive on WAND-TV. The Sullivan Redskins held Monticello to eight points in the third quarter but couldn’t hold on as the Sages rallied for a 79-66 win. Zach Hilliard scored 19 … Read More
Strasburg Lions Club Annual Breakfast
•February 26, 2020• The Strasburg Lions Club will once again hold its annual all you can eat Pancake and Sausage Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 29 from 6:30 AM – 10 AM at the Strasburg Community Center. The Community Center is located a 1/2 block east on Commercial Street off Rt. 32. New this year, the Lions will also have a Biscuits and Gravy meal available (B&G’s will not be AYCE). Your free will donation will go towards community projects as well as helping the visually and hearing impaired. Menu: AYCE Sausage, Pancakes, Applesauce, and drinks or Biscuits and Gravy with … Read More
Four-way Stop Ahead for Howie’s Intersection
•February 26, 2020• After conducting a detailed study of safety issues and past accidents at the intersection of Illinois 32 and Bruce-Findlay Road, IDOT has agreed to convert the intersection to a 4-way stop. IDOT officials have released the results of Rural Safety Assessment (RSA) on the intersection of Illinois 32 and Bruce-Findlay Road (Moultrie County Road 800 N). The study was conducted in response to local leaders concerns about the safety of the intersection, including a September 2019 accident when a 56-year-old woman and a 5-year-old child were killed when an SUV hit a school bus. After the completion … Read More
The Trouble with Billionaire Money in Politics
•February 26, 2020• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist The rise of billionaires running for office is dampening the democratic impulse, that is, they threaten to take “by the people” out of government. The threat from those who swirl big money around in campaigns drives others to the sidelines of democracy, unwilling to waste their time in a contest where they fear being overwhelmed by billionaire money. Some context, followed by a few observations: The four resources critical to all political campaigns are money, people, skill and time. Money has always been necessary to communicate candidate credibility, issue positions, and … Read More