•February 5, 2020• The Coles Moultrie County Emergency Communications Center now has 9-1-1 text capabilities The Charleston based CECOM 9-1-1 is now live with Text 911. This is something that the state has mandated. The Text 911 has been tested and CECOM is up and running and can now receive Text for 911 emergency calls. … Read More
•February 5, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor After winning seven straight games, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team dropped two Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament games. The Knights lost to Okaw Valley 45-40 Saturday and Cumberland last Tuesday to place fourth in the LPC Tournament. Despite defeating the Pirates 53-46 a week earlier, the Knights lost to Cumberland 59-55. The game was back and forth. The Knights took a 26-20 first half lead, but the Pirates cut the lead to two in the third quarter. In the fourth, Cumberland was able to tie the game at 55 to send it … Read More
•February 5, 2020• Music by Identity Crisis and the Feudin’ Hillbillies will provide live entertainment for the Jessica Coleman Breast Cancer benefit beginning 2:00 p.m. Sunday, March 22 at the Sullivan V.F.W. Besides an afternoon filled with music at the Route 32, Sullivan V.F.W. Club, attendees can participate in a silent auction, auction, and 50/50 drawing while enjoying a cash bar and food available from the V.F.W. kitchen. For more information contact Ronnie George at 217.259-4820. … Read More
•February 5, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor After dropping games to Central A&M and Tri-County, the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team throttled Decatur Lutheran. Against the Lions on senior night Monday, the Knights jumped out early with an 18-8 lead and did not look back. ALAH held Decatur Lutheran to five or less points in each of the last three quarters for the 56-19 win. Kirsten Corum totaled 13 points, three rebounds and two steals, and Jolynn Barbee contributed 11 points and three rebounds. … Read More
•February 5, 2020• By Ted Walk Supt.Sullivan CUSD #300 The average enrollment per grade at Sullivan Schools is about 84 students. Our largest class is 7th grade, which currently has 109 students. There are a number of challenges that arise when one specific grade has approximately 30% more students than the typical class that comes through. The number of sections of each subject offered varies. During the fall semester, there were five sections of Literature and Language offered for 7th grade students, creating an average class size of nearly 22 students. … Read More
•February 5, 2020• Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance will host their second annual Banquet at the Sullivan VFW on February 22, 2020 with 100% of the proceeds going to improve the fisheries and fish habitat in Lake Shelbyville! The doors open at 4:00 p.m.. with dinner starting at 5:00. The banquet is being hosted by the Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance, a group that is focused on improving the fisheries at Lake Shelbyville. Tickets will be available online http://tinyurl.com/lsfha2020, Chip’s Marine in Sullivan, IL and the Lake Shelbyville Visitors Center in Shelbyville, IL. The tickets include your choice of chicken … Read More
•February 5, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor After losing to St. Teresa in overtime in the championship game of the Central Illinois Conference Tournament Thursday, the Sullivan girls’ basketball team bounced back to defeated the Bulldogs in a regular-season CIC matchup on senior night Monday. After a back-and-forth first quarter, the Redskins went into the half trailing 21-19. The Bulldogs extended that lead to 35-31 heading into the fourth quarter. Unlike in the championship game where Sullivan was able to grab the lead for good, the Redskins took a 41-39 lead after Lilly Null hit two layup drives. … Read More
•February 5, 2020• The Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers is sponsoring a $1500 scholarship to a qualified central Illinois high school senior. To be eligible, the candidate should be accepted into an engineering college or a junior college with an equivalent engineering academic schedule and are encouraged to have a minimum ACT score of 28 or SAT equivalent. … Read More