•July 11, 2018• Central Illinois Crush travel baseball will be hosting tryouts for the 2019 season. Tryouts will be held for an 11U teas as well as a 12U team. For 11U, players must be 11 or under as of May 1, 2019. For 12U, players must be 12 or under as of May 1, 2019. Arrive early, prior to tryouts to complete all tryout registration forms. … Read More
•July 11, 2018• By Lenore Sobota Of the Pantagraph Illinois may be known as the Land of Lincoln, but it’s another president with Illinois roots who offers lessons to which people today can more easily relate, say officials of Ronald Reagan’s alma mater. Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932. He went on to become a sports broadcaster, movie and television actor, governor of California and the 40th president of the United States. “The Reagan story is the quintessential Illinois story,” said Michael Murtagh, the college’s vice president for institutional advancement. “He is a person who came from small-town Illinois … Read More
•July 11, 2018• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist Regular readers of this space might recall that I have a love affair with Chicago. I take Amtrak in, revel in the incomparable offerings of symphony and jazz, art and museums, all within walking distance, and follow up with dinner from an endless selection of clever restaurants. Yet I continue to be haunted by the paradox of mindless street violence playing out daily, almost in the shadow of this oasis of high culture. How can the two worlds exist side by side, I wonder, in a civilized society? I have written … Read More
•July 11, 2018• By Mike Brothers The Sullivan Community District #300 school board learned that transportation reimbursements were improving along with student numbers. Supt. Ted Walk reported operating funds were in the black in the tentative 2018-19 budget approved by the board. The superintendent noted an increased enrollment trend could improve the state funding amount for the coming school year. Anticipating future expenses he pointed out $150,000 was budgeted for capital improvements which could help with large expenses like track surfacing which is expected in five years. Board member Zak Horn asked if the bond and interest income from bonds … Read More
•July 11, 2018• Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL) has rescheduled the Personal Assistant Orientation for people interested in working as a personal assistant. The Orientation will be held 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 17 in the Shelbyville SAIL Office, 1604 West Main, Suite 100 in Shelbyville. There will be a break for lunch. Personal assistants are employed by people with disabilities to perform household chores and personal care tasks in their homes and are paid by the state of Illinois through the Department of Rehabilitation program. … Read More
•July 11, 2018• Natalie Jeffers and Grace Harlin were named to the Herald and Review All Area Softball first team. Natalie Jeffers – Sr. – Jeffers closed her senior season with a bang, crushing 10 home runs for the Wolves and driving in 30 runs while compiling a .536 batting average. She was a good glove and was named second team all-state and a unanimous all-conference selection. … Read More
•July 11, 2018• Gingerich Farms in Lovington is hosting the Wyffels Hybrids Corn Strategies at their Lovington farm Thursday, August 2. Sign in and trade show begin at 7:30 a.m. with the program beginning at 9 a.m. Dr. Lowell Catlett, Futurist and Regents Professor at new Mexico State University; Michael Swanson, Ph.D., Senior VP Wells Fargo & Co. and Dr. Brent Gloy, Agricultural Economics Insights, LLC will be featured speakers. A marketing roundtable will be hosted by Tyne Morgan, U.S. Farm Report. … Read More
Rex Fleshner Rex Fleshner, 79, of Greentop, Missouri passed away July 4, 2018 in Scotland County Hospital in Memphis, Missouri. The son of John Joseph and Clover Andrews Fleshner, he was born March 27, 1939 in Mattoon, Illinois. He was a graduate of Sullivan High School in Sullivan. He was united in marriage to Shirley Loy and to this union two daughters were born, Patty and Debbie. He then was united in marriage to Virkita (Fiest) Elder, who had three sons, Ted, Ed and Fred Elder, and to this union one son John Joseph was born. He later was united … Read More