Kym
Ammons-Scott,
writer
Kym Ammons-Scott came to Lincoln eight years ago when her husband, Augustus, became
the prison warden. She was born in Chicago but raised in Waterloo,
Iowa.
She is a
self-proclaimed family manager with three children: Ashanti, 5,
Jamaal, 3, and Janel, age 2. Kym has a background in journalism
with a Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa in Journalism
and Mass Communications. She also has a Master of Arts in Public
Administration from the University of Illinois.
Kym is currently on
the board for the United Cerebral Palsy of Lincolnland, the
Illinois Association of Minorities in Government and keeps very
busy with activities at Second Baptist Church.
Joan
Crabb,
writer
Joan calls
Hopedale, Ill., her hometown. She has been living in Lincoln
for about five years now.
She attended
Hopedale High School (which no longer exists due to
consolidation), Roosevelt University of Chicago and Loyola
University of Chicago. She earned a Master of Arts degree in
English.
Joan has four
daughters, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
She says of herself
that she reads a lot, everything from Shakespeare to detective
stories. She enjoys opera, Mozart, folk and bluegrass music. She
is a “bird nut,” and feeds all the birds in her yard. She
seldom goes walking without her binoculars.
There are five
generations of her family living--all female.
Tyler
Havlin, technical assistant
Tyler grew up in
Atlanta, Ill., and has been living in Logan County for about
eight years on and off in his life. He graduated from Lindbergh
High School in Seattle, Wash.
He says that he
enjoys playing basketball, listening to music, walking around
downtown Seattle and hanging out with friends. What Tyler excels
at is computers.
Tyler is currently
working as technical assistant on the Lincoln Daily News project.
Katherine
Heller,
writer
Katherine, moved to Lincoln from Youngstown, Ohio. She grew up in East
Palestine, Ohio, with her parents, George and Vickie. She has an
older sister, Allison, and an older brother, George. She graduated
from East Palestine High School in 1995 and attended Youngstown
State University where she received her B.A. in professional
writing and editing.
She enjoys spending
time with her family and enjoys shopping with her
great-grandmother. She also says that she enjoys working with the
youth program at her church and working with youth at summer
church camp as a sponsor team leader.
Her claim to fame
is that she was a state-ranked clarinetist for two years in high
school, but remarks that she hardly plays anymore.
Natalie
Jeckel, managing editor
Natalie grew up
here in Logan County. Her hometown is Hartsburg/Emden, where she
attended high school. She attended Lincoln College and received
her A.A. degree, and then received her B.A. in English writing
from Millikin University.
She is currently
serving as the managing editor at Lincoln Daily News, and we are
proud to have her.
Mary
Krallmann, publication
assistant
Mary lived her
earliest years in Marysville, Neb. (a rural spot about 30
miles west of Lincoln, Neb.). She has lived in the local
Lincoln for the last 16 years.
She graduated from
Pomeroy Community High School in Pomeroy, Iowa; St. Paul’s
College in Concordia, Mo.; and Concordia College in Seward, Neb., where she earned a
bachelor’s degree in education.
Her favorite
activities are playing the organ for church, jogging, walking and
daydreaming.
She is currently
working on the Lincoln Daily News project, serving as a staff
writer and copy editor.
Jeff
Mayfield,
writer
Jeff was born in
Oceanside, Calif. He grew up far from the West Coast in Mt.
Vernon, Mo. He has been living for the last 17-plus years in
Logan County. He is married to Melinda (Byers), and currently is
employed as Director of Partnership at Lincoln Christian College
and Seminary.
He attended college
at both Lincoln Christian College and Southwest Missouri State
University. He has also done graduate work at Lincoln Christian
Seminary and the University of Illinois.
He enjoys traveling
and spending time with his wife. His passions are evangelism and
preaching. He also reads, watches movies, drives a few golf balls
and is known to attend as many major sporting events as humanly
possible.
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Sam
Redding, editor-in-chief
Sam grew up in
Towanda, Ill., and currently lives with his wife, Jane, in
Lincoln. Jane is a teacher at Washington-Monroe school. Together
they have four children and three grandchildren.
Sam is a graduate
of Normal Community High School and earned his B.S. in history,
his M.S. in psychology and his Ed.D in educational administration
from ISU. He also earned an M.A. in English from U.I.S.
He is Executive
Director of Academic Development Institute in Lincoln and in his
spare time is an avid reader, playing a little golf. He dabbles in
genealogy too.
Ryan
Seggelke, site/display
coordinator
Ryan Seggelke
serves LDN as our site and display coordinator. During the day he
works in the pre-press department at Key Printing in Lincoln,
where he currently resides. He is quoted as having no spouse or
children, but shares his home with pet canary “Peep.”
He graduated from
Lincoln Community High School and later received a degree in
mathematics from the University of Illinois. He plays guitar,
reads and is interested in shopping and traveling. His favorite
food is “Chunky Monkey” ice cream. Some might say that Ryan’s
ability to be both a night person and a morning person is an
unusual trait.
Tom
Seggelke, president
Tom Seggelke, an
LDN partner, specializes in publicity for Lincoln Daily News.
He was
born in Lincoln on July 25, 1948. He graduated from LCHS in 1966 and from Lincoln Christian College in 1970. He is married to
Rita, who is a social worker at Illini Central Schools in Mason
City and Easton. They have four children.
Tom is the Owner of
Key Printing in Lincoln. He and Rita attend Lincoln Christian
Church.
His claim to fame
is that he once shook hands with President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Curtis
Sutterfield, writer
Curtis
was born and raised in Pekin, graduated from Forman High School in
Manito and has lived in Lincoln for more than eight years. He and
his wife, Brandy, purchased a home here and plan to stay. He is
employed full time as the director of the Logan County Salvation
Army Service Center. Also, he has served as associate pastor,
music director and teen group leader at Spirit Life Church in
Lincoln for more than eight years.
His
favorite pastimes are singing and song writing; almost any
activity that is creative; listening to contemporary Christian
music; movies, especially old classics; and board games with
family and friends.
He
describes himself as completely dependent upon Jesus Christ as his
hope and salvation. He says that Jesus is the reason he’s so
passionate about singing and song writing; that 99 percent of what
he writes is about Him and for Him.
John
Welter,
writer
John F. Welter grew up
in Colby, Kan.. He has been living here in the Lincoln area for
about 11 years with his wife, Tamara, his son Brian and
daughter Olivia. They have a Wirehair Terrier named “Niblet.”
John attended high
school in Colby, Kan., received his B.S. from Kansas State
University, a Masters from Eastern New Mexico University and has
done advanced graduate work at UCLA.
John is currently
working as professor of history and religion at Lincoln College.
He says his
favorite pastimes include reading and listening to music of all
kinds.
Jan
Youngquist
Jan
moved to Lincoln 16 years ago and currently serves as coordinating
manager for Lincoln Daily News, RMA manager for Computer
Consulting Associates and as a tutor at Lincoln College. She and
her husband, Jim, have a daughter in college in Virginia. The
Younquists share their home with Bob, the cat, and Scarlett, a
Scottie dog.
Jan
graduated from Streator Township High School and has studied at
Joliet Junior College (horticulture), Lincoln Christian College,
Lincoln College (pre-nursing), and Millikin University (nursing).
Jan
likes variety in life and a sense of adventure. She enjoys playing
with the dog or cat, gardening, reading (novels and gardening
stuff), movies, listening to books on tape while driving or
floating in the pool, traveling in the U.S., walking through parks
and wilderness, and camping. She also lists worship on Sundays –
not as a pastime, but a necessary time.
As
far as dislikes are concerned, there’s coconut. And she takes
mice caught on sticky traps and sets them free in the country.
Jim
Youngquist, CEO
Jim Youngquist grew
up in Joliet, Ill., and moved to Lincoln in 1984 with his
family to attend Lincoln Christian College. He attended Joliet
West High School and Joliet Junior College where he majored in
horticulture. Jim was a preaching major at LCC.
He lives quietly in
Lincoln with his wife, Jan, and Bob, the cat. Jim and Jan have a
daughter, Trisha, who is currently a sophomore in college.
Jim says that his
hobbies are computers, collecting clocks and tropical fish, but
his favorite pastime is actually teaching Sunday School at
Eastview Christian Church in Bloomington.
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