•January 4, 2017•

Photo by Mike Brothers
Bethany Fire District Leads Procession
Sullivan, Lovington, Mt. Zion and area first responders joined family and friends to honor the passing of Jerry L. Clark, Chief Engineer of the Bethany Fire District. Following the 11 a.m. January 12 services at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan the Bethany Fire District led Clark’s procession to Marrowbone Cemetery in Bethany where Sullivan and Mt Zion Fire District ladder trucks displayed the American Flag at the entry. Bethany American Legion Post #507 performed military rites. Serving the fire district for more than two decades, Clark was also a member of the Okaw Fire Association and Bethany American Legion Post.

January 6, 2016

Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept. responds to a 6 a.m. call New Year’s Eve to a car submerged in water off Joe Pound Road, east of Sullivan. The Sullivan Fire Department and Moultrie County Dive Team assisted in car removal; no injuries were received.

Sullivan Blue Dolphins locked up the new year competing in the Seth Dunscomb Opener in Decatur. Out of 14 teams the Dolphins brought home first with 1093 points.

ALAH Knights beat the Tri-County Titans 46-42 in a tournament hosted in Kansas.

January 13, 2016

Okaw Valley Timberwolves girls’ basketball team holds off the Windsor-Stew Stras Hatchets at home.

Georgia Patterson celebrated her 100th birthday with a reception at Sullivan VFW.

Moultrie County law enforcement began issuing eCitations, ending the days of courthouse personnel trying to decipher police officer’s handwritten tickets.

Sullivan police issued a warning that residents had been contacted in a telephone scam where the callers claimed to represent the IRS.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.