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Take a Walk with Walk: Superintendent-Y Stuff

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•September 26, 2018•

By Ted Walk,
Supt. Sullivan CUSD #300

The Sullivan School District has always taken pride in our academic achievement.
We maintain that commitment to academic excellence and consistently and systematically look for ways to provide a top-notch education for our students.
As we recently analyzed various data and test scores, our district identified mathematics as an area of academic focus.  We reviewed several models of instruction at various area schools and compared those with potential interventions that could be utilized to continue to improve our math scores.  Read More

OV Chorus Students Attend Millikin Vocal Fest

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OV Chorus Students Attend Millikin Vocal Fest
Three students from Okaw Valley High School attended the Millikin Vocal Fest. The girls spent two days with some of the best high school singers in the area ending with a concert at the Kirkland Fine Arts Building. The OV Chorus is directed by Kathy Doty. Pictured from left: Haven Caulfield, Bella Benning, and Kalee Taylor.

Moultrie County Republican Headquarters

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Moultrie County Republican Headquarters
The Moultrie County Republican Party opened party headquarters on S. Hamilton Street last week. Attending were from left: County Board candidate Arlene Aschermann, Circuit Clerk candidate Christa Helmuth, State’s Attorney candidate Tracy Weaver, County Treasurer candidate Stephanie Helmuth, Sixth Circuit judge candidate Randy Rosenbaum, Sixth Circuit judge candidate Roger Webber, Resident Sixth Circuit judge candidate Jeremy Richey, County chair and board candidate Dave McCabe, Moultrie County Sheriff Chris Sims and County Board candidate Neil Bryan.

SHS Homecoming Court

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SHS Homecoming Court
Members of the SHS Homecoming court: Sophomores: Jerra Goad and Zane Finfrock; Juniors: Avery Still and Fischer Moody; Freshmen: Abigail Kirkwood and Hayden Nodine.

Honor Drive Exceeds Goal

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Honor Drive Exceeds Goal
From her mother Stephanie’s lap, River Helmuth blows kisses to those who participated in her Honor Blood Drive September 15 at the Sullivan American Legion. With 104 donors, the drive exceeded its goal of 100 and coordinator Jeri Davis received a special certificate from the American Red Cross.

Lovington Businesses Honored by Alumni Association

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•September 19, 2018•

By Carol Smith
NP Guest Columnist

At their homecoming banquet September 29, the Lovington Alumni Association will honor the five local businesses who display LHS trophies.
Even before the Lovington High School building was torn down, community businesses were planning ways to exhibit the trophies and other memorabilia formerly housed in the LHS halls and foyers.
Ray Duncan, chairman of the board of Hardware State Bank, first suggested the idea of housing the trophies at the bank, library, phone company and elevator.
“I had seen my former high school and other schools that had been merged store their trophies in closets or lose them,” Duncan said.
Duncan thought the bank was the perfect place to house the basketball and volleyball trophies. He had coached Lovington’s boys’ basketball teams three different times, leading the high school to three regional championships and three conference championships. He also coached the junior high boys’ team for two years prior to the annexation of the school district. Read More

Arthur Cheese Fest Visitors

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Arthur Cheese Fest Visitors
Sean and Bailey Clark of Sullivan brought grandmother Tari Howard and family to the Arthur Cheese Festival over the weekend. Nephew Jensen Howard, 5; daughter Brooklynn Clark, 5 and niece Joslynn Howard, 3, all waited for and received free cheese. The family spent their time eating lunch (fried macaroni was a favorite), getting free cheese and visiting the petting zoo.

Obituaries 9-19-2018: Bart Qualls

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Bart Qualls

Bart W. Qualls, 53, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:34 p.m. Thursday September 13, 2018 in Sullivan.
Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating.
Bart was born February 15, 1965 in Decatur the son of Arthur Eugene and Barbara Albert Qualls. He had been a dedicated worker for the Sullivan School District for 19 years. He was a member of Sullivan First United Methodist Church. Bart married Linda Martinie August 13,1983 in Decatur. Read More

Windsor Shooting

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•September 19, 2018•

One Windsor man was hospitalized and another jailed following a Sept. 15 shooting.
According to Windsor Chief of Police J.T. Boyer, Robert A. Fraker, 62, of Windsor was charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and attempted murder. Read More

Obituaries 9-19-2018: Richard Hood

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Richard Hood

Richard Hood, 74, of Sullivan passed away at 6:27 a.m. Sunday, September 16, 2018 in his home in Sullivan.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 20 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held one hour before the services in the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan at a later date. Read More