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Biscuit and Gravy Breakfast Benefit

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•September 27, 2023•

There will be a biscuit and gravy breakfast benefit for the Anthony Hettinger Family on November 4 from 6 to 11 am at Lovington Fire House. Anthony and his children tragically lost his wife/mother of his children in September. Anthony is an Illinois State Police Officer and will have many challenging days ahead. All proceeds will be given to the family to support them in their time of need. There will also be a bake sale and silent auction. An account has been set up at Lovington Community Bank if you wish to donate. If you would like to donate to the silent auction or bake sale contact Shelly Martina at 217-855-4953. For more information contact Pam Anklam at 217-201-0662.

County Board Article Correction

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•September 27, 2023•

In the Wednesday, September 20 Moultrie County Board article it was incorrectly reported that the special use permit request for a manufactured home by Janie Tippit and Josh Rhodes, 595 CR 1500N, Bethany was denied. The motion on the table was to approve and it passed 6-1-2 with 2 abstaining, those being John Vander Burgh and Kenny Graven, the no vote being Travis Phelps. We regret the error.

Upcoming Blood Drives

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•September 27, 2023•

ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals will be having three blood drives in our area soon. The Cadwell community will host a community blood drive on Tuesday, October 17  3 to 7 pm at 1533 CR 1900N, inside the donor bus parked by M&E Woodcrafts. Mid-State Tank will host a blood drive on Wednesday, October 18 from 11 am to 4 pm at 1357 Jonathan Creek Road, Sullivan inside a donor bus. Agri-Fab will host a blood drive on Friday, October 20 from 9 am to 2 pm at 809 S. Hamilton St., Sullivan inside the Gold Classroom. To donate contact ImpactLife at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 70636 if registering for Cadwell drive, use code 71293 if registering for Mid-State Tank drive and use code 71025 to locate the drive for Agri-Fab.

Scholarship Fundraising Cookout

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•September 27, 2023•

There will be a fundraising cookout held on Saturday, September 30 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm for the Kyle Lehman Honorary Scholarship at Kirby Foods in Sullivan. All profits from the cookout go towards funding the scholarship given to a graduating senior working at Sullivan Kirby Foods. Established in 2023, the Kyle Lehman family awarded 2-$1,000 scholarships to 2 deserving graduating seniors. Join them in honoring Kyle Lehman’s contribution to the Sullivan community and raise money for the 2024 scholarship.

SOV Clinches Fourth Win of Season for OV Homecoming

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SOV’s Hayden Moody (25) completing one of his ten total tackles of the evening during the football game against Argenta-Oreana held at Okaw Valley High School for Homecoming.

•September 20, 2023•

by E. Scott England

Argenta-Oreana Bombers, coming off a win last week, stormed into Bethany looking to hand the Redskins their first loss of the season. A-O’s plan was diffused by Sullivan-Okaw Valley on Bethany’s homecoming, extending their record to 4-0.

Both teams came out with strong defensive stands, forcing each other to punt after a three and out. However, on the Bombers’ second possession, SOV’s defense stayed persistent, eventually forcing a failed fourth down attempt. The Redskins’ offense came alive on their second possession, driving 75 yards to set up Aiden Ballinger for an 8-yard touchdown reception. 

The defense got back to work with senior Kaden Guest forcing a second A-O fumble. With the ball back in their possession, the Redskins only needed one play to extend their lead. Ballinger took a shovel pass 84 yards to the endzone. Junior signal caller Cooper Christensen completed 8 passes on 13 attempts for 231 yards. Senior kicker Easton England tacked on his second of three extra points for the evening. The Bombers attempted to close the gap in the second quarter with a touchdown run by senior running back Michael Spurling. The point after attempt was no good.  Read More

Moody, Iacobazzi Lead Redskin XC Teams at Tuscola Invite

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Johnathan Iacobazzi runs during the Tuscola Invite at Wimple Park in Tuscola. Iacobazzi brought home a trophy with a sixth place overall finish in a time of 16:25.

•September 20, 2023•

by E. Scott England

Over 300 total runners across 24 schools gathered at Wimple Park in Tuscola for the 46th Annual Tuscola Invite last Saturday. Tolono (Unity) won the girls meet while Tuscola secured the win for the boys.

Illness plagued the Lady Redskin runners as only two runners were healthy enough to compete. Senior Allison Cullen and Freshman Julia Moody both finished in the top half of the 136 runners in the girls meet. Moody led the pair, finishing 33rd overall. Cullen also secured a medal on the day. The girls did not receive a team score since they were short runners.

The boys ran second against a total of 195 runners. Sophomore Johnathan Iacobazzi brought home a trophy with a 6th place overall finish and a time of 16:25. Finishing behind him was Easton England, Davis Diepholz, Landon Jesse, Luke Waelde, Aston Martin, and Carson Swinford. Read More

Area FCCLA Chapters Meet for Conference

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Sullivan High School FCCLA.

•September 20, 2023•

ALAH and Sullivan FCCLA attended a “IL FCCLA Section 7 Fall Conference” in Charleston on Wednesday, September 13. Three students from Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School attended along with adviser, Ginger Voegel. 8 students from Sullivan High School attended along with adviser Kali Taylor. FCCLA members from seven area schools made up the 75+ participants at the event. Members in attendance from ALAH were Perla Juarez-cuevas, Logan Burgin and Samantha Vanmeter. Read More