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Shred Day & Food Drive

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•October 9, 2019•

CF&H Insurance, First Community Bank of Moultrie County & Sullivan Chamber & Economic Development would like to help you get your documents shredded locally. Shred-It will be providing an on-site shred truck during Oktoberfest from 9:00 am – Noon located in front of First Community Bank of Moultrie County to properly dispose of your documents.
Simply bring the items you need to have shredded to the location listed above along with a non-perishable item or paper product for the local food pantry, and we will have your documents properly destroyed.
You can even watch your items get shredded. Please do not bring items before the actual shred date.
We’re glad to help everyone in the community get their documents “cleaned up” and, at the same time, help our local food pantry get “stocked up.” We look forward to seeing you on October 19th.
*CF&H Insurance, First Community Bank of Moultrie County and Sullivan Chamber & Economic Development cannot be responsible for papers left unattended, so we ask that you stay until your documents are on the shred Truck.
For more information contact Linda Carlton Huber at 217/728-2323

City Wide Power Outage

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•October 9, 2019•

The City of Sullivan Electric Department will perform a city-wide outage, weather permitting, starting at midnight Saturday, October 26, 2019 for upgrades to the substation. The outage is estimated to last approximately 4 hours or until the project is completed.
Residents are welcome to sign up for E-Notify on the City of Sullivan website to receive future notifications from the City.

Sullivan Boys’ Golf Team Wins Regional Championship

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The Sullivan boys’ golf team poses with the championship plaque after winning the regional Monday.

•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan boys’ golf team is on a roll.
After finishing the season 26-0, the Redskins won the Central Illinois Conference meet for the third year in a row last Tuesday,
Sullivan followed that with a regional championship Monday.
To advance to the sectional meet, the Redskins won the Class A Okaw Valley Regional golf meet at Eagle Creek Golf Course with a score of 348. Read More

Tuscola Dominates Redskins in Homecoming Game

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Dillon Wallace crosses the goal line to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:05 left to play in the first quarter at Victory Field in Sullivan Friday night.

•October 9, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor

The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its Homecoming game against Tuscola 56-13 Friday night.
The Warriors scored first on a 49-yard run with 9:54 left in the opening period to take a 7-0 lead.
The Redskins tied the scored at seven with 5:05 left to play in the first quarter when Dillon Wallace punched in a 1-yard run.
From there, Tuscola rattled off the next 49 points.
Late in the fourth quarter, Luke Vanderburgh scored on a 1-yard run for SOV’s last six points.
SOV is scheduled to travel to Decatur on Friday to take on St. Teresa at 7 p.m.[/s2If]

ALAH Volleyball Drops Two in Heritage

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•October 9, 2019•
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond volleyball team dropped its first two matches in the inaugural Lincoln Prairie Conference Tournament at Heritage Monday night.
In pool play, the Knights lost to Cumberland 25-21, 25-19 and to host Heritage 25-13, 25-23.
Against Cumberland, Mackenzi Bowles led the team with nine kills to go with three kills.
Michaela Powell contributed two aces and 10 digs, while Alisha Frederick tallied six digs, two kills and two aces. Read More

County Board Plans to Give & Take Away

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•October 9, 2019•
By Mike Brothers

Moultrie County Board is planning to do some giving and taking away at the regula October meeting Thursday.
During three different committee meetings Oct. 2 a proposed hiring freeze would take away county office personnel decisions and a reorganization of animal control will take away Jan Haegen’s part time ESDA position.
The giving came upon recommendation of County Board Chairman Dave McCabe to create a new Department of Technology services and hire a department head at a $65,000 annual salary.
The full time position would have a courthouse office to handle IT issues as well as provide Geographic Information System GIS mapping services for the supervisor of assessments.
Personnel Committee members continued giving with the recommendation of $1500 annual increases for courthouse employees.
In addition to the regular increases, Chairman McCabe recommended bringing Supervisor of Assessments Lori Barringer’s salary to $53,045 as well as allow the supervisor to give one employee a $1000 bonus. Read More

Homecoming Parade 2019

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Homecoming Parade
Enthusiastic watchers gathered around the Sullivan square and along the parade route to view class floats on Friday. First responder equipment from the county, those celebrating class reunions including the SHS classes of 1959 and 1969 and a variety of civic organizations and politicians joined in. Above the Sullivan High School band kept the tempo lively during the route. There are more homecoming photos HERE.

OV Girls’ Cross Country Take Honors

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OV Girls’ Cross Country Take Honors
The Okaw Valley girls’ cross country team posed during the Lincoln Prairie Conference meet at Lake Land College Saturday. Sophomor Karlie Stauder finished fourth to earn All-Conference honors. The girls’ cross country team also placed fifth place out of 22 teams in the Decatur Fest.The Timberwolves are set to enter the Cumberland Invitational Saturday.

Students Explore Controversial Topics In Letters to the Editor

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Letter Writers from the back left: Anna Mathias, Arabella Dudley, Jerralee Goad, Drew Rogers, Ian Plank, Noah Bates.  Front left: Carley Towle, Mallory Nichols, Brea Farris, Taylor Orris, Carsyn Seeley.

•October 9, 2019•

Letters to the editor written by Cami Badman’s honors English juniors at Sullivan High School explored controversial subjects with a maturity and logic that should be envied by adults.
Badman opened the school year challenging 24 students in two classes to present well rounded arguments for controversial subjects in letters to the editor.
Throughout history letters to newspapers on important local topics have crafted public opinion into pivotal changes in society.
In a age of electronic dominance and sound bite arguments, exploring topics in depth brought some interesting and convincing results.
Students explored a wide range of topics ranging from discontinuing the penny to gun control.
“The students had to select a topic and take a stance finding evidence from reliable sources,” Badman said of the assignment. Read More