Map overlay courtesy Kirk Real Estate
Burdick Subdivision offers nine lots ranging from one acre to three acres southeast of Sullivan.

•April 18, 2018•

With the final plat approval by the city of Sullivan Darin Burdick is opening a new residential subdivision in the southeast section of the city.

“I wasn’t really looking to start a subdivision,” Burdick, local farmer and apartment owner said, “but the city has a need, and they have been really good to work with me.”

Of the 99 acres Burdick owns, the nine lots he is offering are at least one acre each and will have complete city utilities.

The property is staked and subdivided with Kirk Real Estate the handling agent for Burdick who is asking $35,000 per lot.

“Those building will have convenants similar to most subdivisions,” Burdick said, noting he realizes being five miles from the lake may attract people with boats so he has made provisions for up to 1500 sq. ft. outbuildings for boat storage. Read More

Scholarships Presented May 2

•April 18, 2018•

By Mike Brothers

Sullivan Community Unit 300 school board learned that 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 is high school graduation on the football field if weather permits.

High school principal Erik Young also reported that awards presentations will be split between an evening session Wednesday, May 2 for scholarship presentations and in school student recognition day Wednesday, May 9.

Supt. Ted Walk presented the amended tentative budget which will be available for viewing until the public hearing on June 11. He noted removing contingencies and shifting some fund designations have all areas of the budget in the black with an anticipated $84,000 surplus.

Personnel actions include Craig Toler employed as high school physical education teacher due to the resignation of William Manning. (BS+0) He is currently special education aide and volunteer assistant basketball coach. Read More

Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Chris Tippit and Christmas shoe boxes for children.

Reflects Love of Children and Community 

•April 11, 2018•

By Ellen Ferrera
for the News Progress

The Findlay High School Alumni Association bestowed its Distinguished Alumni Award to Chris Eadie Tippit for her work with children and in community service.

“I never wanted or expected recognition for my work. I have simply done what God called me to do,” Tippit said,

She was born and raised in Findlay and has always had a love of children and people. After graduating from Eastern Illinois University, she taught for 37 years in Beecher City/Shumway, Pana, Tower Hill and Findlay. She and her husband, Fred, have a blended family of nine children and are further blessed with 24 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

The story doesn’t end there, however. Chris started bringing home struggling children to tutor them individually. The Tippit family became foster parents to 42  children over a 20 year period. Read More

Photo furnished
Original OVHS Art student designs on Vans shoes.

•April 4, 2018•

Okaw Valley art students designed Vans for the Custom Culture Contest.

The design team of seniors Hannah Landreth, Natalie Jeffers, Danielle Lochbaum, sophomores Isaac Tipsword, Jeramiah Wood, Emileah Drake and freshman Caiden Hansen developed a custom shoe design for the 2018 Vans Custom Culture Contest.

OVHS artists including seniors Kaytlyn Hinton and Kyra Jackson, junior Jewel Smith and freshman Olivia Whitney painted the shoes. The art classes are taught by Jeni Yantis.  Read More

•April 4, 2018•

By Ariana Cherry
for the News Progress

National Library Week kicks off April 8 and runs through Monday, April 14. Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan has plenty of plans to celebrate and thank patrons.

Cookies and donuts will be served daily throughout the week, and fines on overdue books will be waived.

There will be a seed library that allows patrons to bring in seeds that they cannot use and check out seeds they would like to use- such as flowers, fruits and vegetables.

On Tuesday evening, April 10 at 6:30 pm, poet and author Ariana R Cherry presents, “Rhymes Climbing Through Time.” She will explain the history of poetry, its use for communication and tell about some of the poets who have inspired her such as Shel Silverstein, Robert Frost and Edgar Allen Poe.  Read More