•March 28, 2018•

By Mike Brothers

Jalon A. Warren, 18, of Sullivan appeared in Moultrie County Circuit Court Tuesday, March 27 and was charged with making a terrorist threat.

The Honorable Judge Hugh Finson presided with Moultrie County Assistant State’s Attorney Tracy Weaver charging that Warren allegedly was responsible for two notes hanging in a Sullivan High School restroom which threatened a bombing at the school on March 23.

Judge Finson explained the charge was a Class X Felony carrying a 6-30 year Illinois Department of Correction sentence plus three years’ supervised mandatory release if convicted.  Read More

Photo by R. R. Best
Sullivan Supt. of Schools Ted Walk drags his less than cooperative donkey downcourt while SHS classroom aide Craig Toler hangs on to his ride during last week’s P.T.O. sponsored Donkey Basketball fund raiser.

•March 28, 2018•

Sullivan Elementary School held Donkey Basketball at Sullivan High School Thursday, March 22. Four teams participated in the fund-raising event with Sullivan Elementary School Team 1 giving a big HeeHaw to the other teams.

Volunteer support staff of  SES teachers and PTO members participated in the event by announcing, keeping score, scooping poop, selling spirit merchandise and 50/50 tickets and working admission games.

More than 500 tickets were sold for the event. Kids in attendance received donkey ears to wear and could participate in free donkey rides during intermission. Buckeye Donkey Ball from Ohio provided donkeys for the event.

The winning team: SES team #1 - Cassie Becker, Drew Campbell, Kurt Friese, Sara Boyer, Kelli Rarick, Don Typer, Erik Young, and Amber Saul. Read More

Photo by R.R. Best
Sullivan Chief of Police Jim Waggoner directs students a safe distance from Sullivan schools with city administrator Dan Flannell in background joining teachers, additional city employees and first responders to help keep the situation under control last Friday afternoon.

•March 28, 2018•

A threatening note led to early dismissal of Sullivan Schools for Easter break Friday. No credible threat was discovered with the responsible student taken into custody.

According to a press release from Supt. Ted Walk a note was discovered Friday, March 23, indicating a possible bomb threat to Sullivan High School. The credibility of the threat could not be immediately determined, and Sullivan schools dismissed students starting at 1:15 p.m.

Students were relocated to the American Legion and Sullivan Civic Center for parent reunification.

Law enforcement and school administration conducted a search of the buildings and grounds, and no evidence of a bomb was found.   Read More

•March 21 2018•

Neil Bryan of Sullivan was appointed to the Moultrie County Board by chairman Dave McCabe at the regular March 15 meeting.

Bryan replaces Ron White, who recently stepped down after 15 years on the board. Bryan, who was sworn in by County Clerk Georgia England took his place with the board. He was assigned to serve on the Moultrie County Health Department Board; Public Health and Safety and Personnel and Election committees. Bryan will serve until the Nov. general election when the seat is up for a two year term.

“It will take some time for me to get up to speed, but I look forward to serving the county,” Bryan said of his board appointment.

Laurrie Minor of Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development and Sarah Haslett of the U. S Corp of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville reported on the tourism outreach partnership between the Corp and Sullivan. Read More

Photo by Mike Brothers
Students at Sullivan Middle School and High School left classes for about 20 minutes last Wednesday in memory of the students who died in the Parkland, Fla shooting earlier this month. Some 33 students observed the 15 minute nationwide observation.

•March 21 2018•

By Mike Brothers

At 10 a.m. Wednesday March 14, one month after the Parkland, Fla school shootings, students from Sullivan Middle School and high school gathered at the flagpole to honor those killed in school shootings over the past few years.

“It’s a shame that we have to do this in an effort to save the lives of students who are just trying to get an education,” a SHS student commented on the walkout requesting tighter gun controls.  Read More