•September 27, 2017•
Federal, State, Circuit Judge and Local candidates are circulating petitions seeking nomination to office in the March 20, 2018 General Primary Election. Successful candidates winning nomination will then be placed on the November 6, 2018 ballot for election. Read More
Photo by Mike Brothers
Sullivan Homecoming
Sullivan’s homecoming week parade featured a variety of floats like the one above with the future Redskins throwing candy to the parade audience on the square. The class of 1967 honored 50 years with a sock hop following the Friday night game.
Learns of OVHS/Corp Coop
•September 20, 2017•
By Mike Brothers
The Moultrie County Board received a report on the Okaw Valley School/Corp of Engineers coop from OVHS agriculture teacher Wes Wise at the regular meeting Sept. 14.
Wise explained the national recognized coop with the Lake Shelbyville Corp of Engineers demonstrated student involvement throughout the district was the key to success. The OVHS coop program has 21 acres that include corn crops, plus bee pollination stations plus hundreds of volunteer hours from students to help prepare campgrounds for the limited Corp staff. Read More
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Pictured is local artist Nick Beery.
•September 20, 2017•
Sullivan artist Nick Beery will complete the third of three downtown murals in Decatur this week. This mural for the Decatur Mural Project in 2017 will be at the 200 block of W. Main St. in Decatur (east wall facing parking lot).
Beery is a freelance artist and owner/founder/creative director of Beery Method. The design for the mural is made up of a series of light, medium, and dark shapes and based on a mathematical expression/pattern structure known as the golden spiral. The golden spiral is found in nature everywhere from nautilus shells and leaves to the arms of galaxies. Read More
•September 20, 2017•
Moultrie County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2013 and prior real estate taxes.
The County, as Trustee, will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer approximately four items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed bids must be in the Moultrie County treasurer’s office located in the Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main Street — Suite 10 in Sullivan, Illinois 61951 no later than the close of business on October 6, 2017. Read More
PARCC/MAP Test Complete
By Mike Brothers
Sullivan schools approved the 2017-2018 budget with Supt. Ted Walk noting the net budget was balanced and District #300 would end the fiscal year June 2018 with $25,000 in the black.
In the budget summary education begins the fiscal year with a $3,645,588 fund balance, anticipating $3,527,948 in state resources included in the $7,458,329 in revenues. Expenses in education are expected at $7,518,893, resulting in a $35,488 deficit with the education fund showing a $3,549,536 balance June 30, 2018.
Operations and maintenance receipts are budgeted at $957,169 while expenses are expected at $1,008,059 for a $50,890 deficit. Fund balance June 30, 2018 is budgeted at $851,487. Read More
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“Flowers of the Forest” a traditional Scottish Highland bagpipes song, is played for first responders who passed away on 9/11/2011 by Oakland piper Paul Hinson at the Patriots Day observation held at Sullivan schools Monday, Sept. 11.
•September 20, 2017•
Monday, September 11 was Patriots Day and the 16th anniversary of the Twin Towers terrorist attack. A day that changed America forever.
Sixteen years later a generation of students who weren’t as yet born at that time wrestle with understanding what 9/11/2011 was all about.
Rebecca Lawson’s Mirror Images class at Sullivan High School has established a Patriot’s Day observance tradition that keeps the memory of that day alive.
For the past several years Mirror Image students have put together combined high school and middle school assemblies honoring local first responders and the memory of the 2997 people who died that day. Read More
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WHS Longaberger Binga
The Windsor class of 2018 will host a Longaberger Binga Fundraiser October 7 at Windsor High School. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the games start at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale now; see a senior class member for tickets or call Elizabeth Robison at 459-2636. Tickets will be available at the door. Refreshments, 50/50, and raffle items will also be for sale. Pictured Left to Right: Caitlin Welsh, Mikayla Haddock, Kasey Bean, and Morgan Lesko.
Petersen’s Appeal Approved
•September 20, 2017•
By Mike Brothers
Settling a tax dispute with the owners of Mason Point will cost some Moultrie County taxing bodies.
Supervisor of Assessments Lori Barringer explained the settlement for tax years 2013-2018 for the Petersen Health Care VIII LLC facility was based on a negotiated $5 million fair market value for the property with a new assessed value of $1,666,500.
Mason Point taxes for 2015 should be $153,303.30 including interest. With the reduced tax bill going back to tax years 2011 and 2012 Petersen will get tax refunds from Sullivan Schools, East Nelson Twp., Lake Land College, Sullivan Fire Dist., Moultrie County and East Nelson-Whitley MTA 2. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
SES Celebrates Grandparents
Sullivan Community Unit #300 schools celebrated grandparents’ night last week with students getting a chance to show off the progress they have made in class so far this school year. The evening schedule allowed more grandparents to attend while putting students in a more relaxed environment. In addition to classroom visits grandparents and students enjoyed the book fair set up in the gym.