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Kiwanis Bedding Collection Saturday

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At Jackson/Hamilton Intersection 

•April 27, 2016•

The Sullivan Kiwanis Club bedding collection drive is at the corner of Jackson and Hamilton streets 10 a.m-noon Saturday, April 30.

Located at the northeast corner lot, Kiwanians will be on hand to accept new and slightly used bedding for donation to those in Sullivan with a need.

“There is help for struggling families with food and other essentials,” Sullivan Kiwanis treasurer Marci Thompson said. “More people than we realize simply can’t afford bedding.”

She explained this is a part of the Kiwanis mission serving the children of the world.  Read More

Old Boiler Goes

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Photo by Mike Brothers Old Boiler Goes The 60 year old 35,000 pound steam boiler that heated both the high school and middle school was removed by Henson Robinson Co. April 26 with a little help from Custom Crane Service. Director of Maintenance Kevin Landrus explained the 4 million BTU boiler had become unreliable and was inefficient. The high school and middle school will each have new systems with twice the efficiency and comfort as part of the HVAC systems upgrade in Sullivan schools over the summer.

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Old Boiler Goes
The 60 year old 35,000 pound steam boiler that heated both the high school and middle school was removed by Henson Robinson Co. April 26 with a little help from Custom Crane Service. Director of Maintenance Kevin Landrus explained the 4 million BTU boiler had become unreliable and was inefficient. The high school and middle school will each have new systems with twice the efficiency and comfort as part of the HVAC systems upgrade in Sullivan schools over the summer.

Lady Redskins face Meridian

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Photo by Darian Hays Lady Redskins face Meridian Madison Wall threw a very good game and kept the Lady Redskins in the game, but fell to a very good Meridian team 6-1. Hitters faced an all-conference pitcher and didn’t have a great deal of success, but they kept battling until the end scoring one run and having the bases loaded in the 7th inning. The JV game went a little better with a 5-1 win. Abby Elzy pitched great.

Photo by Darian Hays
Lady Redskins face Meridian
Madison Wall threw a very good game and kept the Lady Redskins in the game, but fell to a very good Meridian team 6-1. Hitters faced an all-conference pitcher and didn’t have a great deal of success, but they kept battling until the end scoring one run and having the bases loaded in the 7th inning. The JV game went a little better with a 5-1 win. Abby Elzy pitched great.

Windsor Man Injured Following Planter Crash

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•April 20, 2016•

A thirty two year old Windsor man was transported to Carle Hospital following a head on crash into the rear of a planter on Highway 32 Tuesday afternoon.

Macon County Chief Deputy Gary Carroll said that the Toyota RAV driven by Seth Polk was shredded beyond recognition after driving headon into the yellow planter being pulled south while he was traveling south on Rte 32 about a mile from the Bruce-Findlay road.

First transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln then to Carle Hosptial in Champaign, Polk managed to escape with a back injury.

The Moutlrie County Sheriff’s Department noted charges are pending further investigation, once Polk in released from the hospital.

Finding Greenhill Cemetery Spaces

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Photo by Mike Brothers Using Sullivan’s existing Geographic Information Service (GIS) City Clerk Monte Johnson created a computer application for locating sites at Greenhill Cemetery.

•April 20, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

The city of Sullivan has been able to use existing Geographic Information Services to help find spaces in Greenhill Cemetery.

GIS coordinator and city clerk Monte Johnson has spent the past three years building a user friendly application to find spaces in the city-owned cemetery without leaving your home computer.

After getting on the city of Sullivan website, in the center of the page is a cemetery photo with the Greenhill Cemetery Viewing Application—click there.

Once you are on the Greenhill page you may search for the desired burial plots by name of the person or by the section and space number if a person has a deed. The application will then direct you to the location within the cemetery.

Johnson noted if a person has accurate GIS on their cell phone or tablet the GIS locator will take them within a few feet of the cemetery space.

This user friendly system didn’t appear overnight, and the process of getting every space in the cemetery into a mapping application has slowed in the older sections where little accurate information is available. Read More

Telephones and Security Systems Eyed by School Board

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•April 20, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

An aging telephone system that is growing more inoperable with new technology and a lack of coverage with security cameras prompted the Sullivan School District to look at a way to finance new systems.

A proposed amendment for a health life safety project to replace existing security cameras and telephone systems was approved by the school board at the April 11 meeting.

Superintendent Brad Tuttle explained the amendment to the existing health life safety request was a first step to finding out whether the proposed projects qualify.

Recommended are replacement of existing telephone systems with Voice Over Internet Protocol (VCIP) throughout the elementary, middle and high school buildings, which includes complete installion and five year support.

Tuttle noted all phones will have 9-1-1 emergency call capability, improving communication speed in emergency situations.

The existing security camera system has limited coverage. The new security systems adds 19 cameras to Sullivan Middle School, nine cameras to Sullivan Elementary School and five new security cameras to Sullivan High School. Read More

WHS Prom Court 2016

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Photo furnished WHS Prom Court 2016 Windsor High School Prom Court: Back Row L to R: King candidates Zach Caywood, Tristan Warner, and Tyler Kemper. Front Row L to R: Queen candidates Breana Wiltermood, Autumn Bennett, and Raquel Jackson. Windsor High School will host prom April 30 at Mason Point Knights Hall in Sullivan. Coronation will be held at 7:30 p.m., and the dance will follow until 11 p.m. The theme is Rustic Romance.

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WHS Prom Court
2016 Windsor High School Prom Court: Back Row L to R: King candidates Zach Caywood, Tristan Warner, and Tyler Kemper. Front Row L to R: Queen candidates Breana Wiltermood, Autumn Bennett, and Raquel Jackson. Windsor High School will host prom April 30 at Mason Point Knights Hall in Sullivan. Coronation will be held at 7:30 p.m., and the dance will follow until 11 p.m. The theme is Rustic Romance.

Moultrie County Board Green Lights Early Liquor Sales

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•April 20, 2016•

Moultrie County Board members gave the green light to 6 a.m. liquor sales and granted land use changes for portable building manufacturing at the April 14 meeting.

Liquor commission chair David McCabe presented the 6 a.m. liquor sales proposal effective with the next license renewals, which was approved unanimously.

The combined Class J liquor license fee was limited to $1000 maximum; previously individual $750 fees were charged to same locations containing two liquor licenses.

Special event licenses were approved for “T-1” for wine for Vine LLC and Tuscan Hills Winery. The Hob Nob Back Forty Market at the Great Pumpkin Patch is the special event location May 20 and 21. All motions were approved.

Planning and zoning chair Todd Maxedon presented a variety of requests: Special mobile home use permit for Jason Stroud and variance to build 10 feet from west property line was granted.

Glen Chupp’s request to C-1 from A-1 for a bulk foods shop and portable building manufacturing location, and build variances were granted.

Wilmer Herschberger was granted to rezone to C-1 from A-1 for manufacturing portable buildings. Read More

Wilborn Creek Road Project Rehab Set for Early May

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Photo by Mike Brothers This Wilborn Creek Road crossroads will be realigned for safety to remove a sudden jog which can catch drivers by surprise as part of the summer project.

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This Wilborn Creek Road crossroads will be realigned for safety to remove a sudden jog which can catch drivers by surprise as part of the summer project.

•April 20, 2016•

The Moultrie County Highway Department is announcing a road rehabilitation project to improve the roadway smoothness and safety on County 5/16 (Wilborn Creek Road, CR 625E).

Work is tentatively scheduled to begin May 2 and is anticipated to be completed in September.

The project begins south of the Illinois Central Railroad at Illinois Route 121 and extends southward approximately 3.7 miles.

Included is the replacement of across road culverts (which will cause periodic road closures), pavement removal and replacement south of the Wilborn Creek Access Road. Read More

For Those Who Served Before Them

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Photo by Mike Brothers Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Color Guard from left: James Darnell, George Selby, Bob Sims, Ed Riley, Charles Bragg, Mike Gross, (the Memorial) then Mike Black, Mac Bond, Mike Keown, Jon Garvin, Marty Reynolds, Richard Murphy and Nathan Selby.

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Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Color Guard from left: James Darnell, George Selby, Bob Sims, Ed Riley, Charles Bragg, Mike Gross, (the Memorial) then Mike Black, Mac Bond, Mike Keown, Jon Garvin, Marty Reynolds, Richard Murphy and Nathan Selby.

•April 13, 2016•

By Mike Brothers

They perform their duty, then return to daily routines: the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Color Guard has always been there.

Since January 1, the Color Guard has put on their uniforms, grabbed their rifles and gathered their flags to perform military rites for 11 of their brothers and sisters in arms who have passed away so far this year.

What is becoming a challenge for the American Legion Color Guard now, with 23 active members, is getting others to join the group,

Nathan Selby is a 27-year-old father of a three-year old daughter, who works for ADM in Decatur and is a volunteer with the Sullivan Fire Dept.

Selby is an Army veteran of Afghanistan who has found the time to be a Color Guard. “I remember how those who came back from Vietnam were mistreated,” Selby said, noting when he returned from his Army tour, he wanted to get involved.

“What military rites show is respect for those who came before us,” he concluded.

Marty Reynolds is 75 and retired from the Air Force along with his wife who is an active American Legion member. He is responsible for flag presentation to the survivors, which signals the 21 gun salute. Read More