Photo by Keith Stewart
Jacksons Donates
Jackson Family of Dealerships recently donated $500 to the Sullivan Youth Baseball League as part of the national Chevrolet Youth Baseball program. Pictured, left, is Sullivan Youth Baseball president Dale Smith, and, right, Drew Danalewich, Jackson’s general sales manager.
The Bethany Celebration Committee is requesting entries for both the upcoming talent and Miss Bethany contests.
The talent show will take place the evening of Friday, June 20. Contestants or at least half of all groups must hail from Bethany or be students in the Okaw Valley School district. There will be two categories, solos and groups, as well as two age divisions, 4-14 and 15-adult. Read More
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OVHS Prom Court
With the theme “A Caribbean Night”, the 2014 Okaw Valley High School Jr/Sr Prom will be held May 3 at the Lion’s Center in Mt. Zion. Pictures will be from 6- 7 p.m. with dinner starting at 6:30. Coronation will begin at 7:45 and the dance will be from 8-11 p.m. King and Queen candidates include (front) Kaylee Foran, Sami Carter, Shelby Dash, Emily Scott, (back) Alex Sims, Kainan Bushert, Luke Anstrom and (not pictured) Dylan Kidd.
Photo by RR Best
Checking the Bounty
Area children check out their earnings following the Sullivan Fire Department Easter Egg Hunt Sunday afternoon. To read who won bikes and baskets, click here.
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Sullivan National Honor Society
Pictured is the ‘13-’14 SHS National Honor Society which recently inducted new members. First row, left to right: Rachel Stutzman, Alex Davison, Liam Bechtold, Emily Neuhauser, Brittin Boyer, Elissa Stewart, Maggie Plank, and April Shuman. Second row: Baylee Cohan, Christina Brown, Keaton Shumard, Dakota Clayton, Dylan Hart, and Drew Harris. Third row: Sponsor John Bertetto, Haylie Payton, Emmalee Hortenstine, Charlie Emel (new), Tori Floyd, Carlin Nuzzo (new), Liz Inman (new), Emily Stutzman (new), Alex Harvey, and sponsor Jamie Woodcock. Fourth row: Zac Mayberry, Alyssa Klukis, Shawn Cody, Zane Uphoff (new), Ross Metzger (new), Ryan Baker (new), Adam White (new), Evan Barker (new), and Brent Mauck. Fifth row: Patrick Hogan, Ethan Lehman, Adam Davis, Travis Hanson, Layne McMahon, Dale Corbin, and Keegan Kruckeberg. Not Pictured: Mollie Bowman
Frustrations flare up in special meeting
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
The Sullivan City Council effectively postponed plans to repave the square and nearby side streets a week ago Monday amid concerns over the project’s bid specs.
After raising questions in their March 24 regular meeting, from which Streets and Public Improvements commissioner Monty LeCrone was absent, a special meeting was then held on April 4, so as to have LeCrone clear up the supposed deficiencies in his bid proposal. Read More
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Sullivan school administrators and staff leave the high school Tuesday morning and head north on Main Street in search of a female student who had gone missing around 10 a.m. The student was later found safe by a resident volunteering in the search effort.
Found within two hours by local resident
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
A female student at Sullivan Elementary School went missing briefly Tuesday morning before being found on the west end of town.
According to Sullivan police chief John Love, the approximately 10-year old girl was originally seen running out the east doors of the school around 10 a.m. Tuesday. Sullivan PD were then contacted by the school to help in locating the child. Officer Andrew Pistorious was then dispatched. The girl’s father, who lives near the school, was contacted by both Pistorious and Sullivan superintendent Brad Tuttle. Love then notified all city utility workers, providing a description of the girl, in the event they came across a similar child. Read More
Organizational meeting held two weeks ago, Wednesday
by Joash Tiarks
Bethany Reporter
Two weeks ago Wednesday, a small group of parents, staff, and students gathered in the Okaw Valley High School Ag classroom to initiate the process of forming an FFA Alumni Association.
Aspen Cassady, now in her second year as the ag instructor at the high school, had planned this meeting since her first day on the job. The National FFA Organization and the National FFA Alumni Association have played a pivotal role in her own career development in the agricultural field, and Cassady says she wanted to see the same opportunities made available to as many students as possible in the community. Read More
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Busterball Winners
Pictured is the first grade first place trophy winners from the Sullivan Blue Dolphin Busterball Tournament held March 29: Addison Stollard, Mason Booker, Claire Welch, Rhett Lehman, Gareth Coffer, and Elise Fleming. For full tournament results, click here.
Funding from area counties to remain the same
by Barry Featheringill
Sullivan Reporter
At the monthly Moultrie County Board meeting Central Illinois Public Transit Program (CIPT) Director Dennis Shiley, spoke to the board regarding the intergovernmental agency agreement and annual ordinance to fund CIPT in Moultrie County.
“Our budget is down by $75,000 from last year,” noted Shiley. “Unfortunately the state and federal government did not give us (CIPT) any increase, but the funding from each of the six counties in the Shelby grantee area will remain the same and there will be no changes in service.” Read More