by Ariana Cherry
Arthur/Sullivan Reporter
A proposed tentative tax levy increase was presented to the Arthur-Lovington school board Wednesday, November 13. This year’s EAV was estimated at $131,750,000 while last year’s total was $126,298, 911. An increase of 4.3% was calculated, but the board passed a 3.76 % increase which would avoid a truth and taxation hearing. Read More
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A Sullivan police officer waves traffic back away from the Asa Creek bridge in Sullivan Sunday after heavy downpours caused flash flooding.
Though scattered and infrequent damage is still sustained
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Sunday’s storm, which was responsible for approximately 80 reports of tornadoes including those near the Altamont, Tuscola, and Gifford areas, left Moultrie County, by comparison, in relatively good shape.
Nonetheless, parts of the county did suffer extensive damage from what is generally believed as straight line winds. Read More
First quarter honor rolls for Moultrie County schools have been announced.
Lovington Grade School
Three eighth graders, five seventh graders, two six graders and one fifth grader received “A” honors for the first quarter at Lovington Grade School. They include Madison Brown, Janette Comstock and Samuel Renfro, eighth grade; Hunter Day, Ciara Emrick, Sean Evans, Katelyn Gingerich and Taylor Powell, seventh grade; Natalie Lambdin and Kenli Nettles, sixth grade and Tatjana Mehmen, fifth grade. Read More
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Sullivan Singers Present...
The Sullivan Singers will perform “Catch Me If You Can” the musical, at the Little Theatre on the Square beginning Friday. It will run through Sunday with one daily performance each day. The musical will begin at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the performance’s start.
Tickets are available from any Singers member or at the First National Bank. For more information, contact Sullivan High School at 728-8311 or email Connie Mulligan at mulliganc@sullivan.k12.il.us.
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Ribbon Cutting
Cathrine’s Custom Framing and Gallery had its ribbon cutting Friday, October 25. The local business relocated to 9 West Jefferson in Sullivan.
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The new Moultrie County Health Department officially broke ground Tuesday morning. Among the several guests on hand were (pictured left to right) state senator Chapin Rose, county board vice chairman Ron White, chairman Richard McCabe, MCHD director Angela Hogan, and state rep. Adam Brown.
$900,000 building to include much needed extra space
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
The Moultrie County board officially accepted a bid last month, giving the green light for the new health department building, which is to be constructed just south of Frontier and just east of the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan.
The county received six bids and ultimately chose family-owned Building Systems of Illinois. Read More
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SES fifth grader Zoey Walton shakes Francis Drummond Jr.’s hand after he spoke to her class about his experiences in the military and life.
Fifth grade class learns about Navy and
excellence from veteran
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Just a kid of the countryside, Francis Marian Drummond Jr. willingly enlisted in the Navy on a Saturday in January of 1952 but only after his older brother Everett told him of the realities that would lie in store for him if he was drafted into the Army.
“I changed the plans,” said Drummond, who did in fact bypass the draft, which he would have otherwise soon experienced at the age of 19. “He told me that the last place I wanted to sleep in was a hole in the ground, so the next day my friend and I enlisted.”
Drummond’s brother had served in the Army during WWII after being drafted, joining several of the family’s relatives in service to the country, including his uncle Walter, his father’s youngest brother, who died during WWI. Drummond’s father, Francis Sr. had also served in WWI in the army as did another uncle–Bertram. Read More
Six additional bays to be completed by next November
by Barry Featheringill
Sullivan Reporter
After years of packing vehicles and equipment into a tight space consisting of five bays, the Sullivan Fire District is finally moving forward with construction to add six additional bays, making for a much roomier firehouse.
The 8,100 square feet addition will be added onto the south side of the current building at a cost of $760,687.25. Read More
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Halloween Parade
The Hills family is seen here with their little Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, which earned them one of the seven top finishes at the AmBuCs Halloween Parade last Thursday. Due to the rain, the parade was moved inside to the Sullivan High School gymnasium. To see more photos from the parade, visit our Facebook page.
Earn performance award for 12th year
by Jake Dilley
Reporting in Sullivan
Sullivan Schools have gone above and beyond to receive the SchoolSearch 2013 Bright Star Award for the 12th time in the last 13 years.
This year, Sullivan joined 90 other Illinois school districts (out of 866 districts) in receiving the Bright Star Award, which looks at districts whose students’ academic performance ranks in the upper one third of Illinois school districts but whose expenditure per pupil ranks in the lower one-fourth of Illinois school districts for the previous school year. Read More