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Senior Hayden Cole, son of Cary and Karyn Cole, has been named Windsor High School’s September student of the month. He is involved in baseball, basketball, physics club, WYSE, student council, and is the FFA President. After graduation from high school, he plans to play baseball while attending Lake Land College.
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The second annual Lovington Beautiful Baby Pageant was held this past weekend. The winners were (from left to right): Baby Boy under 1– Blayne Hill of Lovington, son of Justin and Stacy Hill. Baby Girl 1 year old–Presley Stillabower of Lovington, daughter of Brittanie Clapp. Baby Boy 1 year old–Henry Tate of Paris, son of Amanda and Eric Tate and grandson of Cindy Bruce. Baby Boy 2 year old–Bryson Hill of Lovington, son of Justin and Stacy Hill. Baby Girl 3 year old–Teagan Murphy of Lovington, daughter of Wyatt and Tiara Murphy. Also in attendance were 2013 Miss Lovington Brittany Rader, 2013 Little Miss Lovington Brynlee Moore, and 2013 Jr. Miss Lovington Janette Comstock.
Also agrees to make part-time officer full-time
by Florence Hallford
Lovington Reporter
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In a special meeting called for October 15, the village of Lovington swore in new board member Jim McMahan and changed officer Jay Clark from part-time police officer to full-time, pending completion of required courses.
There have been many changes to the board over the past year as three board members and a village president stepped down from their position. The most recent was Dave Eckel, whose service on the board was brief.
Candidates to fill the vacated position were discussed in closed session at the board meeting October 7. Tony Tedrick, the only candidate to be present at the meeting, was a strong consideration.
Tuesday’s special meeting, however, presented a different candidate. Jim Minor nominated Jim McMahan, stating that he showed interest and volunteered for the position. All of McMahan’s legalities were in order, allowing him to be sworn in to the trustee position. Read More
Updates to alleviate flooding
by Florence Hallford
Lovington Reporter
For years, Lovington residents have been flooding the village hall with complaints about the rising waters during rainy seasons as the district’s aging and inadequate tiles, placed in 1916, became overwhelmed and backed up.
By 2000, the increasing surface and basement flooding resulted in thousands of dollars in damage and burdened the village of Lovington with costly cleanups.
But repairs on the system then began in 2005 with efforts made between Lovington’s Drainage District, the village of Lovington and the Moultrie County highway department. In 2006 and 2007, after aggressive inspection of the storm water drainage system, other solutions were sought to alleviate surface water. Read More
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The Windsor class of 2014 will host a Longaberger Binga Fundraiser November 9.
The event will be held at Windsor High School with doors opening at 5 p.m. and the games starting at 6 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now for $10; see a junior class member for tickets or call Jon Will at 459-2636. Tickets will be available at the door for $15. Some of the baskets for the fundraiser are medium entertaining basket, family tissue basket, large market basket, cake basket with small riser, tapered paper tray basket, and many more. All of the baskets will be stuffed with goodies. Refreshments and raffle tickets will also be for sale.
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Sullivan paramedic Kaleb Randol (background) and Sullivan Fire Captain Chris Wright (front) teach children about fire prevention last Thursday at Agri-Fab’s daycare as part of the nationwide fire prevention week.
Combined, two taxes bring in additional $40,000 over last FY
by Barry Featheringill
Sullivan Reporter
The Sullivan City Council received some good financial news from City Treasurer Myron Salmon Monday evening when he reported that both sales and income tax receipts were up from the previous fiscal year.
The analysis of sales and income tax receipts for fiscal year 2013/14 through September showed the sales tax receipts up $10,621 and income tax receipts up $30,111 over fiscal year 2012/13. Read More
Dementia patient opens window, exits room
by Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
An elderly woman residing at Mason Point and who suffered from dementia, was found dead Friday, October 4 after appearing to have exited out a window of the second floor of the Collins building, which houses those with Alzheimer’s and other similar degenerative diseases, according to Moultrie County deputy coroner Dave Reed and Chief Deputy Sheriff Chris Sims. Read More
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Pictured is this year’s Sullivan High School homecoming court attendants and candidates. Back row, from left to right: Griffin Sullivan, Senior Candidate, Drew Lehman, freshman attendant, Lilly Bales, sophomore attendant, Mackenzie Mosier, junior attendant, and Brock Cook, senior candidate. Front row are the remaining senior candidates: Devin Mosier, Nicola Grohler, Maggie Plank, Justine Risley, and Adam Davis. SHS began the homecoming festivities on Monday, and they will culminate with Saturday’s dance.
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A combine that was harvesting corn between Windsor and Gays caught fire Saturday afternoon, but no injuries were reported. The cause has yet to be determined.
According to Windsor Fire Chief Rick Allen, the combine belonged to Richard Phipps and was, in his opinion, a complete loss.
Upon realizing the combine was on fire, the driver abandoned the field in hopes of preventing any remaining crop from catching fire. The combine was driven across a roadway and two ditches into an adjacent soybean field that had previously been harvested.
The fire was contained within approximately 30 minutes, according to Allen.