Photo by R. R. Best
Bethany Crash
A passenger was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital by Bethany Ambulance following a 5:53 p.m. crash Friday. Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept. responded to the accident at the intersection of West North Street and N. Jefferson in Bethany. According to the department accident report a 2004 Grand Prix driven by Michael Patterson of Bethany was traveling at a high rate of speed on N. Jefferson and failed to stop at the intersection. Patterson’s car hit the passenger side of a 2000 Lexus RX300 driven by Tristin Carr of Chatham. The Lexus hit a utility pole and came to rest in a neighbor’s yard. Carr’s passenger Savannah Gibbons of Bethany was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with Sullivan Ambulance Service transporting Patterson and Carr for examination. Patterson was ticketed for driving too fast for conditions and failing to stop at the intersection.
Above Bethany Fire and Rescue team members Rob Martz and Rebecca Corwin work to release crash victims.

Photo furnished. OV Student Council Attends State Conference The Okaw Valley Student Council attended the State Conference in Springfield. The members were able to go to seminars, participated in team building activities, and networked with other schools. Pictured from right) Paige Robinson, Hannah Landreth, Chloe Ryherd, Kami Landreth, Kate Jeffers, Sydney Hagerman, Bella Benning, and Natalie Jeffers.

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WHS 2018 Prom Royalty
Windsor High School crowned their Prom royalty on Saturday, May 5th. Pictured Front row (L to R): Crown bearer Addisyn Clark, 2018 Prom Queen Kasey Bean, 2018 Prom King Gavin Bennett, and Crown bearer Toby Bennett. Back row: Queen Candidates Mackenzee Hooten and Morgan Lesko, and King Candidates Dalton Armes and Gage Sattler.

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SHS Prom court
Sullivan High School prom was held Saturday, April 21 with Lizzie Green crowned queen and Andrew Matlock king. Pictured from left: Tanner Tarr, Zdenek Roza, Jordan Bassett. King Andrew Matlock, 2017 king Nicholas Carroll, 2017 queen Shelby Freeman, Queen Lizzie Green, Laine Cameron, Tate Fultz, Christina GIlbert, Montana Roberts, Blake Eller.

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Circuit Clerk Takes Oath
Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Beth Pruitt was officially sworn in by Moultrie County Sixth Judicial Circuit Judge Hugh Finson at 8:30 Tuesday, May 1. Circuit Clerk Pruitt will run for the unexpired term vacated by Democrat Cindy Braden, who accepted a position in the Adminstrative Office of the Illinois Court in Springfield. Attending were: Left to right Pam Jesse, Court Bailiff; John Pruitt; Marci Thompson - Treasurer; Beth Pruitt - Circuit Clerk; Georgia England - County Clerk; Jeff Waite - Administrative Assistant; Dan Flannell - City Administrator and former Chief Judge; Hon. Hugh Finson - Circuit Judge; and Leroy Seelhoffer - Court Bailiff.