Okaw Valley Baseball Shuts Out Three During Streak Week

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•April 18, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley baseball team stretched its winning streak to 10-0 to start the season by shutting out Cerro Gordo, Beecher City and Neoga this past week. In the three games OV outscored its opponents 40-0. The Timberwolves overwhelmed Cerro Gordo 15-0 in a 3-inning game. OV plated two in the first inning, eight in the second inning and five in the third inning and totaled 13 hits. Cody Drake, Trey Yarnell and Austin Harshman each recorded two hits. … Read More

First Community Bank of Moultrie County: “Your 5-Star Community Bank”

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•April 18, 2018• Bauer Financial, Coral Cables, Fla., the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating firm, is announcing that First Community Bank of Moultrie County in Sullivan has secured its highest, 5-Star rating. (a five star rating indicates the bank excels in areas of capital adequacy, profitability, asset quality and much more.) “A lot of things have changed since the Great Recession,” reflects Karen L. Dorway, president of BauerFinancial. “Technology, in particular, has changed the way people bank, but it will never fireplace a bank’s knowledge of its customers. Community banks, like First Community Bank of Moultrie County, have the upper hand … Read More

Hatchets Come Back From First Loss

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•April 18, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports It was bound to happen. After 10-straight wins, the Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team suffered its first and second loss of the season. Despite losing to Flora and a heartbreaker to Charleston, the Hatchets knocked off Altamont and Teutopolis this week. “This week was a great opportunity to face four quality teams and experience adversity,” said WSS coach Craig Moffett. “We responded well for the most part. It also shows us how important each pitch can be in close games and how important playing clean defense is to winning versus good teams.” Last Thursday, … Read More

Janette Comstock Named Shuman Memorial Scholarship Winner

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•April 18, 2018• Janette Comstock of Lovington, has been named recipient of the 2018 Charles B. Shuman Memorial Scholarship sponsored by the Moultrie County Farm Bureau. Comstock is the daughter T.G. and Dawn Redfern. She is a senior at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond High School and plans to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to study business. … Read More

OVHS Athletes Recognized

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•April 18, 2018• Garrett Fritz and Natalie Jeffers were named JGTC athletes of the week. Fritz was the winning pitcher against Greenfield throwing an inning and two thirds and allowing two hits with five strikeouts, no walks and no runs. At the plate for the week he was 4-for-6 (.667) with four runs, a double, three stolen bases and a run batted in. Jeffers was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, a double, two home runs and five runs batted in from her leadoff spot in a 17-3 victory over CHBC. … Read More

Rotary Golf Outing Helps

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•April 18, 2018• The Sullivan Rotary Club will hold a golf outing at 11 a.m. Friday May 18 at the National Golf Course at Eagle Creek. This fundraiser will help with Rotary’s primary projects of funding the One Book One Sullivan program and Habitat for Humanity tree planting. One Book One Sullivan has been very successful in promoting literary and the joy of reading with local middle school students. Individual and team registrations may be sent to Susan Rauch, Moultrie County Beacon, 401 West Water St., Sullivan; Bradley Pullen, First Mid Bank & Trust, 200 South Hamilton, Sullivan, or Joe … Read More

Sullivan Board Sets Graduation, Hires Teachers

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Scholarships Presented May 2 •April 18, 2018• By Mike Brothers Sullivan Community Unit 300 school board learned that 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 20 is high school graduation on the football field if weather permits. High school principal Erik Young also reported that awards presentations will be split between an evening session Wednesday, May 2 for scholarship presentations and in school student recognition day Wednesday, May 9. Supt. Ted Walk presented the amended tentative budget which will be available for viewing until the public hearing on June 11. He noted removing contingencies and shifting some fund designations have all areas of … Read More

Jury Trial Sought in SHS Bomb Threat Case

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•April 18, 2018• The student accused of making a terrorist bomb threat at Sullivan High School will be allowed a bond reduction hearing Thursday, April 19. Jalon A. Warren appeared before the Hon. Judge Hugh Finson in Moultrie County court along with defense attorney Phillip Tibbs who made the request to reduce the $100,000 bond which has held the defendant in county jail since March 23.  … Read More

Acrylics on Birch Panels

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•April 18, 2018• The Sullivan Art Club will host its second workshop for the 2018 season 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, April 21 with an hour break for lunch. It will be held at the St. Columcille Church hall located at the east end of the church at the corner of W. Jackson and McClellan streets. There is a dedicated entrance adjacent to the parking lot. Returning artist Tom David will be leading participants in painting a still life on birch panels using acrylic paints. In addition, participants will be able to view some of his recent still life works and … Read More