SOV Football Scores Against W-L
•September 20, 2017• The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team dropped its fourth straight game of the season to Warrensburg-Latham, Friday. … Read More
Sullivan Girls’ Tennis Defeats Eisenhower
•September 20, 2017• The Sullivan girls’ tennis team defeated Eisenhower 8-1 at Fairview Park in Decatur Saturday. The Redskins swept the single matches. … Read More
County Offers Real Estate at Tax Sale
•September 20, 2017• Moultrie County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2013 and prior real estate taxes. The County, as Trustee, will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer approximately four items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed bids must be in the Moultrie County treasurer’s office located in the Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main Street — Suite 10 in Sullivan, Illinois 61951 no later than the close of business on October 6, 2017. … Read More
Local Artist Completes Decatur Mural Project
•September 20, 2017• Sullivan artist Nick Beery will complete the third of three downtown murals in Decatur this week. This mural for the Decatur Mural Project in 2017 will be at the 200 block of W. Main St. in Decatur (east wall facing parking lot). Beery is a freelance artist and owner/founder/creative director of Beery Method. The design for the mural is made up of a series of light, medium, and dark shapes and based on a mathematical expression/pattern structure known as the golden spiral. The golden spiral is found in nature everywhere from nautilus shells and leaves to the arms of galaxies. … Read More
Thinking About Health
Hospitals May Get Accredited Even With Poor, Unsafe Care •September 20, 2017• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Earlier this year an Illinois woman sent an email telling me of the poor care her husband received at a large Chicago hospital. After six weeks of fighting for his life, he died. “I wish you could see his records and all the infections and surgeries he had,” she told me. “I’ve been wanting to do something about the care he got and just didn’t know who to go to.” I return to this topic from time to time because everyone … Read More
Sullivan Schools Approve Balanced Budget
PARCC/MAP Test Complete By Mike Brothers Sullivan schools approved the 2017-2018 budget with Supt. Ted Walk noting the net budget was balanced and District #300 would end the fiscal year June 2018 with $25,000 in the black. In the budget summary education begins the fiscal year with a $3,645,588 fund balance, anticipating $3,527,948 in state resources included in the $7,458,329 in revenues. Expenses in education are expected at $7,518,893, resulting in a $35,488 deficit with the education fund showing a $3,549,536 balance June 30, 2018. Operations and maintenance receipts are budgeted at $957,169 while expenses are expected at $1,008,059 for … Read More
Obituaries 9-20-2017: Gail Craycroft
Gail Craycroft Gail L. Craycroft, 57, of Sullivan, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home. … Read More
Obituaries 9-20-2017: Scott Morrow
Scott Morrow Robert Scott Morrow, 70, of Jeffersonville, Indiana, formerly of Sullivan, passed away Monday September 4, 2017 in his residence. A memorial visitation will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday September 23 in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. The family requests casual attire. Private family burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: What is Really Going on with Football?
•September 20, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist American football is at its zenith in terms of money and hype. The game dominates the airwaves on weekends, and now throughout the week as well. Big college programs are building Taj mahal-like locker rooms for their pampered, but unpaid, players. Katy, TX (pop. 14,000) just opened a $72 million high school stadium! But under the glitzy surface, the game is apparently dying. Moms are killing it. My local rural high school, long an area football powerhouse, mustered only seven freshmen for the team this fall. No more freshman football games. … Read More
Lady Redskin Golf Has Busy Week
•September 20, 2017• Sullivan girls’ golf competed three meets this past week. The Redskins defeated St. Teresa and hosted Mt. Zion at Southside Country Club Thursday. Addison Darush was meet medalist. The three counting scores were Alexis Britton, Irie Dulin, and Esther Miller. Sullivan also competed against host Pana and Charleston at the Pana Country Club. … Read More