SOV Track Teams Place in Two Meets

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•April 26, 2017• The Sullivan-Okaw Valley track and field team competed in two meets this past week. The Redskins placed ninth out of 15 team in the Tuscola Open last Friday. Natalie Drury high jumped 4 feet 8 inched for third place. The 4×100 relay team of Anna Wooters, Haley Rose, Laine Cameron and Ashlynd Risley placed second with a time of 55.86, and the 4×200 relay team of Wooters, Zoe Ray, Danielle Hill, Madalyne McPheeters placed third at 2:01. Cameron and Katherine Kite placed fifth in the 110 hurdles and long jump, respectively, with a time of 18.47 and … Read More

SFD Announces Egg Hunt Winners

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•April 26, 2017• Winners in the annual Sullivan Fire District sponsored Easter Egg Hunt in Wyman Park were named in six different age groups. Egg Hunt Winners for 2017 were ages 0-2: Able Stoneburg and Zariah Irvin; 2-3: Jason Ray and Ava Baker; 4-5: Bryason Beckwith and Havyn Meador; 6-7: Dustin Hodge and Tessla Ashbrook; 8-9 Jacob Collins and Sythea Doss and 10-11 Connor Tipton and Krystina Myers. … Read More

Menus 4-26-2017

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Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, May 1 – English muffins, peach juice, milk. Tuesday, May 2 – Warm apples, Ritz crackers, milk. Wednesday, May 3 – Cereal, peach juice, milk. Thursday, May 4 – Nutri-grain bar, peach juice, milk. Friday, May 5 – Breakfast burritos, peach juice, milk. Sullivan Pre-School Lunch Monday, May 1 – Spaghetti, lettuce salad, pears, garlic bread, milk.Tuesday, May 2 – Chicken strips, carrots, peaches, bread & butter, milk. Wednesday, May 3 – Macaroni & cheese, mixed vegetables, mixed fruit, bread & butter, milk. Thursday, May 4 – Hamburger bake, corn, pineapple, dinner roll, milk. Friday, May … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Let’s Bring Back Gov. Jim Edgar

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•April 26, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist The state many of us hold dear is being wrecked by elected officials of both parties. I say, let’s sweep them all off the table and bring popular, effective former governor Jim Edgar out of retirement. Gov. Bruce Rauner is into his third year without ever having proposed a credible balanced budget, with nothing on the horizon. Rauner has also talked about the need for a big infrastructure program as well as education finance reforms, both badly needed. Yet he has never proposed anything for either. Budget, infrastructure, education—that’s pretty much … Read More

Sullivan Softball Team Has a Week of Battles

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•April 26, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan softball team dropped three games and won one this past week. Monday the Redskins lost 9-6 on the final play of the game to Meridian in a back-and-forth game that went into extra innings. Down 3-0, Sullivan scored one run in the fifth inning and four in the sixth to take the lead 5-3. Meridian tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with two runs. Sullivan battled back with a run in the seventh to take a 6-5 lead, but Meridian scored four in the ninth inning … Read More

Letter to the Editor 4-26-2017

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Solar Companies Soliciting Area Land Owners Dear Editor, Many landowners have received solicitations from solar companies, including Cypress Creek Renewables. The lease agreements that accompany these solicitations represent long-term obligations for landowners and tenants; usually at least 20 years. Consequently, these leases must be taken seriously. … Read More

Preschool Has Open House

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•April 26, 2017• Sullivan Preschool open house is 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, April 28. Located at 10 Hawthorne Lane in Sullivan the licensed child care facility serves children ages six weeks to 10 years old. The April 28 open house is an excellent time to visit the center and meet the staff. This year’s theme is “Outer Space”. Children’s art work will be displayed and refreshments provided. Sullivan Preschool is now enrolling children for its summer program which begins Monday, May 29. “Kid’s Club” for school-age children is provided for children finishing kindergarten through 10 years old. For more information visit … Read More

Warm Soils Reported Throughout Illinois

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•April 26, 2017• Warmer weather across the state has led to higher than normal soil temperatures, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program manager at the University of Illinois’ Illinois State Water Survey. Soil temperatures rose steadily over the first half of April, increasing 11.5 degrees during the first 15 days. At depths of four inches under sod, temperatures averaged 54.9 degrees for the period, 4.4 degrees higher than the long-term average. Temperatures increased across Illinois throughout the first half of April. Highs in the 60s were recorded throughout the state, reaching into the low 70s … Read More