•September 28, 2016• The city of Sullivan has scheduled clean up days in October. Residents living north of Harrison Street, including Pifers Lane, will be picked up Saturday, October 22. Those living south of Harrison Street will have clean up day Saturday, October 29. … Read More
•September 28, 2016• Shane Murphy, owner of the Hole in the Wall BBQ restaurant in Sullivan, was the speaker for the September meeting of the Sullivan Civic Women’s Club. Murphy told of his reasons for opening a restaurant in Sullivan and related his background experience in smoking meats. Plans were finalized for the annual homecoming chili supper October 7, a fund-raiser for scholarships for Sullivan High School seniors. … Read More
•September 28, 2016• The Shelbyville Fish and Wildlife Management Office will hold trapping drawings for Kaskaskia and West Okaw Areas Oct. 1. Drawings for 20 trapping areas in those area are for the 2016-17 trapping season. Registration is noon-1 p.m. at the SFWM office 562 State Highway 121 in Bethany (located six miles west of Sullivan on Route 121 or approximately one mile east of Bethany on Route 121). Drawings will be held at 1 p.m. … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Steven W. Casteel of Fairfax, Va., a 1967 graduate of Sullivan High School, was named to Sullivan High School’s Hall of Fame during the SHS Alumni Banquet Saturday in the high school gym. Casteel, a federal agent for the Federal Government’s Drug Enforcement Administration, has received numerous commendations during his tenure with the DEA and was recently featured on the CBS program 48 Hours. This year’s recipient of the Who’s Who Award at Sullivan High School has distinguished herself through the concern of others. People who need help but cannot help themselves … Read More
•September 28, 2016• Jacob T. Pool, 23, of Sullivan waived preliminary hearing on two felony counts in circuit court Sept. 26. Judge Dan L Flannell set a date for jury trial to begin at 9 a.m. February 6, 2017. Pool has been in Moultrie County Jail since August 25 charged with unlawful possession of weapons, a Class 3 felony, and aggravated criminal sexual abuse, a Class 2 felony. … Read More
•September 28, 2016• By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond football dropped their third straight contest Friday against conference foe Argenta-Oreana 46-8. Head coach Dale Schuring credited the Bombers for being a physically gifted team. “They did a good job taking advantage of what their athletes can do in the open field with their speed. Our kids tried the best they could. But speed kills, and you saw that tonight.” ALAH received the opening kickoff and after three plays were set to kick the ball back to the Bombers. Unfortunately, the Knights’ talented punter Marcus Vanausdoll boomed that first … Read More
•September 28, 2016• Okaw Valley varsity golfers beat Tri-County at Eagle Creek on Sept. 22. Okaw Valley’s 168 edged Tri County’s 170. Match medalists were Austin Harshman, Okaw Valley 39 and Logan Richardson, Tri County 39. … Read More
•September 28, 2016• A food and cash drive will be held for Christ’s Pantry (Lovington Food Pantry) Saturday, October 15. The public is encouraged to bring items and donations to the middle of town in Lovington between 9 and 11:30 a.m. October 15. … Read More
•September 28, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports In recent memory when Sullivan Okaw Valley has played Meridian in football, it has been all SOV. This year was a little different but with the same result: a Redskin victory. Sullivan led on both sides of the ball by senior halfback/linebacker Drew Hubbard who had 14 carries for 76 yards and the game sealing touchdown. This was all accomplished with eight inactive Redskin starters. “Hubbard is a hard nosed kid; he plays with some passion,” Redskins’ head coach Gerald Temples complimented. “He had a good ballgame for himself and us and doesn’t … Read More
•September 28, 2016• The rainfall reporting season in Moultrie and Douglas counties, which ran from March 27 to September 4, has wrapped up for 2016. Moultrie County rain reporters were Dean Creviston, Topflight Grain, Robert Riley, T. L. Sheehan Jr., Tom and Sara Gale, Duane and Kim Voegel, John and Jo Watkins, Julian Black, Rick and Lucille Crawford, Cliff Yoder at Yoder Drainage Systems, Lyla Riley, Nick and Linda Roussey, John Doty, and Todd Maxedon. … Read More