OV School District Board Candidate Packets Available

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•September 14, 2016• Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England has announced that Okaw Valley CUSD #302 Board candidate packets for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election will be available for pickup September 19 in the Moultrie County Clerk’s office located in the Courthouse, 10 S. Main, Ste. 6 in Sullivan. Candidate petitions for Okaw Valley School Board cannot be circulated for signatures until Tuesday September 20, 2016. Filing of petitions will be in the county clerk’s office beginning Monday December 12, 2016 to Monday December 19. Hours of filing are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except on the last day of … Read More

Panthers Dominate Knights at Oblong

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•September 14, 2016• A long trip home from Oblong Sept 10 allowed the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football Knights to reflect on what could have been in their 40-12 loss to the Panthers. “There were just too many mistakes in scoring situations,” head Knight coach Dale Schuring said.  “It would not have changed won/loss outcome, but it should have been closer game.” Oblong had the ALAH team down 13-0 at the end of the half. The Knights put six on the scoreboard in the third quarter with the Panthers adding 20 points to the lead. Fourth quarter led to another Knight touchdown with … Read More

Sullivan Golfers Win Home Match

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•September 14, 2016• Sullivan varsity golf won the home quad match Sept. 8 with a 174 team score. Caden Ellis was medalist shooting a 37. Okaw Valley’s team was second with a 187; Shelbyville shot a 205 and Meridian 238. … Read More

One Traffic Fatality in August for ISP District

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•September 14, 2016• Illinois State Police District 10 announced that during the month of August troopers handled 1966 incidents. Three hundred forty-eight of those incidents were calls for service and assistance. Of these calls, 135 were to help motorists whose vehicles were disabled on area highways. Troopers stopped for a total of 333 motorist assist incidents and handled 83 crash reports, one of which was a fatal crash resulting in one death. Criminal activities during the month included 34 arrests for criminal offenses. Troopers arrested 16 for drug charges and issued 13 citations for weapon violations. … Read More

Sullivan Legion Free Legal

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•September 14, 2016• Sullivan American Legion Post 68 is hosting a free legal advice seminarWednesday, September 17 for all veterans. Land of Lincoln Legal assistance representative Leah Engle will be on hand to offer veterans free legal advice. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. with the meeting starting at 9 a.m. All veterans are encouraged to attend. … Read More

Arcola Wins Triangular Match

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•September 14, 2016• Arcola Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond golf team won a triangular match against Tuscola and Charleston JV September 6. Arcola placed first shooting a 172 followed by Tuscola and Charleston tied with 180 a piece.  … Read More

Menus 9-14-2016

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Sept. 19 – Pork burger sandwich w/condiments, creole black-eyed beans, seasoned greens, tropical fruit, bun. Tuesday, Sept. 20 – Taco salad w/lettuce, tomatoes, beans, sour cream, taco sauce, pineapple tidbits, taco chips, cake. Wednesday, Sept. 21 – Spaghetti w/meat sauce, Italian green beans, applesauce, bread stick, oatmeal cookie w/raisins. … Read More

Two of the Oldest Banks in Moultrie County to form a New Bank

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•September 14, 2016• Ray Duncan, Chairman of the board of First National Bank of Sullivan and chairman and CEO  of Hardware State Bank of Lovington, announced last week that the two banks will merge to form a new state bank named First Community Bank of Moultrie County. Hardware  State Bank has been serving the county since 1885, and the First National has been in business since 1905. Both banks provide a wide array of banking services meeting the needs of their communities. First National Bank Sullivan received a Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rating of “Outstanding” on its March 2, 2015 … Read More