Obituaries 3-23-2016: Elba Taylor

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Elba Taylor E. Elba Taylor, 69, of Portage, Mich. died Friday morning March 11, 2016 in her residence. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. April 2 in St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 1523 Main St. in Danbury, Tex. Friends may meet the family two hours prior to the service at the church. Private burial in French Cemetery in Sullivan will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Memorial Chapel in Kalamazoo, Mich. … Read More

Obituaries 3-23-2016: Marvin Mode

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Marvin Mode Marvin E. Mode, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 8:20 a.m. Sunday, March 20, 2016 in his home in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More

Sullivan Schools Technolgy Budget Grows

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•March 23, 2016• By Mike Brothers As school technology expands so do the budgets required to keep pace. Sullivan School Board members were updated on the FY 2017 budget by Supt. Brad Tuttle which includes a $34,938 increase from the prior year. Formulated by the District Technology Committee the proposed annual budget is $268,003. With the anticipated E-Rate reinbursment of $57,222 the total district cost should reduce to $210,781. The iPad student program expands to include the ninth grade in the new budget. The purchase of 80 iPads and cases is $32,320. … Read More

Leak Free Roofs for Sullivan Schools

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•March 23, 2016• By Mike Brothers Sullivan students should enjoy leak free roofs and better climate inside following Sullivan Community Unit District #300 school board action March 14. At that meeting the board approved bids to replace the roofs and HVAC systems for the elementary, middle and high schools. The bus garage will also be included in the roof replacement project. Mike Zellers of Graham and Hyde Architects explained coordination will be the key to accomplishing the HVAC and roofing replacements during the course of the summer when students are away from school. Bids were received from six companies for … Read More

Correction…

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•March 23, 2016• On the front page of the Wednesday, March 16 issue there was an error in the Yost Fit to Be Tried article. In that story public defender Brad Rau was incorrectly referred to as David Rau. My apology for the error. … Read More

OVHS FFA Has Donkey Basketball at Findlay

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•March 16, 2016• The Okaw Valley High School FFA chapter is sponsoring donkey basketball in Findlay Saturday, March 19. Held at the Findlay Middle School gymnasium beginning at 6 p.m., the public is invited to watch antics of uncontrollable donkeys and determined volunteer riders trying to play hoops. … Read More

SOV Track Competes at Invitational

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•March 16, 2016• The Sullivan Okaw Valley track team competed in the Decatur Area Indoor Invitational last week held in the Mt. Zion fieldhouse. The meet was non-scored so no team scores were calculated, but the boys had a solid start with nine personal records set.  … Read More