Mary Buckner Mary P. Buckner, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:16 a.m. Sunday November 23, 2014 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Sullivan First United Methodist Church with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
November 26, 2014 Some area residents have recently received phone calls that were later realized to be scams. According to Sullivan police chief John Love, his department received three complaints Tuesday about alleged scams that area residents had received over the phone. Of the three phone scams, two dealt with a caller alleging to be a relative that was in trouble and in need of money. The other scam involved a caller alleging to be an IRS investigator. Both scams were requesting money. Love says area residents should be weary of such calls. For more information, contact the Sullivan police … Read More
November 26, 2014 Test results still shaky as state moves towards common core by Derek Pope Bethany Reporter This month Okaw Valley School District’s annual school report card has been made available by the state’s board of education at www.illinoisreportcard.com. The school report card, which is released at roughly the same time every year, is a metric that gauges student academic growth from year to year based on state standardized testing. In addition to this, the school report card also provides useful data to the public such as graduation rates, attendance rates, and even data such as the school district’s … Read More
Victor Lash Victor Eugene Lash, 67, of Decatur died Nov. 18, 2014 in McKinley Court Nursing Home in Decatur. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur assisted the family. … Read More
November 26, 2014 CARF International announced that Moultrie County Counseling Center has been accredited for a period of three years for its Outpatient Mental Health Programs for adults, adolescents and children. Accreditation demonstrates to customers that this organization is committed to reducing risk, addressing health and safety concerns, respecting cultural and individual preferences, and providing the best possible quality of care. … Read More
Chalyssa Yokley Funeral services for Chalyssa Marie Mae “Boo” Yokley, 14, of Kewanee, formerly of Sullivan, were held at 12 p.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bethany. She died at 11:55 p.m. November 20, 2014 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Boo was born July 11, 2000 in Centralia, a daughter of Troy Allen Yokley and Carla Fay Crain Yokley. She was a member of Brown Christian Church Meacham Township. Boo loved her family, friends and music. … Read More
November 26, 2014 Truth in taxation meeting to be held next month by Ariana Cherry Arthur/Sullivan Reporter A proposed tentative tax levy increase was presented to the Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond school board Wednesday, November 12. With this year’s EAV estimated at $193, 490,228 and last year’s total $183,286,949, an increase of 7.98 percent was figured. A total of $6,517, 231,000 in taxes was received from both districts in 2013. Presently, the proposed amount to receive is $6,905,829. Because the increase represents more than a five percent increase over last year’s levy, a truth and taxation hearing is planned before the next school … Read More
November 26, 2014 The Eastern Illinois Foodbank will distribute a truckload of food to hungry area families at the Sullivan VFW Post 6410 located at 1146 State Hwy 32 in Sullivan 10 a.m.-noon December 6. All Moultrie County residents who meet income eligibility criteria are welcome (see below). Those attending are asked to bring bags or boxes to transport food. … Read More
November 26, 2014 Schuring scores 25 as ALAH tops Sullivan on opening night by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com If Tyler Schuring’s first quarter performance was supposed to indicate how he would play the rest of the night Tuesday, he fooled everyone. With just a modest five points after the opening period, the senior point guard took over in the second, shooting a perfect 5-5 from the field including one dagger from the arc for 13 of his 25 points on the night. He would then help lift his team once again in the fourth going 2-2 from the perimeter and adding … Read More