The Sullivan Sports Boosters will be having a pork chop dinner with mouse racing on Saturday. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion and will feature Terry Warren catering. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the mouse races following at 7 p.m. … Read More
Second quarter honor rolls for Moultrie County schools have been announced. Lovington Grade School Five eighth graders, one seventh grader, two six graders and one fifth grader received “A” honors for the first quarter at Lovington Grade School. They include Brayden Coble, Janette Comstock, Samuel Renfro, Kolby Rickman and Kobe Wells, eighth grade; Hunter Day, seventh grade; Natalie Lambdin and Kenli Nettles, sixth grade and Tatjana Mehmen, fifth grade. Earning high honors are Madison Brown and Kaylee Conder, eighth grade; Paul Brodnansky, Kyle Carnahan, Adam Day, Ciara Emrick, Sean Evans, Katelynn Gingerich, Taylor Powell and Alexia Stanley, seventh grade; Clayton … Read More
Bill Brewer Funeral services for William D. “Bill” Brewer, 88, of Bethany were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Masonic rites by the George A. Sentel Lodge #764 and the Findlay Shelbyville Jackson Lodge #53 were held Monday evening. Burial was in Todds Point Cemetery in Findlay. He passed away peacefully at 3:10 p.m. Friday March 21, 2014 in his home surrounded by his family. … Read More
By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist The young man was shivering from the bitter cold. He stood at a busy entrance to Union Station in Chicago, competing for good space with newspaper boys and panhandlers. Busy commuters rushed by him, preoccupied with getting back to the suburbs. The fellow asked politely when he could fleetingly make eye contact with a passerby: Mister, would you like to sign a petition to reform redistricting in Illinois? … Read More
Council also hears update on Sullivan fireworks by Joash Tiarks Reporting in Sullivan The city council Monday moved forward with combining computer networks across the city of Sullivan’s departments. As a follow up on the discussion and recommendation made by the council at the Feb. 24 meeting, the city is moving forward to have QNS combine the computer networks of the different departments into one that can be monitored, tracked, and protected as a unit. Previously each department had a network unto themselves, with each computer having access as soon as it was turned on. This not only exposed the … Read More
by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com At their regular meeting earlier this month, the Sullivan school board approved four staff resignations and also approved the dismissal of a third year teacher. Certified preschool teacher Brittney Phebus was dismissed after the board discussed the potential action in closed session. Because she had less than four years of continuous service to the district, the board does not, nor did it, disclose the reason for her dismissal. As Brad Tuttle, superintendent, explained, a faculty member with less than four years and excellent ratings could still be dismissed. … Read More
Submitted by Lesley Baker Windsor High School has named juniors Uriah Jones (left) and Paige Woolard (right) their students of the month for January and February. Jones is the son of James and Pamela Jones and is involved in band, drum line, scholastic bowl, WYSE, Team Quest, art club, Spanish club co-president, student council, physics club, ECO Team, and national honor society. Woolard is the daughter of Donald and Rayette Woolard and is involved in volleyball, National Honor Society, student council, physics club, Spanish club, WYSE, junior class president, and Smyser Christian Church youth activities. After she … Read More
Beginning April 1, the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library will offer patrons a new online continuing education service known as Universal class. This service is free and may be done at one’s leisure in the comfort of their home if they have internet access. Otherwise the classes may be done at the library. … Read More
Includes cutting one full-time P.E. teacher by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Sullivan school board approved three types of measures Monday evening in a special meeting concerning reduction in force. Faced with potentially steeper cuts in state aid payments for the next school year, the board approved nine resolutions totaling approximately $65,000 in cuts, including the honorable dismissal of Brent Weakly, a physical education teacher at Sullivan Middle School. … Read More