First time for Arthur since 1994, Lovington since ‘99 by Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Coming off a heartbreaking, three set loss on senior night against Heritage Tuesday, Arthur-Lovington went into the final regular season match of the season in Arcola with the opportunity to win the LOVC regular season title, that is with a win against the Lady Riders and a Tri-County win over Cerro Gordo. … Read More
The SES PTO will sponsor a community night at Monical’s pizza in Sullivan Tuesday, November 5. For all dine-in and carry-out orders, 20 percent of the total will be donated to the SES PTO, if presented with the fundraiser’s flyer, which may be picked up at any of the local schools, the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, IGA, and various other locations in Sullivan. For carry-out orders, customers should notify Monicals’ staff that he or she has a flyer before picking up their order. For more information, visit the fundraiser’s Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/430640993697773/. There, viewers may also access the … Read More
Portal puts local finances at residents’ fingertips Illinois Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka on Monday launched The Warehouse, a comprehensive online database that puts local government financial information and tens of thousands of records at a single location for taxpayer review. Speaking in Chicago at the first stop of a three-day, seven community announcement, Topinka explained that the comptroller’s office collects financial reports from 5,200 counties, municipalities and special taxing districts across the state. In creating The Warehouse, she has made those records and other pertinent local financial information collected by her office immediately available to residents. The Warehouse is available … Read More
Experience the key to 8-1 season Kirk Whitaker Arthur/Sullivan Reporter With there being no post-season football for the 12th consecutive season in the Sullivan, Bethany, or Findlay communities, the future looks bright after this year’s JV group finished 8-1 last week. … Read More
Need some much-needed extra sleep? As part of daylight saving time, Sunday will mark just the occasion when individuals should turn their clocks back one hour, beginning at 2 a.m.
Arthur-Lovington High School will be on stage Friday and Saturday, November 1 and 2, with a production of “Maid To Order.”
In light of 30 years of service and beyond, Waite commended by Barry Featheringill Sullivan Reporter Sullivan’s former fire chief, Jeff Waite, may have recently been nominated for the Fire Chief Emeritus Award by the Illinois Fire Chief’s Association, but he certainly didn’t expect to be chosen. “I didn’t think I had much of a chance. I still sent in my money for my wife Linda and me to attend,” said Waite. “When they called me to tell me that I was to receive the Fire Chief Emeritus Award they told me they had held my check since they knew … Read More
Olympia County Swimmers hosted the 33rd Annual Otter Plunge swim meet October 12-13 at Olympia High School in Stanford. The Sullivan Blue Dolphins competed and brought home 18 out of 24 medals/trophies, while also breaking swim team records, some of which were more than 20 years old. … Read More