Head of the class – OVHS 2024

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Photos furnished Head of the class – OVHS Gabriel Benning was named Valedictorian of the Okaw Valley graduating class of 2024. Gabe plans on attending Princeton University in the fall. He played multiple sports throughout his high school career, including golf, baseball, and basketball. He was a member of the OV Scholastic Bowl Team and held the office of President of the OV Student Council and the OV NHS.  Cannon Bernstein was named Salutatorian of the class. : Cannon plans to attend LLC this fall after receiving the Presidential Scholarship. He was on the OVHS golf team all four years of … Read More

Windsor class of 2024 leaders

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Photos furnished Windsor class of 2024 leaders Silas Hortenstine, son of Ryan and Jana Hortenstine was named Valedictorian of the class of 2024 of Windsor High School. Silas plans to attend Eastern Illinois University majoring in pre-medicine. During high school he was involved in National Honor Society, Student Council, Class Officer, Spanish Club, Scholastic Bowl, Academic Challenge, Basketball, Golf, Yearbook and Band. Clayton Carey, son of Craig and Brooke Carey was named Salutatorian. Clayton plans to attend Eastern Illinois University majoring in biochemistry. While in school he was involved in Golf, Student Council, National Honor Society, Basketball, Academic Challenge, Band and Yearbook. … Read More

Sullivan softball advances past Shelbyville; Falls to St. Anthony

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•May 22, 2024• Sullivan welcomed Shelbyville last Monday for the IHSA Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals. They made it through three innings before the weather decided to get involved. The rain delay eventually led to a postponement to the following day. On Tuesday, with the field still wet, both teams agreed to meet in Effingham to play at St. Anthony. The winner would then get a short breather before facing the number one seed St. Anthony Bulldogs. Regional Quarterfinals It’s been a rough season for the Shelbyville Rams. They were just 3-13 on the year and 1-8 in their conference. That … Read More

Riane Bear medals at State; Receives Sportsmanship Award

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•May 22, 2024• by E. Scott England The IHSA Class 1A Girls State Series was held last week at O’Brien Field on the campus of Eastern Illinois University. Sullivan sent four girls to Charleston for the competition that began on Thursday with state final qualifying.  Riane Bear started the day with high jump, along with 38 girls from across the state. The starting height was 1.50m, which Bear easily cleared on the first attempt. At the end of the first round, 22 girls moved on to tackle the height of 1.53m. Bear’s first two attempts just missed clearing the bar. … Read More

Sullivan boys finish second at Sectionals; Qualified in 10 events for State

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•May 22, 2024• by E. Scott England The Sullivan boys’ track team have had an amazing year. Records have been broken, then re-broken as they continue to push each other. It was no surprise then that at the end of the sectional meet last Wednesday that the team qualified in 10 of the 18 events. In each event, the top two finishers get to advance. All other athletes can advance if they meet the state qualifying standard for that event.  Brett Bushue became one of the first qualifiers as he advanced in both pole vault and high jump. The senior … Read More

Mrs. Sentel’s Garden Party

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•May 22, 2024• “Mrs. Sentel’s Garden Party” will be presented on Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by the Moultrie County History Center and Allie’s Gift and Garden, who are neighboring establishments at 1303 and 1309 S. Hamilton Street, Sullivan. Winifred Titus Sentel’s annual garden party was one of Sullivan’s special social events from the past when she invited all of her lady friends from her numerous clubs to her home to view her extensive Iris and peony gardens in full bloom and hear special music by her students. She inspired one of her former students, Guy … Read More

Bee-Keeping buzzes in Arthur: A community of enthusiasts

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•May 22, 2024• In Illinois, there were about 4,800 bee-keepers registered here in Illinois in 2020 according to the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Of those 4,800, they were managing 32,878 colonies in 6,429 apiaries (collection of beehives). There are also registered bee-keepers and colonies present in all of the 102 counties of Illinois. It is certain that the bee-keepers are keeping the bee-industry buzzing. … Read More