Passage of Congressional Maps Caps: Busy Fall Session

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•November 3, 2021• By Capital News Illinois Illinois lawmakers gave final approval in the early hours of Friday morning to a new congressional redistricting plan that divides the state into 17 districts, one fewer than it currently has due to its loss of population since the 2010 U.S. Census. It was the fourth draft plan that legislative Democrats had proposed over the previous two weeks, and it was introduced to the public after 7 p.m. Like earlier versions, it collapses two southern Illinois districts into a single district while carving up much of downstate Illinois into a number of oddly-shaped … Read More

OV School District Veterans Day Event

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•November 3, 2021• Okaw Valley Community Unit School District invites all Veterans and their family members to a Veterans Day program at Okaw Valley High School in Bethany on Thursday, November 11th. A breakfast will be provided to all who attend beginning at 8:15am in the cafeteria and a short assembly will follow at 9:15am. The assembly will feature the Okaw Valley School District band and chorus students, and keynote speaker. The students and staff at Okaw Valley thank all Veterans for their acts of courage and devotion to the ideals that have served to guide our nation. They would … Read More

Dedication Ceremony Held for Downtown Garden

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•November 3, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting were held Wednesday, October 27, at the pavilion on the square in Sullivan. Laurrie Minor, Executive Director of Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development, Dr. Marvin Miller, Treasurer and Past President of America In Bloom, John Stephens, Executive Director of The Little Theatre On The Square, Mayor Richard Glazebrook and Junior Miss Sullivan Wren Wall were all part of the ribbon cutting. … Read More

Area Sports

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•November 3, 2021• Sullivan Volleyball The Sullivan Volleyball team won its first match in the Class 2A Tolono Unity Regional but was defeated in the second match to end its’ season. The Redskins knocked off Paris Monday, Oct. 25 in three sets. Sullivan won the first set, 25-16, but Paris battled back to win the second set 25-20. The Redskins won the third set 25-20 and advanced to the next regional match against host Tolono Unity. For Sullivan, Skyla Palmer recorded nine kills and four blocks, and Landry Hall had five kills and served five aces. Kyley Dyer finished with … Read More

State Rep. Brad Halbrook Brings Traveling Office Hours to Findlay

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•November 3, 2021• State Representative Brad Halbrook invites residents in the Findlay area to meet him on November 8th at the Findlay Community Building to discuss state issues and concerns. Rep. Halbrook’s Traveling Office Hours bring his office to communities throughout the district to better assist those who want to discuss issues face to face with him and his staff. … Read More

Fall Gospel Meeting at Highway Church of Christ

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•November 3, 2021• Highway Church of Christ in Sullivan is having a fall gospel meeting from November 7-10 at the church. The guest speaker will be Bill Watkins of the Crieve Hall Church in Nashville, Tennessee. Watkins was born in Georgia and raised in Tennessee. He is the son of a gospel preacher, James Watkins, and both he and his brother Alan are preachers. He married Beverly in 1972. They have five children. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Sharon Lee Houser

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Sharon Lee Houser Sharon Lee Houser, 79, of Sullivan, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 9:19 p.m. Thursday, October 28, 2021, at her home in Sullivan, surrounded by her family.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, November 1, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, Memorials may be made to the Moultrie County Illinois PAWs; 10 Leisure Acres, Sullivan, IL 61951 Sharon was born August 26, 1942, in Champaign; … Read More

Pritzker Mandates Vaccine for Day Care Professionals

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New mandate will cover 55,000 workers •October 27, 2021• By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki @ capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker announced an executive order Friday that will add day care personnel to the list of professions that must either be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing. The governor’s office said it expects the order to affect 55,000 individuals in the state, although many of them may have already received a vaccine. “Vaccinations offer life-saving protection for the people who receive them and make the community safer for the people who can’t – including the babies, toddlers, and … Read More

Michael Yost Murder Convictions Upheld by Illinois Supreme Court

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•October 27, 2021• In an opinion filed by the Illinois Supreme Court on October 21, 2021, the 2016 convictions for first degree murder against Michael Yost in Moultrie County were upheld. Yost was convicted in September 2016 of four counts of first-degree murder for the death of Sheri Randall in Moultrie County case 15-CF-6. He was later sentenced to 75 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. … Read More