Fish Dinner
•March 31, 2021• The Findlay American Legion will hold a drive thru fish dinner on Monday, April 5 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Cost is $10. … Read More
U of I August 2020 graduates
•March 31, 2021• The University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana recently announced their August 2020 graduates. Graduates from our area are Logan Tipsword of Bethany and Dakota Clayton and Heather Cody of Sullivan. … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Arthur Grade Third Quarter Honor Rolls
•March 31, 2021• 6th Grade High Honors: Ally Abercrombie, Kody Burdick, Kylie Burke, Allen Collins, Adyson Cusick, Kaley Herschberger, Cameron McGill, Sophia Monts, Marcus Otto, Reece Oye, Leighton Poulos, Nathan Rafferty, Nicholas Rafferty. 6th grade Honors:McKenna Blaudow, Ashby Coblentz, Esmerelda Diaz, Hadden Fabert, Enos Gingerich, Coye Grant, Emeline Greathouse, Shelbey Grimsley, Dustin Hodge, Brennon Hutson, Elliott Norfleet, Maleyna Vanausdoll, Katheryn Wiley. … Read More
Obituaries 3-31-2021: William Wallace
William Wallace William ‘Bill’ Wallace, 84, of Allenville, passed away at 8:58 a.m. Sunday, March 28, 2021, in Carle Hospital in Urbana. … Read More
Taylorville Man Charged With Reckless Homicide
•March 31, 2021• Dylan Tucker, 25, of Taylorville, has been charged with reckless homicide in relation to a traffic crash August 19, 2020, in Moultrie County. On March 18, 2021, Tucker was charged with one count of reckless homicide and multiple traffic offenses which allege that on August 19, 2020, he was driving a vehicle on Moultrie County Road 400E at an excessive speed, failed to stop at a stop sign at CR 400E and CR 2400N, resulting in a crash which caused the death of Michael Castelli, who was driving a motorcycle westbound on CR2400N. Castelli, 52, was a … Read More
SHS Homecoming 2021
Sports Briefs
•March 31, 2021• Football The St. Teresa Bulldogs spoiled Sullivan-Okaw Valley football team’s homecoming game Friday night at Victory Field. Sullivan fell behind 27-0 in the first quarter and 48-0 at halftime. The Redskins eventually lost 68-0. Volleyball The Okaw Valley volleyball team split a pair of Lincoln Prairie Conference games this past week. The Timberwolves knocked off rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond but lost to Tri-County. Against ALAH, at Arthur, the Knights took the first set 25-23. Okaw Valley battled back to take the second set 25-22, and then won the match by taking the third set 25-18. For ALAH, Cheyenne Chupp … Read More
Letter to the Editor 3-31-2021
Vote for Rieck Kendall for Sullivan Township Supervisor •March 31, 2021• Rieck Kendall has served the people of Moultrie County for 47 years. He first served as a Deputy Sheriff for 23 years and then 8 years as Sheriff, providing leadership and fiscal responsibility. During this time he responded to Sullivan Township residents by going the extra mile to see that all areas of concern were addressed in a timely and efficient manner. During this time of service, he worked with the Moultrie County Dive Team from 1989-2001 helping provide rescue service to Moultrie County and the surrounding counties as … Read More
Residents Concerned Over Passing of Bus at Bus Stop
•March 31, 2021• By Crystal Reed NP Writer Jeri Davis and Jamie Miller of Sullivan are concerned about those driving around the school bus at a bus stop on Highway 121 in Sullivan. So much so that Davis put up signs near the stop last week hoping drivers will think twice before breaking the law. “People pass the bus when it has red flashing lights, and when the yellow warning lights are on as well, while my grandchildren are getting on the bus,” Davis reported. It is illegal to pass a stopped school bus. She has had three signs made … Read More