Sullivan girls’ basketball captures CIC championship

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•March 10, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan girls’ basketball team picked up a nonconference win against rival Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond and two conference wins to capture the Central Illinois Conference championship. In a season without IHSA playoffs, Sullivan zeroed in on the CIC championship, and after defeating Meridian 64-30 Wednesday, March 3 they accomplished that goal. “The girls clinched the CIC title tonight and I am so proud of them,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “With no post season, this was our only goal, and they accomplished that. This senior class now owns two CIC titles and one co-championship.” … Read More

State School Board Asks for Funding Increase

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•March 10, 2021• Illinois State Board of Education officials on Monday made their case for an added $362.1 million to the state’s evidence-based funding formula and $50 million in early childhood education grants, pushing back on the governor’s proposal to keep state K-12 education funding flat next fiscal year. In total, the board recommended a $406 million, or 4.6 percent, increase in fiscal year 2022 in state general revenue funding, increasing the state’s share of education funding to $9.3 billion for the budget year that begins July 1. … Read More

Agri-Fab Purchases Superior Tech

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•March 10, 2021• Agri-Fab announced Monday the acquisition of Superior Tech. Agri-Fab acquires the Superior Tech assets, customer contracts, and Superior Tech brands. Superior Tech, founded in 1987, established itself as a Licensed John Deere Supplier. As a family-owned business located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, it takes pride in designing and manufacturing high-quality lawn and garden attachments. … Read More

OV Girls’ Basketball Wins One, Drops One

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•March 10, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball defeated Blue Ridge Saturday and LSA Friday but fell to Tri-County last Monday. Against Blue Ridge Saturday, the Timberwolves took a 16-7 first quarter lead and then extended that lead to 34-16 halftime lead. Okaw Valley outscored the Knights 14-5 in the third quarter on its way to a 59-29 win. Mia Harris scored a team-leading 17 points for the Timberwolves. Bailey Bennett hit double-digit scoring with 11 points, and Rissa Montgomery followed with nine points. Lexi Bartimus contributed six points, and Megan Roley, Evelyn Ashley and … Read More

SHS Alumna Receives Going Above and Beyond Award

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•March 10, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer A Sullivan High School graduate was recently awarded with the San Francisco Going Above and Beyond Award for her support of the Alzheimer’s Association. Emilie Sanders Lee was born and raised in Sullivan and graduated from Sullivan High School. After graduating from high school, she attended and graduated from Loyola University of Chicago. She and her husband spent a few years in Santa Monica, California and then six years in the San Francisco Bay area where they had their two daughters. They recently moved back to the central Illinois area in October. … Read More

LLC to Hold Tuition and Fees for 2021-2022 Academic Year

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•March 10, 2021• As part of its commitment to designing a Fall 2021 around students, the Lake Land College Board of Trustees is expected to keep tuition and fees at the current rates for academic year 2021-2022. The board will meet Monday, March 8 at 6 p.m. in Webb Hall on the main campus and in accordance with the college’s Return to Campus Plan and Covid-19 safety protocols. The meeting will also be accessible by teleconference (1-866-806-7140, ID 75526). … Read More

Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team Attends Rainbow 2021 Competition

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•March 10, 2021• Sullivan Dance Studio’s Competition Team attended their second competition of the year February 20 in Chesterfield, Missouri. The team had dancers in four different age categories at the Rainbow Dance Competition. Members of the Sullivan Dance Studio Competition Team are: Gabrielle Carpenter, Synthea Doss, Avery Florey, Adalee Foster, Sophie Foster, Lillian Hood, Aleena Ingram, Charlie Martin, Elizabeth Owens, Avery Renfro, Macie Rodgers, Korry Thilker, Miah Voegel, Sarina Voegel and Lyla Wright. … Read More

Obituaries 3-10-2021: Rose Crawley

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Rose Crawley Rose Anna Crawley, 74, of Dalton City, passed away March 7, 2021, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Rose was born February 5, 1947, in Oconee, Illinois, the daughter of Clyde Ewin Hicks and Mildred Virginia (Eller) Hicks. Rose married Raymond Larry Dean Crawley October 24, 1968. She was a homemaker with young children, then returned to the workforce in real estate and later in receiving and delivery at Sears. She was active in her community by serving on the Bethany School Board and as an officer of the Bethany Band Boosters during the 1980s, serving on a multitude of … Read More

Mobile Home Privilege Tax

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•March 10, 2021• Tax bills will be mailed on March 15, 2021 and are due on May 17, 2021. Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 South Main, Suite 10, Sullivan, IL. 61951. Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County Banks: Scott State Bank Bethany/Dalton City/Sullivan/Mt. Zion, State Bank of Arthur a Division of Morton Community Bank, Arthur Community Bank, First National Bank of Arthur, First Community Bank of Moultrie County in Sullivan and Lovington and First Mid-Illinois Bank Sullivan. Applications for the exemption based on the age of 65 and older and the disabled, must … Read More