Sullivan Places Fourth

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•September 30, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ and girls’ cross country team competed against four teams at Cerro Gordo Monday, Sept. 21, and in the Great Pumpkin Patch meets Friday. The Redskins placed fourth in the Great Pumpkin Patch meet near Arthur with 97 points. Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond won the meet with 21 points, and Iroquois West and Okaw Valley placed second and third, respectively, with 65 and 85 points. For Sullivan, Chase McClure placed ninth with a time of 17:34, and Peyton Pool took 12th place. Canon West and Dakota Freese placed 23rd and 25th with times … Read More

Council Approves Raises For Full Time Non-Union Employees

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•September 30, 2020• By Crystal Reed NP Writer The Sullivan City Council approved full-time non-union employee raises after having a closed session on Monday night. The council approved a wage increase of 2.75% for all non-union full time employees with the said increase to be retroactive to May 1, 2020 for those employees who were non-union as of May 1, 2020. Also the council moved that the increase be retroactive to August 1, 2020 for employees of the gas, street and sewer departments who were formerly covered by the collective bargaining agreement that expired July 31, 2020. The board also … Read More

Buxton’s Garden Farm Hosts Market

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•September 30, 2020• By Crystal Reed NP Writer The harvest spirit was alive at Buxton’s Garden Farm this past Saturday and people packed the property for the business’s Harvest Field Market. The event was in its fourth year and it included food trucks, pumpkins, crafts, home décor and much more. According to Paula Buxton there were 2,000 people in attendance at this year’s market. Buxton said that compared to previous years this was their biggest market due to COVID-19 and having more vendors. … Read More

OV Golf Team Affected By COVID-19

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•September 23, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports For the last few years, Okaw Valley boys’ golf team has quietly become one of the most competitive teams in central Illinois. When other golf teams in the area travel to Okaw Valley’s home golf course, Eagle Creek, opponents know they are in for a tough fight. Though finishing behind undefeated Sullivan golf team, Okaw Valley had been defeating or matching up well against other teams central in Illinois. … Read More

Sullivan Boys Golf Remains Undefeated

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•September 23, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan golf teams competed in two different meets this past week. Boys’ Team The Sullivan boys’ golf team stayed undefeated on the season at 17-0 with wins against Okaw Valley and Meridian Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Eagle Creek Golf Course. Redskin Drew Rogers was medalist with low score of 38 to lead Sullivan to its team low of 161 points. The Sullivan junior varsity team also competed and placed second in the meet with a team score of 172 points, and Meridian placed third at 203. Okaw Valley fielded only four … Read More

OV School District Board Candidate Packets Available

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•September 23, 2020• Moultrie County Clerk, Georgia England, announces that Okaw Valley CUSD #302 Board Candidate packets for the April 6, 2021 Consolidated Election are available for pickup in the Moultrie County Clerk’s office located in the Courthouse, 10 S. Main, Ste. 6, Sullivan, Illinois. Circulation for Candidate Petitions is now to the last date of the filing period, which is December 21, 2020. Filing of Petitions will be in the County Clerk’s office beginning Monday December 14, 2020 to Monday December 21, 2020. Hours of filing are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except on the last day of filing, … Read More

Obituaries 9-23-2020: Sara Baker

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Sara Baker Sara L. Baker, 60, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:47 p.m. Tuesday in Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Dave Dolan officiating. Visitation will be from 10 -11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Arborcrest Memorial Park, Effingham. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. The family request that masks be worn and everyone practice social distancing for the visitation and funeral. … Read More

Steve Jenne Details Adventures of Nixon’s Buffalo Barbecue Sandwich in New Book

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•September 23, 2020• Steve Jenne, formerly of Sullivan, remembers when Richard Nixon visited Sullivan 60 years ago. Jenne’s boy scout troop was tasked with being security for Nixon as he sat at the picnic table at the buffalo barbecue that was held in Wyman Park on Sept 22, 1960. Jenne doesn’t just have memories he actually was able to take the sandwich that at that time Vice President Nixon had taken a bite out of when no one was looking. He recalls his memories of Nixon’s visit to Sullivan and how the sandwich he obtained that day has changed his … Read More