ALAH Girls’ Track Team Take LOVC Track and Field Championship

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•May 8, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor Boys’ and girls’ track and field teams competed in the last (as currently constructed) Little Okaw Valley Conference Championship meet at Thomas Bradford Field in Arcola Friday. In the girls’ 44th annual meet, Kenli Nettles helped Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond take the LOVC championship with 99 points, while Okaw Valley placed second with 93.6 points in the 13-team meet. Nettles scored the bulk of the Knights’ by winning four events: the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, 200-meter dash and 300-meter hurdles. She broke the meet record in the 100-meter hurdles with a 14.85, and she … Read More

SHS Bass Team Fifth in Lake Shelbyville Tourney

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•May 8, 2019• The Sullivan High School Bass Fishing Team participated in a stormy IHSA Bass Fishing Sectional Tournament on Lake Shelbyville, Thursday, May 2. The rain and lightning led to a delay with rain throughout the day making fishing conditions very challenging. … Read More

Big Sixth Inning Hits Cinch Okaw Valley Softball Win

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•May 8, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley softball team dropped a Little Okaw Valley Conference home game to Arcola last Wednesday and won an LOVC home game against Blue Ridge Monday. Monday during senior night for the Timberwolves, OV scored three runs in the third inning to take a 3-1 lead but lost the lead after Arcola scored a run in the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth inning to take 4-3 lead. OV battled back by plating three runs in the sixth inning then held on in the seventh for the 6-5 … Read More

Secretary of State Mobile Unit in Sullivan

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•May 8, 2019• Secretary of State Jesse White in cooperation with Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license, or obtain an Illinois identification card. White’s mobile unit will be available at the Sullivan library, located at 2 West Water in Sullivan, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 16. An applicant renewing a current Illinois driver’s license or identification card need only present a current valid driver’s license or identification card. If the applicant is applying for either a duplicate or corrected driver’s … Read More

Letter to the Editor 5-8-2019

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Letter to the Editor, Borrelia burgdorferi, (better known as Lyme) is spread by the bite of a tick, which can be as small as the period at the end of this sentence. May is Lyme Awareness Month. Borreliosis is the greatest vector (insect) borne disease with now over 400,000 new cases each year in the US alone. … Read More

Superintendent-Y Stuff: A Walk with Mr. Walk

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•May 8, 2019• By Supt. Ted Walk, Sullivan CUSD #300 This past week, a number of Sullivan High School seniors were recognized during the annual Awards Night. Twenty-one students were recipients of 27 scholarships totaling $42,600. This was achieved through a combination of superb academic effort, combined with generous community support. … Read More