•January 29, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team is coming together at the right time. The Timberwolves have won seven straight games to improve their overall record to 13-6 OV picked up a regular-season Lincoln Prairie Conference win against Decatur Lutheran last Tuesday, then four days later played Decatur Lutheran again in the first round of the LPC Tournament. … Read More
•January 29, 2020• Sullivan American Legion Post 68 announced applications are available for the 2020 Irrevocable Scholarship program. The one $1000, four year annually renewable scholarship application deadline is March 30, 2020. Graduating high school seniors in Moultrie County who are descendants of members in good standing of the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 may request a copy of the application packet from high school counselors at Sullivan High School and Okaw Valley High School in Bethany. Packets are also available by contacting Sullivan American Legion Post 68 at 217/728-4612 or Mike Keown, secretary Irrevocable Scholarship Trust, at 217/855-1949. … Read More
•January 29, 2020• By MikeBrothers Renovating the Winifred Titus Sentel Home is a nostalgic notion that could cost a lot of money the Sullivan City Council learned at the Jan 27 meeting. Architect Riley Glerum of IGW Architecture in Urbana and Engineer Jim Gleason explained it would take $1,123,425 in hard construction to convert the 6700 square foot brick structure into office space. Operated as a retirement home for ladies until closing the Titus Sentel Home was purchased by the city for $210,000 in Sept. with funds from the Winifred Titus Sentel Trust. Glerum and Gleason indicated the existing brick … Read More
•January 29, 2020• The Little Redskins Activity Program is a playgroup full of learning activities created and organized by students at Sullivan High School. Children ages 3-5 are welcome to register for this opportunity to come have fun at the high school for free. Services will be provided every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:15 to 9:30 a.m. in the high school commons. It started January 14, and ends March 26. Please park on the south of the commons in unpainted spots. For more information, contact advisor Heather Hinton hintonh@sullivan.k12.il.us … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week The Sullivan Singers were named Grand Champions in the Milton Choraltion Invitational in Milton, Wis. In addition to Grand Champion honors Angela Mossman was awarded Outstanding Female Vocalist. The Singers are one of three Sullivan show choirs under direction of David Mollenkamp. Traci Sebright of Lovington received an associates in applied science degree from Robert Morris College in Springfield. Sebright majored in the legal secretarial field and participated in the Student Ambassador Program. She is the daughter of Tina Sebright of Lovington. Erin Parsons scored 16 points and added six steals for Bethany as the … Read More
•January 29, 2020• The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association announces that it will be awarding over $58,000 in college scholarships throughout the State of Illinois to students wishing to pursue higher education during the 2020-2021 academic year. The scholarships are to be applied to tuition, books and fees only. The student must be enrolled full-time at a certified institution of higher learning within the State of Illinois. … Read More
•January 29, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan girls’ basketball team improved its Central Illinois Conference record to 5-0 against Central A&M last Thursday, then entered the CIC Tournament Saturday with a win against Meridian. Against the Hawks in Macon, the Redskins won its first game of the CIC Tournament 61-37. Sullivan wasted no time taking a lead with a 23-7 first-quarter run and never looked back. “The ladies started off really well tonight,” said Sullivan coach Sheri McCain. “I think we relaxed a little bit in the third quarter when Lilly went out with an injury. … Read More
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, February 3 – Beef stew w/potatoes, carrots & onions, seasoned greens, biscuits, tropical fruit Tuesday, February 4 – Chili mac, tossed salad, dinner roll, warm cinnamon peaches Wednesday, February 5 – Chicken tetrazzini, peas and onions, seasoned green beans w/pimentos, whole grain wheat (1), chunky applesauce Thursday, February 6 – Roast beef in gravy, mashed potatoes, cabbage tomato au gratin, dinner roll, overnight fruit salad Friday, February 7 – Baked ham, frosted sweet potatoes, midori blend vegetables, whole grain wheat (1), pears … Read More
•January 29, 2020• As Illinois leaders work on solutions, ROE #11 Regional Superintendent Kyle Thompson is teaming with area legislators to make the path to becoming a teacher easier. Thompson believes one barrier that should be removed is the relatively new edTPA. Short for Education Teacher Performance Assessment, the edTPA was written into the Illinois School Code in 2015. It requires student teachers to complete a series of arduous tasks while they are student teaching, most notably videotaping themselves while teaching in the classroom. Upon completion, the student teachers are required to submit their evidence to Pearson, a third-party evaluator. … Read More