2019-2020 Windsor High School Homecoming Court
Recent Obituaries: Alice Jones
Alice Jones Alice V. Calhoun Jones, 84, of Bethany, passed away 2:05 p.m. Wednesday, January 8, 2020 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan, with Pastor Glenn Strohschein officiating assisted by Jerry Jones. Burial will be in Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Reed Funeral Home and one hour before the services Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Lutheran Church, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net Mrs. Jones was … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
OV Timberwolves Win Third at Tournament
•January 8, 2020• By Jason Brown NP Sports EditorThe Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team defeated Meridian to place third in the 48th annual Vandalia Holiday Tournament last Monday. OV took third by knocking off the Hawks 57-52. Timberwolves’ senior Cameron Sharp earned all-tournament team honors and became the 31st player in tournament history to score more than 100 points in the tournament. … Read More
SMS Announces Fall 2019 Honor Roll
•January 8, 2020• Sullivan Middle School is proud to announce Academic Honors for the Fall 2019 Semester. 5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll – 4.0 GPA: Avram Bates, Mary Crist, Adalyn Cruitt, Willow Davenport, Caleigh Dyer, Avelyn Ethell, Angelina Hiller, Olivia Hullum. Gracelyn Johnson, Austin Kelley, Khyli Kelly, Claire Kursell, Emma Lawrence, Ellie Lehman, Braden Lucas, Grant Martin, Julia Moody, Keegan Newberry, Landon Nuzzo, Infiniti Phillips, Jacob Poynor, Emerson Risley, Colin Roehrs, Cadence Schmohe, Aaron Schrock, Dimitri Schrock, Tanner Seelow, Kaylee Smith, Carter Standerfer, Brady Stollard, Timothy Stutzman, Aiden Villalobos, Gavin Wade, Aden Wallace High Honors – 3.5-3.99 GPA: Christian … Read More
Being Average is No Longer Good Enough for Illinois, U.S. Schools
•January 8, 2020• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist In a recent column, I noted that most, not all, downstate school districts perform below statewide averages on 11th-grade English and math tests. I didn’t blame anyone, instead noting that performance is directly correlated to the household incomes within each district; the lower the average incomes, the lower the test scores. Thus it has been since I began looking at these kinds of data decades ago. As downstate school districts tend to be lower in overall household income than their suburban counterparts, scores also tend to be lower. Another purpose was … Read More
Remember When? 1-8-2020
25 Years Ago This Week The Sullivan High School National Honor Society turned fund raising into fun raising. A total of $866.60 was raised with a school assembly witnessing Ben Guyot, whose class raised the most money for Christmas presents, receive a pie in the face from high bidding student Leif Walling. Principal Stu Hott received a pie with Andy Wagner and Joe Freese’s groups combining for a $289.15 donation for shared throwing honors. Mayor Leon Lane was the auctioneer. Kevin Gaither, son of Jim and Margaret Gaither of Sullivan was named to dean’s list at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. … Read More
Obituaries 1-8-2020: Marcia Reeter
Marcia Reeter Marcia Jean Reeter, 92, of Waltonville, Illinois, formerly of the Sullivan (Mason Point), Bethany and Dalton City areas, passed away at 6:20 p.m. Monday, December 30, 2019, in the SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Visitation will be in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with a graveside service following in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Dates and times have not been finalized at this time. … Read More
2020 Point in Time Homeless Count Set
•January 8, 2020• Each year, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development requires a homeless count be completed for the entire United States in January. Why January? It is believed if some one is experiencing sleeping on the streets, in a car or in an emergency shelter, during the coldest time of the year, it is likely he has no support network and will remain homeless without assistance. HUD uses this count to assist in determining if grant funds are effective in ending homelessness. … Read More