Janice Tusing Janice A. Tusing, 83, of Decatur, formerly of Lovington, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019, in McKinley Court in Decatur. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 26 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial will be at a later date in Hewitt Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More
•March 27, 2019• The Champaign News Gazette announced its all-area swim and dive teams this past week. Brodie Goss was selected First Team All-Area in boys swimming. Goss broke the Sullivan High School 100-meter breaststroke record with a time of 59.61 and placed 24th in the IHSA State Swimming Meet at New Trier High School in Winnetka. During the season he also broke the 100-yard butterfly school record with a time of 53.13. … Read More
•March 27, 2019• On February 20 some of the Spanish III students of Sullivan High School visited Mason Point nursing home in Sullivan for a game of bingo, trivia, karaoke, and music. Famous celebrities of the 1950s and 60s with whom the residents were familiar were the topic of the evening. After the game of bingo, juniors Aaron Garvey, Gary Herschberger, and Seth Mayberry, (who were dressed up as Johnny Cash, Paul McCartney, and Buddy Holly respectively) read facts about the person they were representing for a game of trivia. Juniors Adalee Nichols and Kaitlyn White helped with the planning … Read More
•March 27, 2019• The Okaw Valley softball team dropped its third straight game to Morrisonville Thursday. Morrisonville scored three in the third inning and tacked on another run in the fourth to answer OV’s lone run. Each team recorded five hits. … Read More
•March 27, 2019• By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois The Illinois Senate is poised to take up a bill that would make it easier for some seniors to access a state program that limits property tax increases on their homes. Under current law, people age 65 and older with incomes up to $65,000 can claim the Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption, which effectively freezes the taxable valuation of their homes so that their tax bills cannot go up simply because the market value of their home rises. Senate Bill 1346, which cleared the Senate Revenue Committee on Wednesday, would … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week The new ramp has been completed outside the Moultrie County Courthouse to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Lori Shasteen, a seven-year employee of Horn Insurance Agency, passed the Illinois state exams for life and health as well as property and casualty insurance to become a licensed insurance agent for all lines of insurance. The fourth annual Young Authors Program, sponsored by the Sullivan PTO, was held at Sullivan High School and Middle School. Those students reading their manuscripts are Kindergarten, Monica Giberson and Stephanie Lane; First grade, Stephanie Austin, Sarah Donoho, … Read More
•March 27, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor A week after helping the Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team place fourth in the IHSA Class 1A State Tournament last year, Paige Robinson signed to play basketball for coach Molly Miller and the Drury Panthers, a Division II University in Springfield, Missouri. This season for the Panthers, Robinson has been the Panthers’ best player off the bench. Last week, Robinson earned GLVC Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference honors. “It’s truly an honor to receive freshman of the year,” said Robinson. “There is some good competition in the GLVC, … Read More
•March 27, 2019• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Okaw Valley baseball team started its season 1-1 with a win against Ramsey and a loss to St. Elmo/Brownstown. Last Tuesday, OV opened the season with a 12-2 drubbing of the Rams. Ramsey jumped out early with a 2-0 lead, but OV exploded for six runs in the third inning, then added three more in the fourth to blow the game open. OV scored in the last two innings to end the game in six. … Read More