The Sullivan Independent News

By James B. Bartle
Sullivan Class of 2009 graduate, Taylor Louderman, is reaching for the stars and has one hand firmly gripped on a star and the other nearly there, as she stars in the role of Campbell in the musical, “Bring It On,” which will appear at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, St. Louis, March 27, through April 8.
Louderman is on tour with the musical crossing the United States chasing a dream she has had since [...]

The Sullivan Fire Protection District hosted a regional training on Jan. 20 at their training center. Chief Rick Lasky (ret.) from Lewisville, TX presented his popular program, “Pride and Ownership: A Love of the Job,” for over 90 firefighters from all over the state and from Illinois.
Chief Lasky is a well-known fire service leader and presenter and is the creator of “Saving Our Own,” a program designed to teach firefighters how to save firefighters who [...]

FCNB Insurance recently announced the winner of its monthly referral contest.
“We are very excited to announce the winner of our $250 referral reward program for the month of December,” said Blake Penberthy, FCNB Insurance assistant personal lines manager. “Congratulations goes out to Deborah Renick of Sullivan, MO. Deborah has given FCNB Insurance one referral since our promotion launched in February! She was awarded $250 cash as the monthly prize.”
Anyone that submits a referral at FCNBInsurance.com [...]

By James B. Bartle
Sullivan residents along Hughes Ford Rd. or North and South Rd. may have been surprised this week to see crews from Insituform placing what appeared to be a flat white material into sewer manholes this week, but surprisingly the product is bringing, basically, new pipe to infrastructure plagued by age and infiltration issues.
The company, Insituform, is a pioneer in cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) technology. The company has installed over 19,000 miles of CIPP [...]

The Missouri Highway Patrol, Troop C, made nine arrests in Franklin County for the week of Jan. 16-21.
Tonia R. Deslongchamp, 40, Steelville, was arrested on Mon., Jan. 16 on a Gasconade County warrant for failure to appear in court on the original charges of driving while revoked, exceeding the posted speed limit by 26 miles or more, failure to register a motor vehicle, and operating a vehicle with no title issued by the Department of [...]

By James B. Bartle
Tri-County Equipment Sales, LLC, 10781 North Service Rd., will be moving to a new location in late February or early March, after the recent purchase of the former “Lumber Jack Shack” facility located at 807 North Service Rd. E.
Owner Chris Jones stated, “The biggest reason for the purchase of this building is to own our own facility, have an increased showroom for our products, and for increased visibility from Interstate 44.”
The new [...]

By James B. Bartle
In just two meetings for the first month in 2012, the council has covered all open session issues just under an hour as their regular meeting on Tuesday night, Jan. 18, lasted only 20 minutes.
With no requests or petitions, the council moved forward with standing committee reports.
Administrator J.T. Hardy reported that the Airport Board met on Jan. 11 and had discussions with two pilots from the St. Clair Airport who had an [...]

By James B. BartleA proposed closure of a portion of Beeman St., from Mansion St. to the alleyway, requested by Temple Baptist Church will now go back before the Sullivan Planning and Zoning Commission following a public hearing held by the Sullivan City Council on Tuesday night, Jan. 17.The council held the public hearing on Tuesday night which lasted some 10 minutes and followed a recent public hearing by the P&Z regarding the same issue. [...]

By James B. Bartle
With a slight reduction in forces, the Sullivan Police Department completed one of their busiest years to date, receiving some 11,265 incident reports, compared to 10,630 in 2010.
Overall, the department saw several increases in a number of areas, as well as decreases in some key areas.
In 2011, the department saw increases: E-911 reports, 2,833 compared to 2,761 in 2010; Domestic Disturbance calls, 236 in 2011 with 215 in 2010; Burglaries, 82, compared [...]

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) will be at Temple Baptist Church, 444 Beeman St., Sullivan, on Saturdays, Feb. 4 through Apr. 7 (except on Feb. 11 and Mar. 24) from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. to offer free tax return preparation.
Contact Kristina for details at 314-800-8962.