•March 5, 2025•
Daylight saving time begins this Sunday, March 9 and the American Red Cross asks everyone to turn their clocks forward one hour and test their smoke alarms.
Did you know working smoke alarms can cut the risk of dying in a home fire by half? That’s why it’s critical to “Turn and Test” and take these lifesaving steps to stay safe from home fires — the nation’s most frequent disaster:
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Moultrie County Monthly Quarter Madness will hold their March Quarter Auction on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. The event will be held at the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity ReStore is the organization of the month.
Read MoreCannel
•March 5, 2025•
By Janet Roney
What in the world is Cannel? Along with gold, silver, and plumbago, Thomas Jefferson wanted Isaac Hill to look for it in central Illinois in 1809-1811.
I impolitely told you to go look up cannel yourself in a previous visit while I was in a snit over the thought that Hill’s guide was a hermit living in a hollow sycamore tree rather than Simon Kenton, “the greatest guide, hunter, and frontiersman of all time”. Sorry. If you are not one of the sweet souls who actually looked up cannel, cannel is coal.
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Jodi Phelps
Jodi K. Phelps, 55, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:43 p.m. Wednesday February 26, 2025 surrounded by her family.
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C.W. Kinney
C.W. (Carrol Wayne) Kinney, 77, of Champaign, formerly of Arthur, passed away on February 25, 2025, at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, IL.
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Jerry Cohan
Jerry Cohan, 69, of Sullivan passed away at 3:19 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2025 in his residence.
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Doris Cazel
Doris Ann Cazel, 83, of Sullivan, IL, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon, IL.
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Dora Brewer
Dora Darlene Brewer, 90, of Bethany, passed away at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, February 25, 2025, St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur.
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