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Big Spring Day

•July 31, 2024•

by Janet Roney

Big Spring Township, Shelby County, Illinois, was soft, tender, and flooded with new life that May day in 1999. There were no hard edges, even on the dissolving lichen covered sandstone tombstones in Spain Cemetery. 

It was like being in a wet-in-wet watercolor as it was painted all around us. Low hanging clouds of Paynes Gray seeped into the Thalo Green tree line on the far south edge of the Little Wabash River bottom, mixing the colors. Low rumbling thunder, dampened by the spongy atmosphere, pulsed softly from just over the horizon to the west. A ray of diffused sunlight penetrated the flowing energy of the approaching storm, warming us in yellow green light as we watched from Spain Cemetery Hill. Read More

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A blaze that lasted nearly two hours ravaged a restaurant in Sullivan Tuesday morning. The Red Apple Family Restaurant caught fire shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday according to Sullivan fire captain Chris Wright. 

After a car crashed into the Bethany Post Office earlier this month, service interruptions are expected. Due to a July 14 motor vehicle collision with the building, post office box mail pickup has been limited to normal postal business hours for local residents. Read More

Appreciation shown

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Appreciation shown
Members of the Allenville Christian Church stopped by the Sullivan firehouse last Friday with lunch to show appreciation to the firemen and police for all their hard work.

Relief Sale ice cream Social 

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•July 31, 2024•

The Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale’s annual ice cream social will be held at Arthur Community Building on Monday, August 5th from 5-8 p.m. Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches and chips will be offered along with cake and cobblers and homemade ice cream. Donations will be accepted, and the funds raised will be used to cover pre-sale expenses such as advertising, paper goods, etc. Come and enjoy the great food.

Obituaries 7-24-2024: Michael English

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Michael English

Michael English, 77, of Prescott, AZ, passed away at 1:40 am, November 26, 2023, in Prescott, AZ, surrounded by his loving family.

Graveside services will be conducted by Father John. Titus 10:00 am Friday, August 2, 2024 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Read More

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A Place for Everything

•July 24, 2024•

by Janet Roney

My German grandmother used to say, “A place for everything and everything in its place.” I try, but I am surprised and pleased when I find something of mine actually in its place. The MCCD was pleased when we found the Kaskaskia-Detroit Road and Hubbard’s Trace branches in their place, too.

In the early spring of 1999, the Moultrie County Corps of Discovery took several hikes in the woods along Jonathan Creek between the Masonic Home and Nelson Ford looking for evidence. On the first hike, we walked south from the IDNR parking cove at the top of the hill east of the Jonathan Creek bottom land (across the road from Reuben Chupp). After entering the IDNR woodland about ¼ mile south of the parking lot, we crossed a ravine and climbed another hill.  Read More

Arthur Produce Auction serves area

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•July 24, 2024•

by Sharon Barricklow

On any given Tuesday or Friday morning, a covered shed area south of Arthur is teeming with life. Farmers, both Amish and English, gather together drinking coffee while children run around among large boxes of produce, flower arrangements and other goods. Business owners, some with restaurants, some with grocery stores and some with farmer’s markets, mill about, looking at tomatoes, evaluating zucchini, and getting their bidding cards ready. University of Illinois Extension workers, in their blue shirts with orange “I” logos make lists of available  items. The Arthur Produce Auction is open to anyone, and you never know who is going to show up. 

“There are chain grocery stores and people who own their own farm markets, plus people who are just looking for a good deal on fresh produce,” said Extension worker Penny Hood.  Read More

Sullivan school registration

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•July 24, 2024•

Sullivan Schools Registration began online on July 18th, while in-person registration will be opening on July 24th and 25th from 8am to 3pm. In-person registration need to report to the building office. School supply lists can be found on FaceBook by visiting the Sullivan Elementary School PTO page.

Retirement recognition

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•July 24, 2024•

Two very impactful individuals will be retiring this year, Christine Grohler being one of them. Grohler dedicated her life to teaching in Special Education in Sullivan Elementary School, spending 30 of her total 34 years teaching at Sullivan Elementary. Some other amazing thing that Grohler has done was she had started the first team of athletes to represent Sullivan at the Special Olympics, which is still active today. Read More

Dove’s Support group

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•July 24, 2024•

Dove’s Support group is a program which teaches its members on how to have healthy relationships. This takes place every Thursday at 5pm at 1102 W. Jackson #4 in Sullivan. Dinner will be provided to all in attendance. Call (217)-728-9303 for more information, or visit www.doveinc.org.