•August 28, 2024•
by E. Scott England
The Sullivan CUSD #300 school board held a special board meeting last Friday (8/23). The meeting was scheduled at the early time of 6:45am. Six of the seven board members attended the early meeting. Read More
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Back-to-school tax benefits
•August 28, 2024•
As the new school year gets underway, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding eligible taxpayers that they may claim back-to-school expenses for their K-12 students on their 2024 Illinois individual income tax returns. Read More
Groundbreaking August 2024
Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity
Groundbreaking
Habitat for Humanity held a groundbreaking ceremony for new homeowners Dakoda, Cortney, Everleigh and Harper Lucas in Bethany on Sunday, August 25th. The new homeowners were met with loads of community support during the event.
Grandparents Day celebration
•August 28, 2024•
The Courtyard Estates in Sullivan will be hosting a Grandparents Day celebration on Sunday, September 8th at two that afternoon. Limited to two guests only, refreshments and entertainment will be provided to attending guests. To RSVP or get more information on the celebration contact Bonnie at (217)728-4300, all guests must call to RSVP by Friday, August 30th.
Remembering Who We Are……23
•August 28, 2024•
How Raccoons Helped Save Illinois from Canada
by Janet Roney
Warning! As far as I know, no historians claim that raccoons helped save Illinois from Canada, but the following true story could lead to that conclusion.
It begins in France in the 1600s. France, especially under King Louis the 14th (the “Sun King”) had the strongest military in Europe because, in part, its soldiers were healthy. They were healthier than any other army because they kept their heads dry. A dry army is healthier than a dripping wet army any day. Read More
Obituaries 8-28-2024: Edwin Righter
Edwin Righter
Edwin R. Righter, 67, of Sullivan passed away at 3:43 a.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in his residence. Read More
Recent Obituaries: Edwin R. Righter
Edwin R. Righter
Edwin R. Righter, 67, of Sullivan passed away at 3:43 a.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2024 in his residence.
Celebration of Life services will be 3:00 p.m. Monday, August 26, 2024 in the Reed Funeral Home with Doug Fultz officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Solid Rock Chapel in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net.
Mr. Righter was born on February 17, 1957 in Morris, Illinois, the son of Roy and Betty (Hahn) Righter. Edwin had worked as the maintenance supervisor at the Sullivan School District, he then retired from the City of Sullivan as the Electric Plant Manager and also worked at Wiley Brothers Farms. Edwin attended the Solid Rock Chapel in Sullivan and had been past president of the Christian County Tractor Pulling Association. He married Cheryl Johnson on September 6, 1981 in Arthur, Illinois.
Survivors include his wife Cheryl; children Jared (Melissa) Righter of Naperville, Illinois and Kelsey Righter of Texas; grandchildren Ella Righter, Inara Welty, Callum Welty and Isabel Elliott; mother Betty Righter of Sullivan and a brother Mark (Amber) Righter of Sullivan.
He was preceded in death by his father.
Recent Obituaries: Byron F. Abrams
Byron F. Abrams
Byron F. Abrams, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:55 p.m. Tuesday August 6, 2024 in the Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.
Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday August 24, 2024 in the Sullivan Highway Church of Christ with Wayne Miller and Robert Hemingway officiating. Memorials are requested to the Sullivan Highway Church of Christ. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan.
Byron was born January 16, 1937 in Sullivan Township the son of Homer Edmon and Edith Lillian Sager Abrams. He had been a truck driver for Bekins Transport. Byron was a member of the Sullivan Highway Church of Christ. He was an avid photographer, ham radio operator and was a published author. He married Susan Perry on December 26, 1958 in Sullivan.
Surviving are his wife Susan of Sullivan; daughter Paula (David) Evans of Lovington; son Kevin Abrams (Frances Smith) of Rantoul; sister Barbara (Tom) Dean of Sullivan; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren
He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Charles H. Abrams.
Harvest Picnic pulls massive crowds for festival
•August 21, 2024•
Windsor is home to one of the most influential and looked-forward to festivals in central and southern Illinois, being on par with Arcola’s Broomcorn Festival also in celebration of the harvest season. This year the three day long event, featured full course meals provided by or made by community members in different organization as well as a dessert gift from the grade school. With three whole days of good food, auctions and of course lots of small town support, the festival drew in huge crowds, almost comparable to how some county fairs populate. Though the weekend events for the picnic held the most to do, Thursday is where it all started. Read More
Charity sale
•August 21, 2024•
There will be a charity yard sale at 20 Central Drive in Sullivan on Saturday, August 31st, in honor of a mission to help expand God’s love and kingdom, all profits from this yard sale will be going to a child sponsored through the Compassion International program. The program strives to release children in dangerous conditions or poverty in Jesus’s name, providing a trip to a sponsored country every two years. The child being sponsored is an eight year old from Nicaragua who has been waiting to be sponsor for 463 days. The money will be used to provide food, medical check ups and education for the child. The yard sale will also be having a bake sale and lemonade stand duo. For more information on the yard sale visit Charity Yard Sale in Facebook events.