Shirley Chaney
Shirley Jeanean Chaney, 85, of Mattoon, formerly of Allenville, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Palm Terrace in Mattoon. Read More
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Town Wide Rummage Sales in Strasburg
•May 26, 2021•
The Village of Strasburg will hold their annual town wide rummage sales and flea market on Saturday, May 29, beginning at 7 a.m.
In addition to town wide rummage sales is a Flea Market at the Crib along North R. 32. The Flea Market will feature crafts, antiques, furniture, fishing tackle, plants and more. Anyone having a rummage sale can sign up at the post office to be added to the list. Maps will be available at Short Stop the day of the sale. Read More
Crowes Retire From Sullivan School District
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Gary and Kathy Crowe in Sullivan School District work shirts.
•May 26, 2021•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Gary and Kathy Crowe retired last week from the Sullivan School District. Gary retired after 35 years with the district and Kathy after 25 years. Gary was the custodian at the high school, and his wife Kathy worked as custodian at the Sullivan Elementary School.
Sullivan High School principal Daniel Allen said that Gary is pretty close to being a perfectionist. “He has a routine, and he does everything he can to make things clean,” he said. One of the things Allen has observed about Gary is that he could always be heard whistling in the hallways.
Besides making sure that the school was clean, he also did maintenance on occasion. “If he had time and the tools, he would take care of it,” Allen said.
He added that Kathy was an extremely hard worker, one of the hardest workers he knows, and was always willing to help out where needed. Read More
Obituaries 5-26-2021: Dale McKinney
Dale McKinney
Dale McKinney, 79, of Bethany, passed away at 1:15 a.m., Sunday, May 16, 2021. Read More
Windsor HS Class of 2021
Photo by Crystal Reed
Windsor High School Class of 2021
The Windsor High School graduating class of 2021 during the graduation ceremony held on Sunday, May 23 at the park in Windsor. Valedictorian was Jessica Rauch and Salutatorian was Marylee Orman.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Congrats On Your Freedom
Cindy Bauer, Claire Sims and Morgan Bauer made signs with a special message for Windsor High School graduate Lillie Sims. From left to right are Cindy Bauer, Claire Sims, Morgan Bauer and Lillie Sims.
Obituaries 5-26-2021: James Harshman
James Harshman
James Bruce Harshman, 70, of Sullivan went home to his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, after a courageous nine-year battle with Wegener’s disease. Through it all, Bruce remained ever gracious and selfless, never once complaining or putting himself above others. Read More
Sullivan Track Teams Perform Well In Home Meet
•May 26, 2021•
by Jason Brown
NP Sports
The Sullivan girls’ and boys’ track and field teams hosted senior night before a meet against several other schools Friday.
Seniors from both teams were winners at their last regular-season home meet.
The girls’ team defeated Arcola, Cerro-Gordo, Cumberland and St. Teresa with a score of 96, which was 21 points better than Cerro Gordo. Arcola placed third with 36 points.
Several Redskins placed first in their events, and all four relay teams took first.
Cassidy Short won three events, including the long jump, triple jump, and the 100-meter dash.nShe long jumped a personal-best 4.91 meters, triple jumped 9.93 meters and ran the 100 meters in 13.99. Read More
Obituaries 5-26-2021: Arnold Mitchell
Arnold Mitchell
Arnold Dean ‘Mitch’ Mitchell, 82, of Sullivan passed away at 7:21 p.m. Saturday May 22, 2021, in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Read More
Scholarship Available
•May 26, 2021•
The Robert and Leila Lorenson scholarship is still accepting applications from graduates of ALAH High School until June 1, 2021. The application can be obtained by googling the name of the scholarship.
Holocaust Survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan Speaks to Sullivan Students Via Zoom
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Students at Sullivan Middle and High School recently had the opportunity to hear a presentation from Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan via Zoom. The presentation was sponsored by a grant awarded to SHS English teachers Becky Lawson, Cami Badman and Becca Stinebring by the Sullivan Community Education Foundation.
•May 26, 2021•
Resilience. Strength. Triumph. Kindness. Hope. Perseverance. Courage. All of these words describe Marion Blumenthal Lazan, a Holocaust survivor, who gave a Zoom presentation to Sullivan Middle and High School students May 13. Her presentation was sponsored by a grant awarded to SHS English teachers Becky Lawson, Cami Badman, and Becca Stinebring by the Sullivan Community Education Foundation.
“Marion’s compassion and strength came through strongly even though she was almost a thousand miles away at her home in New York,” stated Becky Lawson, who noted that an in-person visit had been funded by the foundation last year but did not take place because of COVID.
Middle school history teacher Caiden Webb noted that he had several students who were “glued to the screen the entire time she spoke.” Read More