Obituaries 3-21-2018: William  Ashley, Sr.

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William Ashley, Sr. William C. ‘Bill’ Ashley, Sr., 90, of Sullivan, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 6:12 p.m. Sunday, January 28, 2018 in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Gravesides services will be 10 a.m. Saturday March 24 in Oak Grove Cemetery in Bethany with Pastor Ted Hartley officiating. Military rites will be conducted by Bethany American Legion Post #507. Arrangements are by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net … Read More

WSS Opens Softball Season with Two Wins

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•March 21 2018• The Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg softball team started the season by winning its first two games. The Hatchets shutout Shelbyville 7-0 last Thursday and knocked off Central A&M 7-4 last Tuesday. Against Shelbyville, the game was close until WSS scored two runs in the fourth inning. The Hatchets followed with a run in the fifth inning and four runs in the sixth inning to pull away. WS totaled eight hits, with Calla Roney hitting a home run. … Read More

Obituaries 3-21-2018: Felty Miller

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Felty Miller Felty D. Miller, 74, of Arthur died at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018 in his home in rural Arthur. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Sunday, March 18 in the HCK West Building in Arthur. Burial was in Otto Cemetery in Arthur. Arrangements were by McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More

ALAH Track Grabs Seven of Eight Spots

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•March 21 2018• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys track team placed seven athletes in the top eight spots in the 74-team Charleston High School Indoor Boys’ Invitational Saturday at Eastern Illinois University. Logan Hall and Billy Fifer were the Knights top performers. Hall ran the 1,600-meter run in 4:21.16 for first place in his heat, and Fifer ran the 60-meter dash in 7.72 for first. … Read More

Obituaries 3-21-2018: Gladys Courtright

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Gladys Courtright Gladys D. Courtright, 95, of Sullivan passed away at 12:23 a.m. Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 20 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More

Sullivan HS Softball Faces Cumberland

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•March 21 2018• The Sullivan softball team dropped a non-conference game to Cumberland 7-1 Friday, March 16. The Pirates are ranked 13th in Class 1A in the Illinois Coaches Association poll. Cumberland jumped out early with a 2-0 first inning lead, then tacked on four more runs in the fourth inning. … Read More

OV Baseball Scores Big in Two Wins

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•March 21 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports Okaw Valley senior Garrett Fritz tallied five hits, including two home runs, and 10 RBIs in wins against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg Friday, March 16, and Mt. Pulaski Wednesday, March 14. Against WSS, Fritz homered twice, scored three runs and had four RBIs to help the Timberwolves to a 10-0 win in six innings. OV scored two in the first inning, three in the third inning, then scored five more runs in the next two innings. Trey Yarnell was 2-for-3 with RBIs, and Austin Harshman had a hit, a run, a stolen base and one … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Kenneth M. Puleo

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Kenneth M. Puleo Kenneth M. Puleo, 79, of Brownstown, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 11:53 p.m. Tuesday March 13, 2018 in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, O’Fallon, Illinois. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Brownstown First Baptist Church with Dr. Olen Evans officiating. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Monday at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan and also from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the church on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, Brownstown. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association. Send online condolences to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Ken was born April … Read More