Sullivan Redskins Pick Up Regional Win

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•February 21, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan boys’ basketball team finished up a strong week with a Central Illinois Conference win and an out of conference win last week before winning in first round of the Class 2A Vandalia Regional Monday night. The Redskins knocked off Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg last Wednesday, Clinton last Thursday and Pana Monday night. Against Clinton, the Redskins honored their seniors on senior night with a 43-37 win in overtime. The back-and-fourth game was close the entire way. Clinton took a 2-point lead into the second quarter, but Sullivan cut the lead to one at … Read More

Lovington Kindergarten Pre-Registration

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•February 21, 2018• Pre-registration for Lovington kindergarten students for the 2018-2019 school year will be held Tuesday, March 6, in the Lovington Grade School office between noon and 6 p.m. Any student who will be five years of age by September 1, 2018 and resides in the Lovington Grade School District is encouraged to attend. Parents are asked to bring the child’s birth certificate to pre-registration. If a child is in the Lovington preschool program this year, you need not attend, but return the form (sent home with your child) to the office. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Sam Kidwell

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Sam Kidwell Sam Kidwell, 80, of Sullivan passed away at 8:20 a.m. Thursday February 15, 2018 in the Arthur Home. Celebration of Life services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Chaplain Mark Maxey officiating. Visitation will be 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Burial will be in the Moultrie County Memorial Park Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association or to the Moultrie County Relay for Life. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. The family suggests casual attire. Sam was born May 29, 1937 in Kirksville … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Paul L. Sager

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Paul L. Sager Paul L. Sager, 93, of Sullivan, passed away 8:01 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 17, 2018, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. Memorials may be made to the First Christian Church in Sullivan. Paul was born October 22, 1924, in Worth, the son of Ralph E. and Ocie (Vandeveer) Sager. He married Anna … Read More

Obituaries 2-14-2018: Wanda Reid 

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Wanda Reid  Wanda June Reid, 72, of Sullivan passed away at 12:07 p.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. No services will be held. Burial will be at a later date in Camp Butler Cemetery in Springfield. Wanda was born August 4, 1945 in Virden, the daughter of Claude and Lavada McKee Gibson. She married Robert Reid in April of 1972, and he preceded her in death in 1988. She was a member of the Die-Hard Cubs Fan Club. She was loved dearly by her friends and family, and she may be gone but will never … Read More

Obituaries 2-14-2018: Myrta Pound 

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Myrta Pound  Myrta Clare Pound, 86, of Decatur passed away at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, February 6, 2018 in her home in Decatur. Funeral services were at 3 p.m. Saturday, February 10 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More

Obituaries 2-14-2018: Donald Ferguson 

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Donald Ferguson  Donald J. Ferguson, 88, of Sullivan passed away at 8:03 p.m. Thursday February 8, 2018 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services were 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Mason Point Chapel in Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More

Obituaries 2-14-2018: Richard Shellabarger

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Richard Shellabarger Paul Richard Shellabarger (Shelly) passed away peacefully after a lengthy battle with cancer February 10, 2018 with his family by his side. He was born March 16, 1940 in Natchez, Mississippi. A memorial service was held Monday, Feb. 12 in First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. … Read More