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Recent Obituaries: Janet Pauline Bly
Janet Pauline Bly Janet Pauline Bly, 74, of Bethany passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 Springdale, AR. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Visitation will be from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home in Bethany. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to the Springdale Senior Center: 203 Park St, Springdale, AR 72764 Pauline was born January 7, 1943 in Bethany, the daughter of William Edward and Dorothy Jean (Jackson) Ward. She married Thomas G. Bly on September 22, 1963; he … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Ruth M. Yates
Ruth M. Yates Ruth M. Yates, 89, of Sullivan passed away 9:25 a.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 16, 2017, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the services at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the Sullivan United Methodist Women or to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Ruth was born March 6, 1928, in Bruce, the daughter of Fred and Nellie (Sharp) Sampson. She married James W. … Read More
Injured OV Team Scores Three Wins in a Row
•December 13, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Despite being bitten by the injury bug these past couple weeks, the Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team won its third game in a row with wins over Sullivan and Tri-County. The Timberwolves were working as a tight pack when pressuring Sullivan last Tuesday night. OV’s full-court and ¾-court pressure forced several Sullivan turnovers in the first half. The Timberwolves were able to convert the turnovers into easy points. OV jumped out to a 7-0 lead to start the game and extended that lead to 12-2 when Trey Yarnell hit a 3-pointer with … Read More
Sullivan High School Announces Illinois State Scholars
•December 13, 2017• The following Sullivan High School students were named 2018-19 Illinois State Scholars: Laine Cameron, Trevor Elder, Lindsay Jones, Winchester Phelps, Isaiah Plank, Joshua Stutzman, Gavin Sullivan and Kaitlyn Webb. Students are pictured below. Photos furnished. … Read More
ALAH Girls Start Slowly with Win over VG
•December 13, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team ended this past week with a 1-2 record, a win against Villa Grove and losses to Mattoon and Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland. “We can’t expect to step on the floor and think we will be able to compete,” said ALAH coach Mac Condill. “We need to establish ourselves at tipoff or else we should continue to expect to start slowly.” Against Villa Grove Thursday, the Knights took a 2-point lead into the second quarter where they outscored Villa Grove 21-12. The Blue Devils battled back in the third to outscore … Read More
SBL to Hold Health Screens
•December 13, 2017• SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at the Senior Center, Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. SBL Lincolnland Home Care, Lincolnland Hospice and Lincolnland Home Medical will sponsor bingo from 9 – 10 a.m. following the blood pressure clinic. please note: If the schools are closed due to adverse weather, the senior center will also be closed. … Read More
First Baptist Christmas Eve
•December 13, 2017• First Baptist Church of Sullivan is inviting everyone to the Christmas Eve service Monday, Dec. 24. A musical prelude begins at 6 p.m. with service from 6:30 -7:30 p.m. During December the church choir will present “O Little Town of Bethlehem” cantata featuring solos by choir members. The church hymnal contains 78 songs and hymns about the birth of Jesus, and the musicians are including most in church services during December. Regular church services are 10-11 a.m. Sundays, and everyone is invited to share the music and beautiful decorations of the Christmas season. The church is handicap … Read More
Okaw Valley Girls Hit Threes to Propel Win
•December 13, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this past week, defeating Martinsville Monday night and losing to Altamont Thursday night. Monday night against Martinsville, eight Timberwolves scored at least three points to help propel OV to a 57-26 victory. OV outscored Martinsville 23-4 in the first quarter and did not allow a point in the entire second quarter. … Read More