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) … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … 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 … Read More
Petitions for school board available
•August 21, 2024• Aspiring school board candidates can begin circulating nominating petitions for signatures as of Tuesday, August 20. Those petitions can be filed beginning Tuesday, November 12 through Monday, November 18, 2024. It is important to note that this filing period is earlier than previous elections due to a change in election law. … Read More
Arthur annual alumni homecoming banquet
•August 21, 2024• The Arthur alumni committee recently announced that the 58th Annual Alumni Homecoming Banquet will be held on Saturday, September 28, at the Kaskaskia Country Club, 450 E CR 300N Arcola. The cost of the banquet is $25 per person which includes buffet, drink and dessert. A cash bar will be available. Social hour is at 5 p.m. with dinner at 6 p.m. Following the dinner there will be a business meeting, awards presentation and 50/50 drawing. … Read More
Economic impact data shows increased local impact of travel & tourism to area
•August 21, 2024• Experience Champaign-Urbana (ECU) receives annual data on the economic impact of travel and tourism to East Central Illinois, from available jobs to local taxes generated from direct visitor spending. Recently received 2023 data (January 1–December 31, 2023) showed significant increases across spending, job growth, and taxes generated for the local economy. ECU reports that travel and tourism supported 5,033 jobs (2.7% increase), generating $172.7 million in payroll (7.4% increase), plus $19.3 million in local taxes (11.5% increase) were generated through $666.9 million in visitor spending (9.5% increase). The counties supported by ECU in 2023 include Champaign, Douglas, … Read More
Treat fellow football fans to slow-cooked ribs and homemade sauce
•August 21, 2024• Football and food go are a perfect and popular pairing. Though fans may not need to eat while watching their favorite team play, adding food to the football festivities certainly makes fall weekends more enjoyable. Certain foods have become Saturday and Sunday afternoon staples once football season kicks off. Few fans will turn down a plate of wings or walk away from a tray of nachos during football season. But fans hosting game watch parties at home can go beyond the norm and offer additional fare that’s sure to please a crowd. For instance, the following recipe … Read More
Sign up and shop
•August 21, 2024• The Sullivan Dance Studio is throwing a sign up and shop event for the recital classes for the 2024-2025 class year on Wednesday, August 21st from two until seven that evening. This offers both parents and students time to get signed up and shop around for studio apparel, during this time students and parents can take a tour of the studio, learn more about classes and see what type of dances the studio teaches. For more information on this event visit the Sign up & Shop Facebook page or contact the Sullivan Dance Studio at (217)728-9111 or … Read More