Dr. Richard Mathias Dr. Richard E. Mathias, DC, 86, of Sullivan passed away at 9:10 a.m. Friday June 23, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in New Life Tabernacle in Sullivan with Pastor Dave Dolan officiating. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. … Read More
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, June 26 – Sausage and gravy, mini potato bakers, fruit juice, biscuits, warm fruit compote Tuesday, June 27 – Pepper beef over brown rice, lima beans, Harvard beets, whole grain dinner roll, mandarin oranges Wednesday, June 28 – Pulled pork, baked beans, spinach, bun, peaches Thursday, June 29 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, whole grain wheat, fruit cream parfait Friday, June 30 – Chef’s choice or creamed chicken w/grilled onions and pimento, peas, escalloped tomatoes, biscuits Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, June 26 – Granola bars, … Read More
Albert Heim Albert Eugene Heim, 91, of Cisco died Thursday morning June 15, 2017 in Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. Graveside services with military honors were held at 1:30 p.m. June 20 in Graceland Cemetery in Decatur. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. … Read More
•June 21, 2017• SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, July 20 at the Senior Center in 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. … Read More
•June 21, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist The best things in live are generally not free. Take health care. When I was a boy in the 1940-50s, each small town had two or three family doctors. The hospital in the nearby city of 20,000 (13,000 today) was a small, quiet affair where you went until you got well, or died. There was no Medicare or Medicaid. Nor much insurance. I recall coming home about third grade with a flyer for my parents about how a new company called Blue Cross-Blue Shield was offering a policy to cover me … Read More
•June 21, 2017• By Alex Menke for the News Progress Local residents of all ages came to Sullivan’s town square from 4-7 p.m. Friday, June 16 for a celebration of community. The festival was created by Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development agency with WCIA-TV’s Our Town segment showcasing Sullivan. Chamber director Laurrie Minor explained how it all began. “Channel 3 called and said they wanted to cover Sullivan for an ‘Our Town’ program, and we threw a festival together and made it happen.” She expressed her delight at the success of the event. “It became bigger than what we anticipated … Read More
•June 21, 2017• The University of Illinois Extension Unit 19 Moultrie-Douglas 4-H is holding an intergenerational sewing workshop 9-11:30 a.m. July 8 at First Christian Church in Sullivan. The workshop is open to tailors of all ages. Those who have a sewing machine and the sewing basics may bring them, but there will be extras on hand. Contact Angie Welker for more information at 217-543-3755 or awelker@illinois.edu … Read More
Homer Hargrove, Jr. Homer Hargrove, Jr., 73, of Salem, Ill. died June 12, 2017 in Lovington in the care of his family. Graveside funeral services were at 2 p.m. June 16 in Mt. Gilead Cemetery in Decatur with Glenn Hargrove officiating. A visitation was held 10-11:30 a.m. June 16 in Rankin Funeral Home in Salem. … Read More
•June 21, 2017• Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, announces the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held in Moultrie County during the evening of June 17. The RSC was conducted on the Bruce-Findlay Road at Illinois Route 32 by District 10 Troopers, Sullivan Police Department and Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept. … Read More