Recent Obituaries: Vera L. Arthur

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Vera L. Arthur Vera L. Arthur, 71, of Allenville, died Thursday, May 11, 2017 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Celebration of Life services 10:30 a.m. Monday at Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Burial in Windsor Cemetery. Visitation 4 – 6 p.m. Sunday. Memorials to the Sullivan Food Pantry. Complete obituary and online condolences at www.reedfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Arthur was born April 9, 1946 in Shelby County, the daughter of Roy F. and Bessie M. Hanson Nolen. Vera was a cook and waitress at The Spot restaurant and a cook at the Sullivan Health Care Center. She married Clyde Gregory in 1964. She then … Read More

Sullivan Man Shares Passion for Mission Work

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•May 10, 2017• Mike Craig has a heart for helping others, but what he loves most is connecting people with life-changing mission opportunities. After leading kids on mission trips throughout the United States for years as former youth leaders at the Methodist Church in Sullivan, Craig and his wife Nancy decided to expand internationally. However, the couple was determined do more than organize short-term mission trips that often provide band-aid solutions to poverty stricken areas. “We really wanted to establish an ongoing relationship in an area of great need so we could make a greater impact,” he said. After extensive … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Alice M. Miller

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Alice M. Miller Alice M. Miller, 92 of Sullivan, died 1:06 a.m. Thursday, May 11, 2017 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. Celebration of Life services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Reed Funeral Home with Pastor Charliam Renner officiating. Burial will be in the Moultrie County Memorial Park, Bethany. Visitation will be one hour before the services. Memorials are suggested the Mason Point Activity Fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Miller was born January 13, 1925 in Bethany, IL, the daughter of Cayrel and Effie Pearl Standerfer Hilliard. Alice retired as a billing clerk … Read More

Sullivan FFA Mother’s Day

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•May 10, 2017• The Sullivan High School FFA is holding a Mother’s Day greenhouse sale this Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m.-noon in the SHS ag department greenhouse. Everything from hanging baskets to planted pots to six packs of the buyer’s favorite flora and fauna is available with the proceeds helping the local FFA chapter. … Read More

St. Columcille’s June 10 Watercolor Workshop Features Mahomet Artist

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•May 10, 2017• Mahomet artist Dee Siegmund will conduct a watercolor workshop for the Sullivan Art Club’s third workshop of the year Saturday, June 10. The workshop will be held in the St. Columcille Church hall located on the east end of the church at the corners of W. Jackson and McClellan streets. There is a dedicated entrance to the hall adjacent to the parking lot. … Read More

OV Softball Gets a Pair of Wins

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•May 10, 2017• The Okaw Valley softball team picked up two wins this week to improve its record to 13-9. The Timberwolves defeated St. Elmo/Brownstown Monday and Arcola last Tuesday. Monday night in Bethany, OV took an early lead with a run in the first inning, then tacked on four more in the third inning to take a 5-1 lead. Both teams scored a run in fourth, and OV scored two insurance runs in the sixth for the final 8-2 score. … Read More

Warrensburg Wins Sullivan Redskin Invitational

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•May 10, 2017• Ten schools, including four Moultrie County teams, participated in the Sullivan Redskin Invitational last Tuesday. Warrensburg won the meet with 140 points. SOV girls’ team The SOV girls’ team placed fourth with 69 points. Katherine Kite took second in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 6:11.52, and senior Ashlynd Risley placed third in the 100-meter run at 13.74 and third in the 400-meter run at 1:06.04. Laine Cameron took third in the 100-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles with times of 17.72 and 52.08, respectively. Natalie Drury high jumped 4 foot 6 inched for fourth place, and … Read More

Some Good Hits But No Wins For Knights

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•May 10, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball team finished the week 0-2 with losses to Decatur Lutheran and Argenta-Oreana. Monday Decatur Lutheran scored two runs in the top of the eighth inning to take a lead and the eventual 6-4 win. Decatur Lutheran took the lead 4-3 in the seventh inning, but ALAH tied the game with a run in the bottom of the inning to send it to the eighth. Marcus Vanausdoll and Will Cohan each had two hits. Vanausdoll scored a run, and Cohan knocked in a run. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Trying to Restring the Ties that Used to Bind

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•May 10, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I mix in quite varied circles. One day I might be helping at my rural hometown food pantry, and the next, enjoying my home away from home, the Union League Club of Chicago, a 23-story country club in the heart of the city. When I was a boy 60 years ago, I like to think there were some ties, maybe quite loose, I admit, between rich and poor in a nation then largely of small towns and cities. I worry that those ties have been mostly severed. The all-volunteer food pantry … Read More