Linda Breedlove Linda L. Breedlove, 76, of Lovington, passed away at 11:20 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 6 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Arcola Cemetery in Arcola. … Read More
•August 10, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter After a brief hiatus of the check-in on the area athletes at the collegiate level, we return to the recap with this week’s edition on Sullivan’s own Mollie Bowman. The 2014 Redskin grad is currently a jumper and a sprinter at Division II McKendree University in Lebanon, Ill. Bowman performs the long jump (personal records will follow each event 17’5”), triple jump (35’11”), 200 meter sprint (25.84 seconds) and the 4×100 and 4×400 meter relays (48.44 seconds, and 3:54.04 respectively). Also, Bowman and the Bearcat coaches further plan on showcasing her versatility … Read More
•August 10, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Columnist We are headed for the golden time of the year in American sports. Major League Baseball is heating up as playoff pushes are being made, National Football League training camps and pre-season games are underway with the Hall of Fame Game this past Sunday. Longtime Packers quarterback Brett Favre, Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison, and head coach Tony Dungy—two key cogs of Indy’s Super Bowl XLI win over the Bears— highlight the class. Rams and Steelers sack master Kevin Greene, former Rams left tackle Orlando Pace, along with former 49ers owner Eddie … Read More
Marguerite Graf-Peyron Marguerite “Marge” Ellen Graf-Peyron, 85, died in her home in Plant City, Fla. June 14, 2016. Services were held June 19 in First Methodist Church in Lakeland, Fla. Haught Funeral Home in Plant City handled arrangements. … Read More
Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, Aug. 15 – Chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes, Midori vegetables, Mandarin oranges, roll. Tuesday, Aug. 16 – Ham & beans, copper carrots, pears, corn bread. Wednesday, Aug. 17 – Pulled pork, Mexi corn, cucumber onion salad, scalloped pineapple, bun. … Read More
•August 10, 2016• Sullivan Community Unit #300 board appointed Ann Wheeler to serve as new member of the board during the August 8 meeting. Wheeler will serve until the spring 2017 school board elections. She replaces board member Scott Atchison, who resigned earlier this year. The retired Arthur school district English teacher applied for the opening after 11 years of retirement. “I would like to give something back to the community,” she explained of her application. Sullivan veterinarian Justin Florey also applied for the opening. Both candidates were interviewed by the school board in executive session following the regular business … Read More
Linda L. Breedlove Linda L. Breedlove, 76, of Lovington, passed away 11:20 p.m. Monday, August 1, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home in Lovington. Burial will be in Arcola Cemetery, Arcola. Memorials may be made to the Lovington Ambulance Service, Kaskaskia Valley Animal Hospital or to the donor’s choice. Linda was born April 4, 1940, in Charleston, the daughter of Russell and Freda (Carter) Huey. She married Robert W. Breedlove … Read More
Juanita Grace Wilson Juanita Grace Wilson, 83, of Lovington, passed away 7:20 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2016, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 5, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home in Lovington. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Decatur and Macon or to the donor’s choice. Juanita was born September 26, 1932, in Moweaqua, the daughter of Hazel Grace Carlyle. She married Millard E. Keeling in … Read More