On April 24th, Shae Ellis signed her letter of intent to continue her golf career at Rend Lake College this Fall. Said Shae, “I am excited to continue my golf journey. My goal is to make it to nationals, NCJAA.” Shae will be studying Business and Marketing. Pictured L-R seated, Mother Laura Ellis, Shae Ellis, Father Rick Ellis. Standing, L-R: Coaches James Gray (RLC) and Andy Wagner (SHS). … Read More
•April 30, 2025• There are three new bestsellers and two other new books at the Arthur Public Library. The new bestsellers are “Great Big Beautiful Life,” by Emily Henry, “Shadow of the Solstice,” by Anne Hillerman, and “The Gut-Brain Paradox: Improve Your Mood, Clear Brain Fog, and Reverse Disease by Healing Your Microbiome” by Steven R. Gundy. The other two new releases are “Granny Square Style: How to Make Limitless Projects from Ten Classical patterns” by Hyllam Lefevre and “The Librarian of Lisbon” by Suzanne Nelson. For more details on these books and others, visit: http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb&p=8452-426 [/s2If] … Read More
•April 30, 2025• May 1st: Kids Craft time will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. We will be making Mother’s Day Cards. May 5th & 19th: Needle night from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or sew, we have people available to teach you. If you have these skills and would like to join us, we look forward to seeing you. May 6th: Story time is from 10-10:30 a.m. … Read More
•April 30, 2025• SHS Girls Track finished in 4th place out of 16 Teams in a very long night at the Tuscola Invite on Monday. Several season PR’s were set as the conditions were finally very favorable for a track meet. … Read More
•April 30, 2025• The Sullivan Lady Redskins had a strong showing in the April 22 Tri-County Invitational placing third out of 11 teams, just ahead of Okaw Valley. Athletes with top ten finishes for Sullivan were: Kelsie Hodge – 4th 100m Dash, 5th 200m Dash … Read More
•April 30, 2025• The Sullivan Redskins battled nine other teams on Tuesday, April 22 and came out on top with a 16 point margin of victory over second place Shelbyville. Johnathan Iacobazzi helped lead the way with first place finishes in both the 800m and 1600m Runs. Mason Booker was dominant in the hurdles taking first in the 110m and 300m. Christian Ozier propelled himself to a first place finish in the Triple Jump. … Read More
The Grande Prairie •April 30, 2025• by Janet Roney “Go west, young man, go west!” That was Horace Greely’s advice to a generation of young adventurers and pioneers in the 1800s. We think of the advancement of civilization across America always moving west towards the setting sun, filling up the land with settlers along the way. Nice assumption, but wrong. Pioneers skipped over whole areas of the continental United States, heading for the best places to live. One of those passed-over areas was central Illinois. … Read More
Nichole Scott Nichole Moran Scott, 58, of Bement, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 8:37 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 2025, at her residence. … Read More
Michael Schowalter Michael W. Schowalter, 62, of Bethany, passed away at 10:47 p.m. Monday April 21, 2025 in his residence. … Read More
Harold Renfro Harold E. Renfro, 91 of Lovington, went to be with the Lord and his beloved wife and son at 2:28 AM Friday, April 25, 2025, at Eastview Terrace, Sullivan. Services to celebrate Harold’s life were held Monday, April 28, 2025, at the First Church of God in Lovington. Interment was in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials are suggested to the First Church of God in Lovington. … Read More