Martha DeBruler Martha Catherine DeBruler, 97, of Bethany, passed away at 2:30 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2016 in Titus Manor in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 29 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany with visitation after 1 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Michael Garde Michael Joseph Garde, 56, of Jacksonville died Friday, May 20, 2016 in Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. from injuries sustained in a farm accident. A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Church of Our Saviour in Jacksonville with burial in St. Bartholomew Cemetery near Murrayville. … Read More
•May 25, 2016• SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, June 16 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. … Read More
•May 25, 2016• Megan and Jerrod Harden’s three children, Eiley Poe, 8, Bella Harden, 9 and Drake Poe, 11, all of Sullivan, felt it was up to them to clean their neighborhood after taking a walk one day. They noticed a great amount of litter lining the rolling greens and road to South Shores subdivision. The neighborhood clean up crew collected 10 bags of litter wading through the ticks and mud to get the job done. “We are beyond proud of their efforts and found this to be something other kids in the community should be aware of…see… and do … Read More
•May 25, 2016• Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan Happenings for June include a cookout in Sullivan IGA parking lot 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday, June 11. Proceeds are for community Father’s Day event. … Read More
Shelby Tate Shelby Ann Tate, 32, of Sullivan passed away at 2:03 p.m. Saturday, May 21, 2016 in her home in Sullivan. Memorial services will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, May 27 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan with Father Angel Sierra officiating. Visitation will be held one hour before the services in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Inurnment will be at a later date in Arthur Cemetery in Arthur. … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Pressure—Four years of it. That’s what Lady Redskin senior Keena Baumgartner has put on herself, breaking her own school record twice and earning a second place finish in the state…twice. A two-run homer in the seventh inning by Brandon Yoder lifted the Bethany Mustangs to a 6-5 regional victory over the Findlay Falcons in Crowder Park Wednesday. Sullivan High School students John Flannell and Vanessa Vandeventer will portray Arvide and Sarah Brown, respectively, in SHS’s presentation of Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m. tonight, Friday and Saturday at the Little Theatre—On The … Read More
•May 25, 2016• The Michael Yost jury trial begins at 9 a.m. August 1 in the Moultrie County Courthouse. Yost, 42, is charged with the March 5, 2015 death of Sheri Randall, 34, of Sullivan and was not present for the status hearing May 24. Public defender Brad Rau, State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey and special prosecutor Ed Parkinson appeared before Chief Judge Dan L. Flannell set August 1 as the first day for jury selection and discussed a letter from Yost, complaining of jail conditions. Directing state’s attorney Richey and Yost’s attorney Rau to discuss the complaint with sheriff Chris … Read More
•May 25, 2016• By Matt Kracht News Progress Sports Sullivan softball hosted a regional play-in game last Monday. The lady Redskins defeated Villa Grove 14-0 in five innings on the north diamond. Heidi Clements tossed a shutout behind a dominant fastball. Coach Andy Wagner noted it was the perfect final home game for his seniors. “The girls understood that now it is a one game season. They went out and played like it was their last game. If there was a way to align their last home game, it aligned pretty well for them.” Brooke Tuttle jump-started the offense against … Read More