City of Sullivan Acts on $15,000 Worth of Unpaid Cemetery plots
•December 2, 2015• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress There are quite a few unpaid cemetery plots and the Sullivan City Council took action at the regular meeting. “There are about $15,000 worth of unpaid cemetery lots,” informed mayor Ann Short. The city is taking action by mailing out letters to all of those who still have lots but have yet to pay. “Action will be taken. If they do not respond in two weeks, plots will be resold,” said Short. One plot has already been presumably “filled” and is not paid for. Further action will be taken on … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Obituaries 12-2-2015: Mattie Schlabach
Mattie Schlabach Magdalena “Mattie” Mast Schlabach, 84, of Sullivan entered into rest at 4:55 p.m. Saturday Nov. 21, 2015 in her residence in rural Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 9 a.m. Tuesday Nov. 24 in the pallet shop in the Willard Schlabach residence in Sullivan with Bishop William Otto officiating. Burial was in Gingerich Cemetery in rural Sullivan. Edwards Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. … Read More
Obituaries 12-2-2015: Shirley McRill
Shirley McRill Shirley Elaine McRill, 77, of Sullivan passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2015, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Memorial services will be held at 11a.m. Friday, December 4 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held after 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Shirley was born June 21, 1938 in Sullivan, a daughter of Hobart “Hub” and Diamond Bailey Woolen. She married Ronald Eugene Kincade May 11, 1958, and he preceded her in death May 24, 1974. She later married Bennie McRill October 28, 1977, and … Read More
Vespers at Millikin Dec. 5
•December 2, 2015• Millikin University will present the 57th annual Vespers at Millikin at 3 and 7 p.m. both Saturday, Dec. 5 and Sunday, Dec. 6. Performances will be held at Kirkland Fine Arts Center on the campus of Millikin University. For more than 50 years Vespers (which means “evening prayer”) has signaled the beginning of the holiday season with a sumptuous evening of carols, choirs and candlelight. Two hundred and fifty musicians join together for this joyous musical feast presented annually on the Millikin campus. Songs from past centuries combine with familiar carols and arrangements to create an evening … Read More
A Good Night for the Lady Knights
•December 2, 2015• It was a good night for the Lady Knights who beat Oakwood 55-41 on their home court November 30 . The first two quarters found the teams evenly matched with each scoring ten, sending the game into the half tied 20-20. Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond scored 23 points in the third quarter to six points for Oakwood as the the Lady Knight defense pressure increased. By the end of the third it was 43-26 ALAH. … Read More
Obituaries 12-2-2015: Gary Pulliam
Gary Pulliam A memorial service celebrating the life of Gary Pulliam was held at 11 a.m. Monday in Decatur First Church of the Nazarene. Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur served the family. Pulliam died Tuesday Nov. 24, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. … Read More
Crash in the Front Leads PO Customers Back
•December 2, 2015• The front door of the Sullivan Post Office was crashed on November 24 and access to the front lobby limited since. Postmaster Cindy Temple is sorry for the inconvenience to the public and then explained repairs should be complete this week. “We recommended a Champaign contractor to the building owners in Chicago,” Temple said of the procedure to get the door repaired. “They are set to start work on the door and frame Wednesday (Dec. 2).” Until then customers seeking lobby access will continue to ring the bell on the loading dock. A postal clerk will retrieve … Read More
Watch the Road
•December 2, 2015• The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is joining Illinois State Police (ISP) and local law enforcement agencies to remind motorists to buckle up and drive sober during one of the heaviest travel periods of the year. With one of the biggest party nights of the year on Wednesday and more people on the roads through Sunday, police throughout the state are stepping up their enforcement of seat belt law violators and impaired drivers during the long holiday weekend. The effort marks the beginning of an end-of-the-year push to keep traffic fatalities at record-low levels. Fatalities in Illinois … Read More