•August 12, 2015• The Highway Church of Christ in Sullivan is overseeing 50 years of Exhibit Evangelism at the Illinois State Fair beginning Sunday August 14. Throughout the week more than 100 volunteers will be on hand 9 a.m.-9 p.m. through August 23. … Read More
•August 12, 2015• By Mike Brothers Quick action by two young Sullivan teenagers at a neighbor’s house fire Sunday may have saved the day. Sullivan’s Fire Department decided to honor that brave effort. “These boys thought quickly,” fireman Dan Baugher said of their reaction to the fire at Jim and Sheila Smith’s house in Country Club Estates. “They saw a situation that was bad and tried to make it better.” Baugher said, noting the department appreciated that effort and gave them honorary firefighter t-shirts. Leyton Burcham,14, and Patrick Owen,13, noticed the blaze at their neighbor’s and immediately got a ladder, … Read More
Ellen Dixon Celebration of Life services for Ellen J. Dixon, 68, of Sullivan, formerly of Decatur, were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home with Pastor Marge Overlot officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. She died at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday August 5, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family. … Read More
•August 12, 2015• Moultrie Country Circuit Clerk Cindy Braden will be seeking re-election in November 2016. Braden has been circuit clerk since appointed to the post in 2005. The Democrat incumbent first ran for a two year term in 2006. This will be her fourth election. She is currently president of the Illinois Association of Court Clerks in addition to her duties in Moultrie County with the sixth judicial circuit. … Read More
•August 12, 2015• Free movie night features DreamWorks production of Home Saturday, August 22 at Wyman Park in Sullivan. Concessions and novelties are available. This free event is brought to you by the Sullivan Kiwanis Club, McDonald’s of Sullivan, Ace Hardware of Sullivan, and Rural King of Mattoon. … Read More
•August 12, 2015• Jessi Mode may have passed away four years ago, but her memory lives on. Every year since then her mother Carol has a Jeep Run in her memory. Jeeps and other four wheeler drivers and riders are putting on their cowboy hats and camo as they head to the Toy Bar in Sullivan Saturday, Aug. 15. “Jessi loved cowboy hats and camo,“ Carol said of the dress theme for this third annual event. “Whenever I do it, I think of her. It’s a good way to remember.” Carol explained that each year all the donations go to … Read More
•August 12, 2015• By Mike Brothers Money from the Video Gaming locations have steadily flowed into Sullivan and Lovington since 2013, but the budget impasse in Springfield threatens future flow. “The last tax we received from the state was June 19,” Lovington clerk Susan Gordon said. That last amount was $1,479.91. “Sad that we didn’t receive any notice from the state to let us know they were sending the tax,” Gordon continued. She noted that since Video Gaming tax was implemented in 2013, Lovington has received $37,626 total. Lovington has 10 Video Gaming machines in two locations. From January through … Read More
25 years ago this week Allison Patrick of Bethany received a blue ribbon for her portrait of a ballerina, entered in the Moultrie Sullivan 4-H and Junior Fair. Two years ago, Lovington resident Jerry Floyd finally got around to trying the one sport he had always dreamed about but never tried: skydiving. Since then he’s made 35 jumps at the Mid-America Sport Parachute Club in Taylorville, made several free falls and standup landings and is having the time of his life with his new hobby. Increased entries in every department highlighted the Moultrie County 4-H and Junior Fair. In arts … Read More