Sarah Bush Lincoln Philanthropic Group Awards More than $ 56,000 in Grants

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•July 8, 2015• WomenConnected, a giving circle within the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation, awarded grants totaling $56,406 to 18 programs and services at the Health Center, bringing the group’s total amount of grant funding to $426,604 since 2004. WomenConnected is comprised of 74 women from Coles and surrounding counties who through their membership contributions, help fund and direct the expansion of services provided by Sarah Bush Lincoln. Programs and services receiving WomenConnected support this year include: Heart Smart for Teens; Center for Healthy Living scholarships to help people who cannot afford the services; SBL Dental Services for urgent restorative … Read More

Free Self-defense Class July 18 in Sullivan

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•July 8, 2015• The Moultrie County Counseling Center will sponsor a self-defense class free of charge to the public Saturday, July 18 in the Vineyard Church, located on South Route 32 in Sullivan. Classes will be available from 10-11:30 a.m. for ages 8-12 and from 12-1:30 p.m. for ages 13 and up. Teaching the classes will be Joe Kennedy of “Industrial Martial Arts” in Mattoon. Kennedy is a third degree black belt and has been in the martial arts field for eight years. In addition, Sheriff Chris Sims and Police Chief John Love will make an informational presentation regarding community … Read More

Sullivan Woman in Stable Condition After Collision

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Victim of DUI wreck in Warrensburg •July 8, 2015• by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A Sullivan woman is in stable condition after more than two weeks of being hospitalized following a DUI accident near Warrensburg last month. Judith McPheeters, 69, of Sullivan endured life-threatening injuries the evening of Wednesday, June 17 following a collision near Warrensburg. According to a press release by the Macon County sheriff’s department, a call came in at approximately 6:35 p.m. regarding the two-vehicle wreck. Once on scene, responders had to extricate the 69-year-old Sullivan woman from her 2011 Chevrolet after it collided with a 2009 Ford pickup … Read More

Obituaries 7-8-2015: Jennie White

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Jennie White Genevieve “Jennie” White, 91, of Sullivan passed away at 12:45 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2015, in Mason Point in Sullivan. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.         Jennie was born February 16, 1924, in Sullivan, the daughter of Earl and Jennie Ruth Hieland Ray. She married Lynn A. White September 8, 1941, in St. Charles, Mo., and he preceded her in death July 25, 2012. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sullivan. She loved her family very much, enjoyed playing … Read More

Fourth of July Activity Winners 2015

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•July 8, 2015• Below are the top places earned across various activities during this past weekend’s Fourth of July Celebration at Wyman Park: Sack Races Ages 0-4 1st place Tinley Stollard, Sullivan; 2nd place Easton Wickline, Sullivan; 3rd place Karsen Ragsdale, Sullivan. Ages 5-7 1st place Kharli Kelly, Sullivan; 2nd place Brady Stollard, Sullivan; 3rd place Olivia Binnion, Sullivan. Ages 8-10 1st place Madeline Mudd, Decatur; 2nd place Maddy Probus, Sullivan; 3rd place Emily Miller, Sullivan; Bryte Thompson, Lebanon, Ohio. … Read More

Sullivan Schools Approve Final Budget for FY15

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Better than originally projected •July 8, 2015• by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com At their monthly board meeting last month, the Sullivan school board approved a final amended budget for fiscal year 15, which came to a close June 30. That budget, while an improvement from the initial one passed last September, was not quite an improvement from the April meeting where a tentative amended budget was presented. Compared to that budget, the final amended one sees an increase in expenditures just over $66,000. Superintendent Brad Tuttle attributed much of the increase to recent work on the HVAC systems at the elementary … Read More