Earline Schuetz Earline W. Schuetz, 73, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:35 a.m. Thursday June 11, 2015 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Celebration of Life services will be at 7 p.m. Friday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Rodney Houser officiating. Visitation will be 6-7 p.m. Friday. … Read More
Anna Malloy Graveside services for Anna Bell Malloy, 93, of Sullivan were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. She passed away at 8:40 a.m. Thursday June 11, 2015 in her home in Sullivan. … Read More
June 10, 2015 The Lovington Grade School eighth grade class promotion ceremony was held Thursday, June 4. The following students were promoted: Isaac Ashenfelter, Gabriel Hallford, Paul Brodnansky, Jon Marquis, Kyle Carnahan, Dalton McDaniel, Veronica Chambers, Caleb Nettles, Adam Day, Taylor Powell, Hunter Day, Daniel Reedy, Ciara Emrick, Jessica Renfro, Molly Fort, Angela Robinson, Lauren Foster, Alexia Stanley, and Katelynn Gingerich. … Read More
June 10, 2015 Anyone who wishes to participate in the Little Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Fair Pageants (ages 4-6) to be held in July should contact Sandy Hoke, pageant director at 493-3583 by Friday, June 19. All applications may be found at moultriedouglascountyfair.com. … Read More
June 10, 2015 The Carle Auxiliary recently awarded $1,000 to each of 15 full-time, high-achieving students who are pursuing careers in the healthcare field. More than 90 students submitted applications for an opportunity at this year’s scholarships. Local recipients included Addison Frederick and Brittany Hart, both of Sullivan, as well as Brooke Tabb of Arthur. … Read More
June 10, 2015 Village of Bethany municipal utility employees were recently honored with a special safety achievement award in recognition of an outstanding safety record for 2014 during the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association’s (IMUA) 2015 Annual Conference. The annual conference was held early last month (May 7-8) at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel & Conference Center in downtown Springfield. The award was announced by IMUA President & CEO Kevin M. Gaden May 7 at IMUA’s 67th Anniversary Annual Conference dinner and awards banquet. The award recognizes village of Bethany employees for an outstanding safety record in 2014 and for earning a … Read More
June 10, 2015 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first West Nile virus positive mosquito batch reported in Central Illinois for 2015. Macon County Mosquito Abatement District employees collected a positive mosquito batch on May 28, 2015, in Decatur. The week prior, IDPH reported the first West Nile virus positive mosquitoes in Illinois this year in St. Clair county. “As the weather continues to warm up we’re starting to see more mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus,” said IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. “There are some simple steps you can take, like wearing insect repellent … Read More
Martha Diener Martha J. Diener, 83, of Arthur died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, June 8, 2015 in her home in rural Arthur. … Read More
Timberwolves bring home fourth place hardware after historic run June 10, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Out of 169 class 1A baseball teams just four made it to this past weekend’s ISHA state tourney in Peoria. The Timberwolves fell in two competitive contests, first against state runner up Okawville 5-3 Friday, and then against Fulton 11-7 Saturday. After all was said and done the Timberwolves took home a gigantic fourth place trophy along with some memories that will last a lifetime. The 26-9 record to end the season secured the deepest postseason run of any area squad in … Read More
June 10, 2015 The Lake Land College 2015 spring semester academic honors list for full-time and part-time students has been released by the college. For part-time students, the president’s list means a student must have completed at least six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. For dean’s list, a student must have completed six to 11 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79. For the honor’s list, a student must have … Read More