April 8, 2015 As part of their game against Mattoon Sunday, April 19 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, the Sullivan baseball team is fundraising by selling tickets to the Cardinals game against the Cincinnati Reds which will be held later that night at 7:05 p.m. … Read More
Darby Harden designs new Wanderlust Clothing Collection April 8, 2015 by Ariana Cherry Arthur/Sullivan Reporter Many have heard the saying, “turning something old, into something new” or “somebody else’s trash, is another person’s treasure.” Darby Harden, owner of Gypsy Soul Revival in Sullivan did something similar with her latest clothing line, “The Wanderlust Collection” by literally turning vintage pieces into an intricate meaningful fashion line for women to treasure for years to come. “I love things that have a history, that would normally get discarded and that need to be reused,” she said. “I have handcrafted each piece in the … Read More
Gilbert Ledbetter Gilbert James Ledbetter, 57, of Reedsburg, Wis. died Feb. 21, 2015 in the University of Wisconsin Hospital. He was cremated. … Read More
April 8, 2015 by Jerry Ginther NP Columnist We had a special, fictional character in one of our science textbooks in the Sullivan grade schools. I’m not sure now in which grade that particular textbook was used, but the character’s name was Cowboy Hal. Hal taught us the graduation in degrees on the Fahrenheit thermometer and the temperature at which water would boil at sea level. He introduced us to the power of the steam created when water was boiled and how it was used to power steam engines on ships and train locomotives. Other lessons included the polarization of … Read More
April 8, 2015 Stephen Decatur Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will hold a genealogical workshop for those interested in proving their lineage back to a patriot of the American Revolution. The workshop will be held at the Decatur Public Library in the A.E. Staley Conference room on the first floor 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 18. … Read More
April 8, 2015 An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Findlay 2-6 p.m. Monday, April 13 at the Findlay American Legion Hall hosted by the Findlay American Legion Auxiliary. The theme will be Celebrate Spring! It’s time to get out and start off this spring by helping others in need. A donation may help save up to three lives and takes only about an hour. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org – Sponsor code: AmLegionFindlay. … Read More
The Sullivan Chiefs’ men’s fastpitch team will be one of four teams inducted at this Saturday’s Amateur Softball Association hall of fame banquet.
Bobby Bone Bobby J. Bone, Sr., 83, of Decatur died Wednesday April 1, 2015 in Lavender Ridge in Effingham. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. … Read More
April 8, 2015 By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist Almost three out of four small town and rural residents across Illinois (73 percent) think overall economic prospects for families in the state will be worse in the next five years. This is according to a poll reported on recently by a rural research unit at Western Illinois University. The same poll of 1,450 respondents found that almost half (49.5 percent) consider Illinois a poor place to live, versus only 26 percent who think it a good place. And almost half (47 percent) think their quality of life has become worse in … Read More
Still goes the distance with 13Ks, one hit April 8, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Okaw Valley’s 10th and final run Tuesday evening wasn’t the prettiest. After the Knights third error of the inning on the throwout at first allowed Joe Jeffers to reach base, freshman Connor Cloyd sprinted home. He would get there, too, but not before a less than graceful finish. “I told him to get down, but I didn’t tell him to face plant,” said OV head coach Andrew Hagerman. “The face plant was his idea. I prefer for him to slide. That lightened up the dugout … Read More