Obituaries 2-18-2015: Anna White
Anna White Anna Marina White, 82, of Bethany passed away at 12:10 p.m., Saturday, February 14, 2015 in McKinley Court Nursing Home in Decatur. … Read More
LLC to Host Professional Job Fair
February 18, 2015 Potential employees from around central Illinois, including students and community members, will be present to meet employers, distribute resumes and ask and answer questions at Lake Land College’s professional job fair Wednesday, February 25 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. The fair will be in the Lake Land College Field House located at 5001 Lake Land Blvd., Mattoon. For a map of campus, click http://www.lakeland.cc.il.us/col/map/ … Read More
Farm Bureau Update: Important Dates Upcoming
February 18, 2015 By Tyler Harvey Mo-Do Farm Bureau Manager On a state level, the Illinois Farm Bureau had an “Action Request” the week of February 9 and thanks to all who made the call to action. The action request was in reference to H.R. Bill 636 which is a bill to make the Section 179 small business expensing option permanent at the $500,000 level. Last June, the U.S. House voted 272-144 to permanently extend to $500,000 the annual cost of property eligible for expensing under Section 179 and indexing the amounts for inflation. The bill would allow businesses to … Read More
Obituaries 2-18-2015: Kelley Conn
Kelley Conn Celebration of life services for Kelley Bowen Conn, 67, of Cary, Ill. were held Jan. 31 in Davenport Family Funeral Home in Crystal Lake. He passed away Jan. 28, 2015 in Wauconda Critical Care Facility in Wauconda with his family beside him. He was born Feb. 27, 1947 in Hutchinson, Kan., a son of Paul and Pauline Ryherd Conn. He was the first grandchild of the William G. Ryherds of Sullivan. … Read More
Cultivating Creativity Children’s Art Exhibit Comes to Sullivan
February 18, 2015 The traveling exhibition Cultivating Creativity 2014-2015: Consolidated Communications Children’s Art Exhibit continues its tour by coming to Sullivan at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. The exhibit will be on view February 24 to March 12. Cultivating Creativity showcases some of the outstanding art produced through east central Illinois school art programs. Presented is art by 51 students, each representing a different school. The art was created during the 2013-2014 school year. … Read More
2014 Rotary Vocational Award
SBD Swimmers Compete in Circle City Classic
February 18, 2015 The Brownsburg Swim Team hosted 44 teams from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio with more than 1,200 swimmers attending at the Indianapolis Natatorium the weekend of January 23. The Sullivan Blue Dolphins were represented by 15 swimmers who qualified to compete including Calista Clark, Natalie Drury, Mackenzie Erixon, Brodie Goss, Charlie Goss, Bryce King, Grant King, McKenna Kull, Allison Oligschlaeger, Dalace Ray, Brynna Sentel, Aiden Short, Gabrielle Spain, Noah Spain and Anna Wooters. … Read More
Bethany Legion Poker Tournament Winner
NTC Scholar Athletes
Lady T-Wolves Fall to Nokomis in Semi-Final
February 18, 2015 OV unable to stop Schneider’s post play by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com The Lady Timberwolves struggled to find an answer for Nokomis’ 5 foot, 10 inch senior Ashey Schneider last Wednesday in the Central A&M regional semi-final. Schneider finished with 24 points and seven rebounds and helped lead her team past OV 43-32. “We knew what kind of player she was,” said Gardner. “We did our best. We were fronting her; we had different girls on her; we were trying to help weak side, but you have to give credit where credit’s due, and she had a phenomenal … Read More