September 17, 2014 Sarah Bush Lincoln was awarded funds to help support Peace Meal Senior Nutrition Program for the next three years. The grant was received from the East Central Illinois Area Agency on Aging. With the notification of the renewed funding, Peace Meal is restoring home delivery to five days a week beginning October 1 to seniors in its 14-county region. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Two hundred forty-four candidates received their degrees and certificates after the completion of the summer 2014 semester at Lake Land College. Area graduates included: … Read More
September 17, 2014 Second national free coffee event goes from Sept. 16-29 McDonald’s has announced a second national Free Coffee Event, an opportunity for even more coffee lovers to enjoy a freshly brewed McCafé coffee. From now through Sept. 29, guests may get a free small McCafé coffee all day at participating McDonald’s restaurants across the country. This event builds on McDonald’s first-ever Free Coffee Event launched in March when the company gave away millions of cups of free coffee during the two-week period. … Read More
Tab Stortzum Tab Edward Stortzum, 55, of Sullivan passed away at 9:05 p.m. Sunday, September 14, 2014 in his residence. … Read More
Jerry Swords Funeral services for Gerald L. “Jerry” Swords, 72, of Mattoon, formerly of Pekin, were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in First Church of God in Lovington. Burial was in French Cemetery in rural Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan was in charge of arrangements. … Read More
September 17, 2014 The communities of Sullivan, Lovington, and Bethany all were the victim of a power outage Monday, though some to more an extent than others. According to Ameren Illinois spokeswoman Marcelyn Love, storms, which moved through the area around 11 a.m. Monday, were credited with the outage, including outages in Bethany that later caused Okaw Valley officials to dismis students early at 1:15 p.m. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Jonathan Creek Christian Church will host a breakfast this 7-10 a.m. this Saturday. As with breakfasts in the past, the church will serve biscuits & gravy, fruit, bacon, sausage, egg casserole and coffee cake. Donations will be accepted which will go towards the Caring Christians Ministry at JCreek. Jonathan Creek is located 1 and 1/2 miles off 121 on the Cadwell Rd. … Read More
September 17, 2014 The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond FFA Alumni Chapter will serve a pork chop supper prior to the homecoming football game between the ALAH Knights and Sangamon Valley Friday, September 19 in Arthur. Serving will be from 5 p.m. through halftime at the Merchant’s Building on the Moultrie-Douglas County Fairgrounds adjacent to the football field. The menu will consist of a smoked pork chop dinner with baked beans, cole slaw, dessert and drink or a pork chop sandwich for a fee. Indoor seating and carryout are available. Proceeds raised from the pork chop supper help fund FFA activities for the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond … Read More
Linda Ryan Linda Elkin Ryan, 73, of Muncie, Ind., formerly of Sullivan, died March 5, 2014 in a Muncie hospital. … Read More
September 17, 2014 Candidate packets for the April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election will be available for pickup September 22 in the office at the Sullivan Fire Department located at 115 West Harrison in Sullivan. For more information, call 728-8714. … Read More