Lake Shelbyville Tree Stand Permits available

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•August 21, 2024• Lake Shelbyville‘s Tree Stand Policy for this year will remain the same as it was last season. The policy allows hunters to leave one stand up for the season (“Seasonal Tree Stand”) and/or utilize up to two “Roving” stands that can be left up during archery season for a period not to exceed a break in use greater than 72 hours – the length of a 3 day weekend. Seasonal tree stands may be placed 2 weeks prior to archery season and must be removed within 2 weeks of archery season ending. Archery season runs from October … Read More

SOV Football

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•August 21, 2024• Aug 30 vs Villa Grove Sept 6 at Arcola Sept 13 vs Cumberland OV Homecoming Sept 20 At Argenta-Oreana Sept 27 vs Cerro Gordo Oct 4 vs Sangamon Valley Homecoming Oct 11 at Nokomis Oct 18 at Tri-County/Oakland Oct 25 vs ALAH … Read More

Fireworks in August

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•August 21, 2024• Sullivan’s NorthEnd Pub and Grill located at 1158 State Highway 32, is going to be have a firework display on Saturday, August 24th at roughly eight or when it gets dark enough. The Sullivan Marina and Campground and NorthEnd Pub and Grill are teaming up, throwing an ultimate firework frenzy, featuring food, drinks and live music performance from Shawn Dawson starting at six. For more information contact NorthEnd Pub and Grill at nepubandgrill.com, call (217)707-6363 or visit the NorthEnd Pub and Grill Facebook page. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Sharon K. Sibigtroth

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Sharon K. Sibigtroth Sharon K. Sibigtroth, 74, of Sullivan, passed away at 1:39 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2024 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ, rural Sullivan with Vanessa Patient and Brigham Hagerman officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church. Memorials are suggested to the American Cancer Society. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mrs. Sibigtroth was born on … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Jim ‘Sonny’ Andrews

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Jim ‘Sonny’ Andrews, 86, of Decatur, formerly of Sullivan, passed away at 5:25 a.m. Thursday, August 15, 2024 in his residence. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 18, 2024 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Scott Hall officiating. Visitation will be from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in the Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to the Faith Baptist Church Snuggies For The Soul program. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mr. Andrews was born July 8, 1938 in Thomasville, Missouri, the son of Edward Leslie and Mary Louise … Read More

Reverse raffle winners

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•August 14, 2024• The Sullivan American Legion hosted the 14th annual fall reverse raffle on Saturday, August 3rd. The doors for the raffle opened at five in the afternoon with serving food just an hour later at six. The raffle drawing officially started at seven that night.  All of the following individuals were the winners: Sharilyn and Leroy Goodbear, George Shelby, Tyler and Rachel Harvey, Gary wirth, Dave Boyer, Kenny and Chelsea Graven, Kurt VanDeursen and Chad and Chandra Gogolin.  … Read More

The 127th Windsor Harvest Picnic

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•August 14, 2024• The beloved annual Harvest Picnic is arriving back in Windsor, starting Thursday, August 15th and will be serving meals for three nights, ending on Saturday, August 17th, for a whole day of festivities. Thursday’s meal will be a pulled pork and Italian beef dinner starting at five that evening. The first day also starts the Little Miss Harvest Picnic pageant just an hour after dinner is served. Friday’s meal will be a fish dinner and desserts from the 5th and 6th graders, followed by a special auction. Saturday starts off early at seven for a breakfast and … Read More

Family game night

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•August 14, 2024• The Marrowbone Public Library in Bethany will be hosting a family game night, Uno edition, on Friday, August 16th from 7-8:30pm. With snacks and drinks provided the short game night for the whole family will be free of charge in the library’s community room. The library is located at 216 W. Main Street in Bethany. … Read More

Lake Land College Board of Trustee election 

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•August 14, 2024• The Lake Land College Community College District No. 517 Trustee Election will be held April 1, 2025, as part of the 2025 consolidated election. Two six-year terms and one four-year unexpired term will appear on the Lake Land College ballot.   The two six-year terms are currently held by Kevin Curtis, Mattoon and Dave Storm, Effingham.  Larry Lilly, Mattoon, was appointed in March 2024 to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Mike Sullivan’s resignation. Lilly’s appointment to the vacancy was to serve on the Board until the next regular election (April 2025) when a successor will be elected … Read More