Recent Obituaries: Bryant Lane

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Bryant Lane Bryant Lane, 72, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:06 p.m. Friday July 31, 2024 in Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday August 5, 2024 in Keller Cemetery, Lovington with Pastor Bob Vail officiating. Military honors by the Lovington American Legion. Memorials are suggest to the family. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Bryant was born October 17, 1951 in Logan County, Kentucky the son of Willie J. Lane Sr. and Maxine Wilson Lane.  He had worked in agriculture in Kentucky. He served … Read More

The Great Pumpkin Patch

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•July 31, 2024• Arthur’s beloved atmosphere for all things homemade and baked goods really makes an appearance during the fall season with the annual opening of The Great Pumpkin Patch. Opening dates were posted by the Facebook group Illinois Foodies, stating plans were to open on September 18th. Offering guests a traditional bakery, pumpkin patches, mazes, live music, animals food and beautiful art displays all with the luxury of being dog friendly. The bakery being open year around offers many different types of sweet treats, peach cobblers, apple pies, pumpkin bread and many different types of cakes. The patch opened … Read More

Findlay’s Walleye tradition

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•July 31, 2024• Festivals and fairs are a huge part of summer tradition in Illinois, Findlay’s Walleye Festival is no exception. With the motto “good things come in small packages” stands true for the festival as venders and artisan began setting up booths towards their personal tables as early as seven. The festival ran for two days, having started its first day off with a bang on Friday, July 26th at 2:30pm with live music from Billy Galt & The Blues Deacons taking the main stage until five. … Read More

Two attend national convention

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•July 31, 2024• Sue Yarnell and Kala Cesar attended the Psi Iota Xi National Convention in Fort Wayne, Indiana, June 22-23, 2024. The theme for the conventions was “Forged Together in Friendship Love and Loyalty”.  They celebrated the accomplishments of this charitable organization led by Rhonda McNall-Crisenbery, National President. … Read More

Drive-thru dinner 

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•July 31, 2024• Sullivan’s First United Methodist Church will be hosting a drive-thru dinner on Friday, August 30th from 4:30 to 6pm. This will be happening at the church on 216 W. Jefferson Street in Sullivan. It is an advance sale only of $12 per meal or meal ticket. The tickets can be bought ahead of time from any of the following volunteers: Jenee Purkes, Cindy Guin, Bob and Teresa Lane, Bob Freeman, Katrina Murphy, Jeanette Suding, Julie Misa, Karen Dwyer and Korin Beckwith. The meal provided will be pulled pork BBQ, cheesy potatoes, seasoned green beans and a brownie. … Read More

SBD swimmers attend Regional and State Meets

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•July 31, 2024• The Sullivan Blue Dolphins Swim team has had a busy summer, but as they near the start of a new school year the long course season comes to a close. SBD kicked off long course with the annual THT Summer Steam meet in Terra Haute, IN where they once again walked away with the 1st Place Trophy. The team then traveled to Springfield, IL for the Capital City Classic where they ended the meet with 1271 total team points. This put SBD in 4th Place out of the 18 teams that attended. The final meet of long … Read More

Mid-Illinois Senior Services shows the inside work 

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•July 31, 2024• Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. (MISS) is known in Sullivan for being the place to go for information and referrals for seniors in Moultrie County. MISS offers many ways to assist in the lives of seniors and disabled individuals in the area, most notably being their Senior Information Services along with the Caregiver Advisory Services & support groups. All of the programs and services provided by MISS are offered to seniors age 60+ or disabled individuals age 16-59. Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. changed locations during the week of Valentine’s Day in 2024. They had been at their old … Read More

Windsor schools dates

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•July 31, 2024• The Windsor CUSD #1 school district has two important dates coming in August. August 12th will be the Open House from 4-6pm at all the schools. The very next day, August 13th is the first day of school. Students during the first week are expected to have an early dismissal of 2pm for the 13th through the 16th. … Read More

Steam Threshing Days set for August 2 and 3

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•July 31, 2024• Steam Threshing Days will be held on Friday, August 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 3 from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. three miles east of Arthur, Illinois. The purpose of this event is to show attendees how crops were grown and harvested during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Amish continue using many of these methods in their farming operations today. This show continues to expand each year and the 2024 show promises to be the best and biggest show yet. … Read More