Dane Eadie Dane M. Eadie, 69, of Sullivan, formerly of Findlay, passed away at 2:25 p.m. Tuesday, December 23, 2025 in his residence. Celebration of Life services will be held at a later date. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or to the family. … Read More
Bruce Condill Bruce E. Condill, 82, of Arthur, IL, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday morning, December 21, 2025. … Read More
The River •December 31, 2025• by Janet Roney The Kaskaskia River has a life plan. It drains water from the Grande Prairie to the Mississippi. Its course has not changed much in ten thousand years. Even after the Corps made Lakes Shelbyville and Carlyle, the river still stubbornly flows in its old river bed deep under the surface of the lakes. (By the way, did you ever notice that the Kaskaskia, Sangamon, and Embarrass all originate a few miles from each other in the Champaign County area, and flow in three different directions, to the Mississippi, Illinois, and Wabash Rivers?) … Read More
2015 The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Serve Illinois) commended the more than 2.5 million volunteers who made a difference through volunteerism. Illinois volunteers served nearly 275 million total hours, which was valued at 6.8 billion. The Sullivan Redskin football team was honored in the Decatur Herald and Review All Area team selection with a representative on the first team. Head Redskin football coach Gerald Temples noted that Alec Ballinger was not only selected for the Herald and Review and Review All area First Team, but he was also selected as wide receiver on the Shriner All … Read More
On Friday, December 19th, American Legion Riders Post #68 Director Rick Read presented a donation to Elizabeth Houser for her Sullivan ‘Christmas Crew’ charity on behalf of the American Legion Riders. This annual donation helps fund the charitable organization’s activities throughout the holiday season, ensuring a Merry Christmas for all. … Read More
•December 31, 2025• by E. Scott England The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) recently sent out a referendum ballot to the 802 member high schools. Twelve bylaw changes were on the ballot with all twelve being approved. Several proposed changes were a little controversial, with changes to the 2026 high school playoffs leading the charge. Over 90% of the districts voted on the proposed change, with 377 voting yes, 252 voting no, and 96 choosing to abstain or not vote. The playoff expansion, set to go into effect next season, expands the number of teams per class from 32 to … Read More
•December 31, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow The Sullivan City Council used the last meeting of 2025 to approve an electrical rate increase Commissioner Mike Kirk said had been a long time coming. “We knew this and said this was coming last spring,” Kirk said. “We tried to put it off through the air conditioning season but now it’s time.” … Read More
•December 31, 2025• The library will be closed on December 31st and January 1st in observance of the holidays. Story times will be every Wednesday- January 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th at 10:00 a.m. The bounce house will be available after the story and craft times. Every Monday at 9:00 a.m., the ETML hosts a Memory Cafe. This is a social gathering for individuals with dementia and their caregivers. The Memory Café is helpful by providing information and support from others who also have loved ones who struggle with memory loss. Homeschoolers: January 8th and 22nd. If you have a … Read More
Marion Lee Haile, 73, of Mattoon, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 11:10 a.m. Monday, December 22, 2025 in the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 26, 2025, in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, December 27, 2025 in the Gholson Funeral in Dahlgren, Illinois. Celebration of Life services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, December 28, 2025, in the Gholson Funeral Home, Dahlgren, Illinois with Pastor Dustin Haile and Pastor Doug Fultz officiating. Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until service time. Burial will be in the … Read More
•December 24, 2025• by E. Scott England The Sullivan Lady Redskins continued their dominance of the Lincoln Prairie conference last week. They hold the top spot with a record of 4-0 in conference play. The first game of the week was against the ALAH Lady Knights. The week wrapped up on the road against the Unity Christian Lady Lions. Home against ALAH ALAH came to Sullivan riding on the heels of their victory against Heritage. A smaller team with not a lot of depth on the bench, the Lady Knights struggled from the start against Sullivan and their widely rotated … Read More