Peggy Mulvany Peggy Mulvany, 78, of Bethany, passed away peacefully in her home July 6, 2023, two weeks prior to her 60th wedding anniversary. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Friday, July 14, at McMullin-Young Funeral Homes in Bethany. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Friday at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society; P.O. Box 6704 Hagerstown, MD 21741 … Read More
Judy Hampton Judy Ann Hampton, 79, of Lovington, passed away at 12:19 a.m., Saturday, July 8, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. A visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 13, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741. … Read More
Ronald Coy Ronald G. ‘Ron’ Coy, 69, of Sullivan, passed away with his family by his side at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. … Read More
•July 12, 2023• Sullivan Dance Studio’s 2022-2023 Competition Team ended their year by attending “Positive Vibes” Nationals in Collinsville, Illinois. The team had earlier attended a “Positives Vibes” Dance Regional Competition held in Bloomington, Illinois. At this nationals competition 17 routines from the SDS Competition Team participated. This was the team’s first ever Nationals experience and they came home with five 1st Place/Champion trophies. These championship trophies were awarded to: Sarina Voegel, Senior Soloist; Mia Lovett and Knox Weakly Duet, 5 & Under Duets & Trios; “Disco Divas” for the 5 & Under Small Group Category; and Mini Large Group … Read More
•July 12, 2023• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer With apologies to any of you our reporters have interviewed, not everything you say is interesting. Not everything I say is interesting either, but that’s the joy of writing a first-person column and being the editor of the paper. Nanny nanny foo foo. We will interview someone at length for a profile story and, from that, use a smattering of quotes and weave in details from other things the subject has told us as “color.” Too often, though, reporters — reporters from a great many newspapers I’ve read — lean too … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week The Bethany Mustangs competing in the 9-10 age division, won the regional title at the Hoops USA-Hoops for Homes 3 on 3 basketball tournament in Normal. Members of the team were John Rhodes, Dustin Yoder, Channing Foster and Chad Palmer Martz. Coach was Brandon Yoder. … Read More
•July 12, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan City Council held a regular meeting Monday, July 10. Commissioner Doug Shook attended the meeting via phone. Nancy Barker inquired about the possibility of a new restaurant going in by State Farm, and Mayor Mossman said he didn’t know anything about it. Under the consent agenda passed by the council was the approval of minutes of the regular meeting held on June 26 and the special meeting held on June 30, approval of claims, approval of a project authorization with Milano and Grunloh for the design and construction engineering on the sanitary … Read More
•July 12, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Moultrie County Beacon will celebrate their 55th Anniversary with a celebration called Jeepin’ for the Moultrie County Beacon on Saturday, July 15 at Sullivan American Legion Post 68. The event will last from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will include a jeep run with registration beginning at 10 a.m. and departure at 11 a.m. The run is $10 per person. Also available will be food vendors, a bake sale, activities and crafts for the kids, 50/50 raffle and silent auction and musical performances by Shawn Dawson at 4 p.m. and Pizzazz at … Read More
•July 12, 2023• Local Master Naturalists want to inspire you to appreciate Illinois’ natural beauty and learn some interesting facts along the way. Join us for our third annual Field Day of Learning on Saturday, July 29, 8:30 am to 2:00 pm at Douglas-Hart Nature Center & Warbler Ridge Conservation Area. We will offer opportunities to learn about a variety of topics throughout the day including bees and wasps and their importance, the lifecycle and behaviors of monarchs and black swallowtails, and the unique flora of Warbler Ridge Conservation Area. There will be a mix of indoor and outdoor learning. … Read More