Bushue Recognized as 2023 State FFA Proficiency Winner

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•March 29, 2023• Brett Bushue was selected as the State FFA Proficiency Winner in Equine Science – Entrepreneurship. Brett is a member of the Sullivan FFA Chapter of the Illinois Association FFA. Illinois FFA recognizes students in forty-eight different areas based on their work-based learning, also known as Supervised Agricultural Experiences or SAE. FFA members who demonstrate outstanding agricultural skills and competencies through record keeping, leadership, and scholastic achievement may be considered for this award. SAEs allow students to learn by doing by either owning and operating an agricultural business, working or serving an internship at an agriculture-based business or … Read More

Bethany High Graduate Named to American College of Trial Lawyers

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•March 29, 2023• Crowe & Dunlevy attorney J. Christopher Davis has been inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL), a prestigious organization of North American trial lawyers dedicated to maintaining and improving the standards of trial practice, professionalism, ethics and the administration of justice. Davis, a 1983 graduate of Bethany High School, is a shareholder and director in the firm’s Tulsa office where herepresents businesses and individuals in state and federal courts. A seasoned litigator and mediator, Davis is Oklahoma’s only active paraplegic trial attorney. He joins Crowe & Dunlevy attorneys William G. Paul, Andrew M. Coats, D. … Read More

Sullivan Blue Dolphins Finish Out Run of Championship Meets

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•March 29, 2023• by Kim Drury, SBD President Sullivan Blue Dolphins finished out a busy four week run of Championship meets with three weeks of top swim meets. They started the run of meets with the Senior State Championship meet for 15 and over swimmers in Westmont, Illinois at the FMC Natatorium. Representing at the meet were Madalyn Booker, Emily Crosier, Ethan Schmohe, Liam Donovan and Isaac Chambers. Booker qualified to swim the 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200 IM and 200 breaststroke. Finishing 22nd in the 100 breaststroke. Chambers competed in the 100 breaststroke. Crosier swam the 400 IM and … Read More

Obituaries 3-29-2023: Thomas Stables

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Thomas Stables Thomas Robert Stables, 90, of Bethany, passed away at 6:30 p.m., Friday, March 24, 2023, at Fair Haven Christian Home in Decatur. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Friday, March 31, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m., Thursday, March 30, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany with Masonic Rites at 7 p.m. by George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764 Sullivan. Burial will be in Arthur Cemetery in Arthur. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Scholarship Fund at George A. Sentel Masonic Lodge #764 Sullivan. … Read More

Obituaries 3-29-2023: Alfreda “Freddie” Murphy

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Alfreda “Freddie” Murphy Alfreda A. “Freddie” Stephens Bone Murphy from Bethany, Illinois, passed from this earth after a prolonged illness on Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at 88 years of age. Freddie was born on June 30, 1934, and was the only child to her beloved parents, Alfred H.F. and Cervus Alces (Nicholls) Stephens of Walsenburg, Colorado. Not only adored by her parents, Freddie was inspired by a close relationship with her two aunts, Aileen Cunningham and Bertha Stephens. She affectionately and lovingly referred to them as Auntie A and Auntie B. … Read More