SHS Honor Roll Fall 2022
•January 25, 2023• Freshman Straight A Honor Roll: Anyssa Coffer, Mae Dawkins, Cora Emel, James Feldkamp, Logan Fleener, Mikaela Guest, Zaden Hussong, Devon Richardson, Marshall Robison, Madilyn Shonkwiler, Jnai Webb, Kolten Wiley, Nevaeh Wilson. High Honor Roll: Riane Bear, Lilly Bennett, Kate Bushue, Benjamin Butler, Joshua Cremeens, Emily Crosier, Aubrey Gingerich, Christopher Henry, Jalen Herschberger, Josie Herschberger, Mitchell Hooten, Johnathan Iacobazzi, Landon Jesse, Kharli Kelly, Eiley Poe, Harmony Ray, Aiden Ricca, Fallon Rose, Caden Saul, Carson Swinford, Brycen Wildman, Tristan Wright. … Read More
Shelby Country Retired Teachers Association Awards Grants
•January 25, 2023• On January 2nd and 3rd the Shelby County Retired Teachers Association presented six $100 mini grants, one to each of the school districts in the county. Classroom teachers submitted proposals in November and recipients were selected by a grant committee. Partial funding for the program came from a Community Day Event held in July at Monical’s Pizza of Shelbyville. SCRTA, a local unit of the Illinois Retired Teachers Association, is pleased to be able to help current classroom teachers as well as retired educators. “We’re very proud of our county, our teachers and our retired teachers,” said … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Velma Wignall
Velma Wignall Velma Pauline “Pat” Wignall, 94, formerly of Ottumwa, Iowa and Sullivan, died at 6:25 p.m., January 19, 2023, at Shawnee Colonial Estates in Shawnee, Okla. … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Sara Rutledge
Sara Rutledge Sara D. Rutledge, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:35 a.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Erica Peters
Erica Peters Erica Lynn Peters, 35, of Mattoon, passed away at 4:36 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield. … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Paul Meredith
Paul Meredith Paul R. Meredith, 87, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023, in Ormond Beach, Fla. … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Ruth McCorvie
Ruth McCorvie Ruth H. McCorvie, 99, of rural Bethany, passed away at 2:50 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at Heritage Manor in Mt. Zion. Private family services will be held with a public Celebration of Life at a later date. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Memorials may be made to the USO, Wounded Warriors Project or to the Bethany American Legion Auxiliary. … Read More
Obituaries 1-25-2023: Velda Betzler
Velda Betzler Velda LaVerne Betzler, 91, of Sullivan, passed away at 12:20 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2023, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
Students Recognized for Graduation
•January 25, 2023• Lakeview College of Nursing recognizes students who recently received their academic degrees. Area graduates include the following: Deanna Braden of Sullivan. Braden graduated and earned a bachelor of science in nursing degree through the college’s Charleston location. Braden is a 1990 graduate from Sullivan High School in Sullivan. She also previously earned two associate degrees from Lake Land College. She is the daughter of Clifford (Gene) and Mary Kirkwood of Bethany, and Charlie and Charolette Baxter of Mattoon. … Read More