Carroll “Sonny” Chaney Carroll “Sonny” Chaney, 87, of Decatur, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at his home at Randall Residence in Decatur. Funeral services were Monday, September 26, at Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Sonny’s honor to American Legion in Bethany. … Read More
•September 28, 2022• Mary Hutchings and Marlene Wirth, both of Sullivan, attended the 77th Effingham/Shelby Zone Fall Rally of the LWML, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Louisville, Illinois on September 21, 2022. The theme for the day was, “Light up the Word with Christ. Reverend Stephen Rutherford of the host church led the opening service and Reverend Martin Eden, pastor from Our Redeemer Lutheran Church of Quincy, Illinois, was the keynote speaker. In 2020, Reverend Eden began corresponding with Reverend Peter Maganda who is the Dean of the Seminary in the Eastern Deanery for the Lutheran Church of Uganda. Area … Read More
•September 28, 2022• Lakeview College of Nursing recently held a White Coat Ceremony to recognize students who achieved the transition into clinical practice within their bachelor’s degree nursing program. Area students who were honored include the following: Dakota Clayton of Sullivan. Clayton attends the College’s Charleston Campus and Zachary Lensink of Mattoon. Lensink attends the College’s Charleston Campus. About 25 Lakeview students participated in the recently held event at the Paris Fine Arts Center in Paris, IL. … Read More
•September 28, 2022• by Ariana R. Cherry NP Writer Members of the ALAH School Board went into a closed session Wednesday, September 21, for a grievance hearing after opening their meeting and going over communication that was received. After a short time, the board returned and made a motion to deny the grievance. Once again, a budget hearing was held for the tentative 2023 school district budget. Superintendent Shannon Cheek stated that nothing had changed with the budget, and it had been displayed publicly for the past 30 days. He reiterated what was mentioned at last month’s hearing. “We tried … Read More
•September 28, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I was decluttering recently and happened upon my lab journals from some of the engineering courses I took in college. I’ve always had it in my mind that I could be an inventor, whether they be things or words. I failed miserably at the former, so I’ve focused on the latter. In one class, my lab partner, John Wayne (I kid you not), and I worked up a concept for a gizmo that would eject a cassette tape, flip the tape to the B side and play it, then eject it … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan observed Homecoming and announced their attendants and queen candidates. Junior Jodi Pound; sophomore Georgia Rollins; freshman Amanda Martin; seniors Tiffany Bone, Erica Keown, Brooke Coy and Jennifer Sanner. Phyllis Schultz of Arthur was selected as Moultrie County’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer. The Arthur-Lovington Knights football team pounded Illiopolis 29-7 in Little Okaw Valley Conference play. … Read More
•September 28, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer Marsha Kirby’s AP History class held a traditional English tea and viewed the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in their classroom Monday, September 19. Served was a variety of teas with sugar, honey and milk which could be added as well as three types of Danish, scones, brownie bites and lemon cookies. In preparation for this, the class spent a short amount of time looking up traditional English tea customs and recipes. … Read More
•September 28, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Sullivan City Council tabled an ordinance amendment during Monday’s meeting that would amend a zoning ordinance to establish a general commercial district on the square. Language in that ordinance would not allow apartments of residential living space on the ground floor or at street level. This item drew several people to the meeting to express their concerns. Cathrine Craig who is in favor of the ordinance amendment spoke at the meeting. “As a business owner downtown, I appreciate the fact of those that have residences downtown but to add residences downtown … Read More