•November 4, 2026• St. Columcille Council of Catholic Women are currently conducting a quilt raffle with the drawing to be held November 21st during their annual Pie Sales fundraiser. Tickets for the homemade queen size stars and bars quilt are $5.00 each or 6 for $20.00. Tickets may be bought from any women from St. Columcille Church or by calling Lori Creek (217) 246-0739 or Ruth Keown (217) 620-8419. … Read More
•November 4, 2026• The Sullivan American Legion, 8 East Strain, will host a blood drive on Tuesday, November 17 from noon until 6:00 p.m. For an appointment call 1-800-733-2767 or visit RedCrossBlood.org. You can save up to 15 minutes when you donate blood by using RapidPass. Visit RedCrossBlood.org/RapidPass for more information. … Read More
•November 4, 2026• A Veterans appreciation meal will be held on Friday, November 6 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Sullivan American Legion, 8 E. Strain. The meal, hosted by the Sullivan American Legion Auxiliary Women, will include chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner roll and dessert. All Veterans eat for free, all others are $10 per meal. … Read More
•October 28, 2026• by Sharon Barricklow Work being done for Sullivan baseball fields and to rehabilitate an existing water well were approved Monday, October 12 by the Sullivan City Council. The invoice from Richter Landscaping in the amount of $36,447.79 for fencing and foul pole installation is being paid for by an Open Spaces Land Acquisition and Development grant the city has been using to update the facilities. The water well rehab payment to Geotechnical Construction was in the amount of $18,500. … Read More
Parker O’Dell and Kaya Forlines were crowned 2026 Okaw Valley Homecoming King and Queen. … Read More
•October 28, 2026• Saturday, October 31, 3:00-6:00 p.m.: Trunk or Treat Family Festival at the city park, featuring more than 20 trunks, three food trucks and several activities. November Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6:00 p.m.: Yeast Bread and Rolls Class. $10 admission. Space is limited; call to reserve a spot. … Read More
•October 28, 2026• 2nd & 16th – Needle Night from 5-7 p.m. If you would like to learn to crochet, knit, needlepoint, or even how to sew we have people that can help teach you. If you already know how and just want to hang out come join us. 3rd – Story time from 10-10:30 a.m. Bring the little ones in for a story and a craft. 6th – Kids game time from 3:30-4:30 p.m. This month we will be playing floor Tic-Tac-Toe. 9th – Craft Club from 5-7 p.m. Bring whatever craft you are working on and join us. 10th – Tyke Time … Read More
•October 28, 2026• by E. Scott England In the new playoff format, the Sullivan Redskins drew a first-round bye with their 8-1 record. They were also given a number four seed for the playoffs. They also just barely made the Class 1A cutoff. Sullivan Athletic Director, Cole Huber, knew the class ranking could go either way. “We had been seeing projections of us being the largest 1A school or us being the smallest 2A school, so I wasn’t going to be surprised either way.” Being in Class 1A doesn’t equate to easier competition though. “If we win our Round 1 … Read More
•October 28, 2026• The Sullivan AMBUCS invite families from all over Central Illinois to the Sullivan Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31, on the Square in downtown Sullivan. Line-up begins at 5:00 p.m., and the parade steps off at 5:15 p.m. The Halloween parade has been a Sullivan tradition since 1928, and it has always been a big draw for families from across the area. … Read More
Taming the “Swamp Monster” in Dora •October 28, 2026• by Janet Roney “You are doing a great job, Roger!” Those were Paul Tueth’s frequent encouraging words during my husband’s visits with him in Paul’s shady front yard across the road from the “Tueth eighty” up in Dora Township. He not only encouraged Roger, who was fairly new at this farming business back in the sixties, but Paul shared stories about the folks of “Little Ireland” with him. One story was about his father who used to tell Paul, “If you are ever going to do anything in this world, … Read More