•October 22, 2025• Shawnee Communications is proud to support Project 61 Ministries with an early holiday gift in the amount of $4,760 to help the organization continue its mission of providing housing to women and children in need of a safe environment to facilitate lasting changes. … Read More
•October 22, 2025• by DM Williamee Words, whether written or verbally communicated, have the power to influence thoughts, behaviors, and change. Almost ninety percent of individuals with substance use disorder and thirty-five percent with a serious mental illness do not get treatment. A large percentage do not seek help because of shame. What exactly is a stigma? A stigma is a mark of shame or disgrace. … Read More
•October 22, 2025• Illinois youth deer hunters set a new record for the season, harvesting a preliminary total of 4,714 deer October 11th through 13th. Top harvest counties include Randolph, 259; Pike, 164; Adams, 155; Jefferson, 155; and Marion, 135. Comparatively, youth hunters took 4,097 deer during the season in 2024. Youth hunters with an unfilled, valid youth deer permit may still hunt with the permit during the upcoming firearm deer seasons, November 21st through 23rd and December 4th through 7th. This is the first year that unfilled youth permits are valid for both segments of the firearm season. Moultrie … Read More
•October 22, 2025• A proclamation was issued by Sullivan Mayor Mike Mossman on October 13th, naming October 27th as ‘Agri-Fab Day’. The proclamation is as follows: Whereas Agri-Fab was founded in 1975 and has proudly called Sullivan, Illinois, its home for the past fifty years; and Whereas for half a century, Agri-Fab has been a cornerstone of the Sullivan community, producing high-quality outdoor lawn and garden equipment attachments that have set standards of excellence in manufacturing, and … Read More
•October 22, 2025• by DM Williamee As we move closer to winter, the Midwest should be bracing for the impacts of La Niña, according to meteorological experts. La Niña is a climate phenomenon characterized by cooler ocean temperatures in the Pacific, which can significantly influence weather patterns across the United States. The Climate Prediction Center has issued a La Niña watch, indicating that conditions could persist through the winter months, affecting areas of the Midwest and of course, Illinois. … Read More
•October 22, 2025• Sullivan, celebrating Senior Night, took on Villa Grove Friday night with a chance to qualify for the playoffs for the third straight year with a victory. Aiden Dinger opened up the scoring with a 6 yard touchdown run and a Collin Shain PAT put the Redskins up 7-0 at the end of the first quarter. … Read More
•October 22, 2025• by DM Williamee On Thursday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m., Dove Domestic Violence Program in conjunction with HOPE of East Central Illinois will be holding a Candlelighting Service at First Christian Church, 1357 CR 1200 E in Sullivan. … Read More
The Little End of Nothing•October 22, 2025• by Janet Roney Traveling across frontier central Illinois was not an easy task, whether in a group of wagons, on a stagecoach, or by horseback. It was uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous. Since inns like Lovington’s Black Horse Tavern were scarce, travelers often found refuge with pioneer families in isolated cabins to avoid camping out on the open prairie. Travelers never knew what to expect when stopping at an isolated cabin. My great-great-grandfather described his experience in his journal when he spent the night at an isolated cabin in southern Illinois in 1819. He and … Read More
Barbara Jean (Molzen) Trower, 90, of Lovington, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Eberhardt Village in Arthur, Il. Graveside services were held Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, IL. As per Barbara’s request there was no visitation. Memorials may be made to The Eberhardt Village Activity fund, St, Jude or Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. … Read More
•October 22, 2025• John Frederick McLaughlin, 74, passed away in Medford, Oregon on Wednesday, October 15. John was born in Decatur, Illinois to parents Dr. Dean and Pam McLaughlin (formerly Bierman). John grew up in Sullivan, Illinois with six siblings – Dave, Jean, Phyllis, Susie, Ann and Bill. … Read More