Julie Faye Young Julie Faye Young passed away unexpectedly on July 14, 2022. She was the younger daughter of Ruth and Orville Young. Julie was born in Peoria, Illinois on September 20, 1957, and spent her childhood in Washington, Illinois. She attended the University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana campus where she formed many enduring friendships and met her future husband James W. Holaday, Jr. … Read More
Linda Leesman Linda Kay Leesman, 73, of Vero Beach, Fla., formerly of Gays, passed away at 4:30 p.m., Saturday, July 9, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark. Memorial services will be held 11 a.m., Friday, July 29, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will be in Branch Side Cemetery in Gays. Memorials may be made to the family. … Read More
Floyd “Bob” Donnell Floyd Robert “Bob” Donnell, 75, of Sterling, died Thursday, July 14, 2022, at home surrounded by family. Bob was born January 6, 1947, in Decatur, the son of Floyd and Emma (Fair) Donnell. He married Bonnie Simpson September 15, 1990, in Rock Falls. … Read More
T. Leslie Colclasure T. Leslie ‘Les’ Colclasure, 93, of Sullivan, passed away at 5:46 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2022, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
•July 27, 2022• Straight A’s Freshmen: Grey Brault, Annabelle Cheatham, Chase Creviston, Aly Douglass, Reese Nichols, Lindsey Ozier, McKenna Phelps, Jorja Plummer, Ella Roley, Amelia Shonkwiler, Grady Sparks, Ivy Williams. Sophomores: Gabe Benning, Cannon Bernstein, Averi Ehrmann, Jaydon Johnson, Delaney Miller. Juniors: Grace Moeller, Stacey Orris, Karson Park, Danielle Simpson. Seniors: Evelyn Ashley, Ikra Gunsoy, Savannah Hagerman, Mikhayla Ward. High Honors Freshmen: Rase Bennett, Benjamin Brown, Regan Coleman, Seth Forlines, Cameron George, Ulrich Harshman, Luke Jones, Landyn Porter, Carson Rucker, Reagan Russell. Sophomores: Kaleb Burns, Gibson Dickens, Garrett Ferguson, Ryan Forlines, Hunter Garvin, Jacob Harlin, Madison Whitney, Ashton Wilderman, Aiden … Read More
•July 27, 2022• I, Julie Kinert, as of July 21, 2022, have officially withdrawn my candidacy for the Moultrie County Board. I decided to get involved with county politics after watching our tyrant governor during the pandemic, dictate and bully Illinoisians; especially those with small businesses. I felt that we, the public, no matter what party you support, needed to take back our rights and freedoms. During this time, I was given a unique opportunity to volunteer with our State Representatives and Senators. The knowledge I gained was important and it lit a fire within me to share with the … Read More
•July 27, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer The headline read: “5 workers electrocuted while hanging gutter at LaSalle County home.” Not our headline, mind you. My first thoughts were: I wonder whether that many people have died in one electrical accident before; what a tragedy for that town; whether there are any connections to our coverage area. A couple of paragraphs in I learned that none of the five workers — who were standing on aluminum ladders and holding the aluminum gutter when it came into contact with the power line — had died. In addition to receiving … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week A 100-year-old two story house traveling from Lovington to Bethany slowed traffic on Routes 32 and 121. Dick and Tonya Bone were the proud owners of the white two story house that used to occupy land on the farm owned by Don Hamblin of Lovington. The new location of the house was just east of Bethany off Rt. 121. The third annual Bethany Academic Foundation Golf Outing raised $5,000 for technology for the Bethany school district–$500 more than the previous year. … Read More