25 Years Ago This Week The Old School Market received a low-interest loan to develop a restaurant. The $250,000 loan, at 4 percent interest, covered almost half of the $580,000 estimated cost of the project. Market owner Larry Yoder planned a 140-seat restaurant with private banquet facilities in the gym area of the old Powers Elementary School, which at that time housed Yoder’s extensive set of antique and craft shops. … Read More
•June 29, 2022• by Doris Elmore Guest Writer Ninety-one incredible years of fun awaits you at the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair July 5-9 at the fairgrounds in Arthur. It is earlier this year, and follows on the tail of July 4 celebrations, but it just means the festivities just keep on coming. With much excitement, the Moultrie-Douglas Fair Board is proud to welcome Diamond Rio in concert on Saturday, July 9. They will be on stage at 8:30 p.m. We have known of Diamond Rio for many years, and now we will see them in person, gracing our very own stage. … Read More
•June 29, 2022• by Ellen Ferrera NP Writer On Saturday, June 25 a group of ham radio operators from central Illinois gathered at the Boy Scout cabin in Wyman Park to celebrate their annual Field Day. Since 1933, Field Day has been celebrated by amateur radio operators and clubs in the U.S. and throughout the world. The primary purpose of the Field Day is to practice and demonstrate emergency procedures; although, each club may determine their own activities. So how did this very popular hobby of being a ham radio operator begin? In 1888 Heinrich Rudof proved that radio waves … Read More
•June 29, 2022• Kevin Landrus, Director of Transportation and Maintenance for Sullivan Schools, recently received the Friend of Education Award from the Regional Office of Education #11. Regional Superintendent Kyle Thompson said, “Our Friends of Education Award recognizes individuals who make larger contributions to education, specifically to our region as a whole, and not just an individual school district.” “Kevin is a great man. In all my years of working with him he has proven himself to be a caring, competent, reliable, individual who serves Sullivan Schools and ROE #11 well. I have no doubt anyone who has encountered Kevin … Read More
Sandra June Dolan Sandra June Dolan, 83 of Arthur, IL passed away at 8:36 PM on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, IL. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at the Vine Street Christian Church, in Arthur, IL. Pastor Bob Silvanik will officiate. Burial will be in the Arthur Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, June 28, 2022 at the church. The Edwards Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Sandra was born on June 7, 1939 … Read More
Elizabeth Hubbert Elizabeth Colleen Hubbert, 59, of Sullivan, passed away 12:16 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2022 at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan, with a Prayer Service held at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the St. Columcille Catholic Church, Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to St. Columcille Catholic Church of Sullivan. Elizabeth was born on April 14, 1963, in Decatur; the daughter of … Read More
•June 22, 2022• Moultrie County, as trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2018 and prior real estate taxes. The County, as trustee, will now offer for sale the real estate obtained to the public. They will offer approximately 3 items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed bids must be in the Moultrie County Treasurer’s Office, located in the Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main Street–Suite 10, Sullivan, IL 61951 no later than the close of business on July 8, 2022. … Read More