Recent Obituaries: Richard W. ‘Dick’ Sowers

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Richard W. ‘Dick’ Sowers Richard W. ‘Dick’ Sowers, 91, of Bethany, passed away at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Aspen Creek in Sullivan with his family by his side. A Celebration of Life service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 13, 2021 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Chip Sanders officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Following the service military rites will be conducted by the Bethany American Legion.  Burial will be at a later date in the Marrowbone Twp. Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church or the Bethany … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Peggy Shipman

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Peggy Shipman Peggy Shipman, 87, of Harrison, Arkansas, formally of Sullivan and Lovington, went to her heavenly home on Monday, December 6, 2021 at North Arkansas Regional Hospital in Harrison. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 11, 2021 at the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Mike Fender officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Peggy was born on February 23, 1934 in Moultrie … Read More

Local Law Firm Raises $20,000 for Land of Lincoln Legal Aid

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•December 8, 2021• The law firm of Bolen Robinson & Ellis, LLP (BRE Law) is celebrating founding partner Jon Robinson’s Year of Jubilee, or fiftieth year practicing law, by raising and donating funds to support Land of Lincoln Legal Aid. Says BRE Law partner Drew Hickey, “Jon sets the standard for integrity, hard work, and tenacity. All of us at the firm are enriched by his vast experience and brilliant legal mind.” The firm, along with many of Jon’s friends, colleagues, and former clients, chose to honor Robinson’s fiftieth year practicing law through a giving campaign for Land of Lincoln … Read More

Sullivan Blue Dolphins Participate in Home Meet

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•December 8, 2021• Sullivan Blue Dolphins participated in a home meet on November 13. The high point winners were as follows: In the open division for the girls: 1st Madalyn Booker, 2nd MacKenzie Erixon, 3rd Lilly Graham. In the open division for the boys: 1st Ethan Schmohe, 2nd Matthew Wesselman & Isaac Chambers, 3rd Miles Kersten. In the 13-14 year olds for the girls: 1st Emily Crosier, 2nd Zoe Conlin, 3rd Libby Henry. In the 13-14 year olds for the boys: 1st Johnathan Iacobazzi, 2nd Liam Donovan, 3rd Carson Swinford. In the 11-12 year olds for the girls: 1st Alivia … Read More

Lake Land College Offering a Second-Chance Presidential Scholarship Opportunity

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•December 8, 2021• Lake Land College recently announced it will reopen the Presidential Scholarship opportunity to qualifying 2021 high school graduates who did not enroll at Lake Land in Fall 2021. The Presidential Scholarship is available to eligible in-district high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic performance. The scholarship covers the full cost of tuition for up to two consecutive academic years and is available to graduates who enroll in Lake Land College in the fall following high school graduation. With this initiative, Class of 2021 Presidential Scholars who did not enroll in college or attended another college this … Read More

Millikin to honor Class of 2021 at Winter Commencement Dec. 12

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•December 8, 2021• Millikin University will honor over 100 graduates from the Class of 2021 with an in-person winter commencement ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, beginning at 2 p.m. at Kirkland Fine Arts Center. The winter commencement celebration will recognize traditional undergraduates and those receiving their Doctor of Nursing Practice degrees. Graduating students will be allowed up to six guests at the ceremony. All attendees will be required to wear a mask while inside Kirkland Fine Arts Center and adhere to social distancing guidelines. Additionally, Millikin community members will be able to watch the ceremony through a public livestream … Read More