Frances Dodge Frances E. Dodge, 83, of Bement, passed away at 12:55 p.m., Saturday, October 23, 2021, at Eastview Terrace in Sullivan. Graveside services were Wednesday, October 27, in Bement Cemetery with Pastor Pat Tieman officiating. Memorials are suggested to Eastview Terrace in Sullivan. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. … Read More
•October 20, 2021• Arthur: Trick or Treat Sunday, Oct 31 5 pm to 8 pm Bethany: BASO Main Street Trick or Treat Saturday, Oct 30 4 pm to 6 pm and trick or treat 6 pm to 9 pm. Findlay: trick or treat Saturday, Oct. 30 6 pm-8 pm and American Legion Auxiliary Halloween Supper Friday, October 29. Ladies Auxiliary serving food from 5 pm to 7 pm, Costume judging starts at 7 pm. Gays: trick or treat Sunday, Oct. 31 6 pm-8 pm Lovington: Safe trick or treat Friday, Oct 29 4-5:30 pm, costume judging at Grade School. Trick … Read More
Edward Dixon Edward N. Dixon, 80, of Sullivan, formerly of Bethany, passed away at 12 :05 p.m. Friday October 15, 2021, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Zak Horn was a finalist for the national FFA award. He was also named one of ten national winners in the National FFA Agri-Entrepreneurship awards program, which recognizes FFA members who start their own agribusiness. For this award, Horn received $1,000 and the Sullivan FFA chapter received $500. He was informed that his turf-grass management project had been selected as one of the top four in the nation. Other top projects were from students who were state winners in California, Wisconsin and Missouri. … Read More
Gerald Rohman Gerald Edward “Jerry” Rohman, 76, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:37 a.m., Monday, October 18, 2021, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More
•October 20, 2021• Sullivan Volleyball After rattling off wins in 4-of-5 matches, Sullivan’s volleyball team stumbled in its next three matches. In its last two matches, Sullivan lost a Central Illinois Conference match and a non-conference match. The Redskins dropped a match to St. Teresa and Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg this past week. In a Central Illinois Conference match up on the road against St. Teresa, the Bulldogs dropped Sullivan in straight sets last Thursday. St. Teresa won the first set 25-9 but had a harder time winning the second set at 25-21. For the Redskins, Landry Hall had four kills, while Tessa … Read More
Donald Briscoe Donald Leon Briscoe, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:06 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2021, at his home in Sullivan. … Read More
•October 20, 2021• Lakeview College of Nursing in Danville and Charleston, announced numerous scholarship awards for the Fall 2021 semester. Hannah Nowlin, of Atwood, received the Carroll and Luise Snyder Scholarship Fund Scholarship. Nowlin attends Lakeview’s Charleston campus. Lakeview College of Nursing Scholarships are made possible by generous donations to the College’s scholarship endowment fund. Scholarships are awarded based upon criteria established by the donor as well as the financial need and/or academic merit of each applicant. Lakeview College of Nursing offers a bachelor of science in nursing degree. It is a single-purpose, private institution that has specialized in nursing … Read More