Bethany Alumni Banquet Cancelled

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•September 8, 2021• It is with regret that the Executive Committee has decided to cancel the Bethany High School Alumni Banquet scheduled for October 2nd, due to rising COVID-19 cases and the mask mandate. The existing plans for this year will be moved to next year so save the date of October 1, 2022. If you have already sent in your reservation, they will reach out to each of you within the next week or so. They continue to work on updating addresses for all alumni so if you did not receive a mailing from them, please private message them … Read More

Sullivan Sports Briefs

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•September 8, 2021• SOV Football Sullivan/Okaw Valley dropped its second game of the year with a 50-6 loss to Newton at Newton Friday. Sullivan scored its touchdown on a pass play in the second quarter. Newton took a 30-point lead into halftime. For SOV, Kyle Corkill was 8-for-12 passing for 104 yards, including the touchdown pass, and he rushed for 31 yards. Will Dawkins finish with 32-yards receiving on two catches. Ryan Villalobos caught one pass for 64 yards, and Trey McRill totaled 38 yards rushing. SOV is set to hit he road Friday to take on Tuscola. … Read More

A Timeline of the Morning of September 11, 2001

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•September 8, 2021• On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes bound for California. The planes departed from airports in Boston; Newark, NJ; and Washington, D.C. September 11 would become an infamous date in American and world history, and the events of that day would forever change the world. As the world commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the following timeline, courtesy of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, can help people fully understand how events unfolded on that late-summer morning two decades ago. • 5:45 a.m.: Two of the hijackers pass through security … Read More

County Board Legislative Committee Recommends Changes To Cannabis Ordinance

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•September 8, 2021• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Moultrie County Board Legislative Committee met Friday, September 3, and voted to recommend changes to the cannabis business establishments ordinance to the board. According to county board chairman Dave McCabe, they were required by state ordinance to pass an ordinance relative to allowing or prohibiting cannabis businesses by December 2019. Will Bates, who owns Central Roofing and Central Storage Solutions in Sullivan, began pursuing craft grower and dispensary licenses about seven months ago. He said their main goal is to do the craft grow only in Moultrie County and not the … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Dora “Alice” Hicks

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Dora “Alice” Hicks Dora “Alice” Hicks, 94, Petersburg, formerly from Windsor, passed away 4:30 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at the Sunny Acres Nursing Home in Petersburg, IL. Graveside services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, September 5, 2021, for family and friends at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, IL. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home, is in care of the arrangements. Alice was born July 19, 1927, in Moultrie County, the daughter of Fred and Merle (Fleming) Baker. She married Edward Everett Buxton in 1947; he preceded her in death in 1973. She later married William … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Linda G. Boomer

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Linda G. Boomer, 54, of Bethany, passed away 11:20 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital.  Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Bethany. Burial will be in the Macon County Memorial Park, Decatur. Memorials may be made in care of the family. Linda was born March 28, 1966, in Decatur; the daughter of Patrick F. Boomer and Ruth (Pearce) Boomer. She was a member of the Maranatha Faith Family … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Terry Brown

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Terry Brown Terry L. Brown, 78, of Mattoon, passed away at 7:09 a.m. Wednesday, September 1, 2021, in Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Mattoon with Pastor Mark Bjornbak officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. There will be no visitation. Memorials are suggested to the donor’s choice or to the family. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Mr. Brown was born December 9, 1942, in Mattoon, … Read More

Obituaries 9-1-2021: Deatra Griffiths

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Deatra Griffiths Deatra Ann Griffiths, 74, of Corpus Christi, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021. Deatra was born in Lovington, April 5, 1947, to Berton Deller Meadows and Mary Louise (Napier) Meadows. She married Ralph Griffiths, her husband of 27 years, on January 26, 1979, and in March 1982, they moved to Corpus Christi, Texas. … Read More