Menu 2-24-2021

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, March 1 – BBQ Pork Sandwich, Mini Potato Bakers, Mixed Vegetables, Bun, Fruit Juice Tuesday, March 2 – Chicken Broccoli Rice Bake, Corn, Whole Grain Wheat, Warm Fruit Combo Wednesday, March 3 – Savory Sausage Stew w/Beans, Lyonnais Carrots, Biscuits, Scalloped Pineapple Thursday, March 4 – Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Seasoned Peas, Whole Grain Wheat, Overnight Fruit Salad Friday, March 5 – Tuna Noodle Casserole, Green & Wax Beans w/Pimentos, Apricots, Dinner Roll, Raisins … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Hyllis Rhoades

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Hyllis Rhoades Hyllis F. Rhoades, 96, of Springfield, formerly of Sullivan, passed away 11:30 p.m. Wednesday February 17, 2021 in Heritage Health, Springfield. Celebration of Life services will be at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday in the Sullivan First United Methodist Church with Pastor Mike Fender officiating assisted by Adam McReynolds. Visitation will be from noon until service time at the church. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan First United Methodist Church Kitchen Fund. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Arrangements by the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan. Hyllis was … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Peggy Harlin

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Peggy Harlin Peggy Joan Harlin, 84, of Sullivan, passed away, 4:32 p.m. Saturday, February 20, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Face masks are suggested and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Camfield Cemetery, Rural Sullivan. Peggy was born April 21, 1936, in Sullivan; the daughter of James William and Jane Elmyra (Webb) Colclasure. She married Ronnie Lee Harlin on April 25, 1959; he preceded … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Ronnie Lee Harlin

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Ronnie Lee Harlin Ronnie Lee Harlin, 79, of Sullivan, passed away, 2:38 a.m. Friday, February 19, 2021, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Face masks are suggested and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Camfield Cemetery, Rural Sullivan. Ronnie was born March 8, 1941, Red Boiling Springs, TN; the son of Harvey O’Dell and Mavis Maybell (Patterson) Harlin. He married Peggy Joan Colclasure on April 25, … Read More

Recent Obituaries: David Bratton

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David Bratton David Wayne Bratton, 70, of Sullivan, passed away, 9:50 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2021, at his Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 22, 2021, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Monday at the funeral home. Face masks are suggested and please practice social distancing for the services. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, with Military Rites by the Sullivan American Legion Post #68. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Methodist Church Honduras Mission Group. David … Read More

LLC Fall Honors List

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•February 17, 2021• Lake Land College recently announced that more than 600 full-time students earned academic honors for the 2020 fall semester. To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8 – 4.0. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65 – 3.79. To qualify for the honor’s list, a student must have … Read More

Sullivan Girls Basketball Picks Up Wins

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•February 17, 2021• by Jason Brown NP Sports Despite a pandemic, new regulations, and a long wait for the season, the Sullivan’s girls’ basketball team has more or less started the season where it had left off the last several seasons. By winning. Sullivan picked up two more Central Illinois Conference wins this past week. The Redskins knocked off Warrensburg-Latham Thursday and Shelbyville last Monday. Thursday, Feb. 11, the Redskins more than doubled the Cardinals scoring, 15-7, in the first quarter. Sullivan took a 24-11 lead into halftime, and in the second half, the teams played about even for the … Read More

Menu 2-17-2021

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Senior Peace Meal 1-800-543-1770 Feb. 22 – Breakfast Casserole, Warm Fruit Compote, Fruit Juice, Cinnamon Roll, Craisins Feb. 23 – Shepherd’s Pie, Harvard Beets, Dinner Roll, Fresh Fruit Feb. 24 – Fried Chicken, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy, Spinach, Whole Grain Wheat, Pears Feb. 25 – Beef Stew w/Potatoes, Carrots, and Onions, Tangy Cole Slaw, Dinner Roll, Warm Bread Pudding w/Fruit Feb. 26 – Salmon Loaf, Frosted Sweet Potatoes, Buttered Midori Vegetables, Whole Grain Wheat, Chunky Applesauce … Read More

Governor’s Office Gives Glimpse Into Budget Proposal

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•February 17, 2021• Gov. JB Pritzker’s office says he will propose a budget with no tax increases for the upcoming fiscal year, and the deficit is now projected at about $2.5 billion less than previously thought. The governor introduces his proposed budget each year, but lawmakers in the General Assembly have the ultimate say as to what funding gets appropriated. Pritzker is scheduled to outline his full budget proposal on Feb. 17 in a virtual message, although details have not been finalized, according to his office. In a brief, 250-word outline of the upcoming fiscal year 2022 budget proposal, the … Read More