•December 3, 2025• 4: Baked ham, sweet potatoes, roasted Brussel sprouts, pumpkin fluff, and bread/roll. 5: Chicken breast and bun, savory baked beans, California blend, and Italian pasta salad. 8: Breakfast casserole, Paco blend vegetables, hot fruit, fruit juice, and whole grain muffin. 9: Chili Mac n Pasta, cauliflower, Venetian vegetables, and fruit pudding salad. … Read More
Patricia Wolfe Patricia Lynette “Pat” Wolfe, 78, of Sullivan, passed away 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at her home in Sullivan. … Read More
Robert Webner Robert L. Webner, 89, of Bethany, passed away at 5:12 a.m. Monday, December 1, 2025 in Arc at Hickory Point, Forsyth, Illinois. … Read More
Benny Siler Benny Lee Siler, 84, of Sullivan, passed away 2:18 a.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at his home in Sullivan. … Read More
Judith Karen (Robinson) Shafer, age 84, of Jewett, formerly of Cerro Gordo, IL passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. Funeral services were held on Saturday November 15, 2025, at the Jewett Community Church: 806 Adams Street, Jewett, IL 62436, with Pastor Shane Peters officiating. The burial was in the Jewett Cemetery directly following the service. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup assisted the family with arrangements. … Read More
Billie Jean Lawyer Billie Jean (Hutchinson) Lawyer, 63, passed away unexpectedly, leaving her family and all who loved her deeply heartbroken but forever grateful for the love she so freely gave. Born on March 2, 1962, Billie lived a life defined by kindness, generosity, and an unwavering devotion to caring for others. … Read More
Michael Duvall Michael Christian Duvall of Aurora, Illinois, passed away at the age of 50 on November 24, 2025. … Read More
William Daily William Lewis “Bill” Daily, 99, of Sullivan, passed away 12:19 p.m. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at Heartland Senior Living in Neoga. … Read More
2015 Agricultural technology has undeniably come a long way since its humble beginnings, perhaps more so in recent decades than at any other time in its history. But this year could mark the advent of one particular technological wonder in agriculture that, before now, hadn’t quite taken off: the drone. Sullivan Middle School students greeted the One Book, One Sullivan novel unveiling with a standing ovation on November 25. “Michael Vey-The Prisoner of Cell 25” by Richard Paul Evans was announced to the school-wide assembly following a trailer prepared by the One Book, One Sullivan group for the second year … Read More
•December 3, 2025• by Sharon Barricklow Sullivan city employees will have Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Insurance during 2026 under a plan approved last week by the city council. The council learned health insurance costs would be rising 6.1 percent under the new plan, a lower-than-expected increase. The lower rate is partially because Sullivan had only five claims the previous year, costing more than $50,000. We need to go ahead and get this done,” said Mayor Mike Mossman. … Read More