•October 15, 2025• Sullivan’s First United Methodist Church will be holding a ‘Fall Festival’ on October 18th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at 216 West Jefferson, Sullivan. There will be food, trunk or treat, and games. For more information, call (217) 728-4436. … Read More
•October 15, 2025• by DM Williamee On Friday, October 10th, in Arthur, the Amish Heritage Society hosted its annual ‘Harvest to Home Fall Harvest’ show. Among the many events: sorghum pressing, corn picking, shredding and shucking, threshing oats with horsepower, quarters in a haystack, field operations, and the noon whistle and ‘candy cannon’. Those in attendance were also able to partake of a petting zoo, buggy rides, a life-size Candyland game, balloon animals, horseshoeing, as well as blacksmithing demonstrations, and the children were especially fond of making their own rope. Demonstrated as well in the food tent was the making … Read More
Barbara Jean (Molzen) Trower, 90, of Lovington, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Eberhardt Village in Arthur, Il. Graveside services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, IL. As per Barbara’s request there will be no visitation. Memorials may be made to The Eberhardt Village Activity fund, St, Jude or Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Barbara was born on January 13, 1935, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Ralph and Sarah Frances (Devine) Molzen, spending her youth growing up on the family farm in … Read More
•October 8, 2025• Sullivan got back into the win column Friday night, soundly defeating the Tri-County Titans 47-6. In the first quarter, Owen Smith connected with James Feldkamp on a 14-yard pass to start off the scoring, and Aiden Dinger added a 16-yard rushing TD, and the Redskins never looked back. Sullivan kept up the onslaught in the second with Smith connecting with Logan Fleener on a 21-yard touchdown and Aceon Fryman for a 13-yard TD, sandwiched around his own rushing score. Smith ran for his second TD of the night in the third quarter on a 51-yard scamper, and … Read More
Photo Submitted On Thursday, September 25th, Cheryl Coddington, Manager of Sullivan’s Fast Stop, presented Sullivan High School Principal Mr. Allen with seventy-seven $10.00 gift cards and complimentary drink coupons to be awarded to students who successfully pass their Illinois driver’s license tests. This gift is intended to reward and recognize the diligence and perseverance of these students. This is Fast Stop’s first year rewarding new drivers. … Read More
Since opening its doors in January 2024, Willow Breeze Hospice House has offered a beautiful home-like atmosphere where skilled nurses help make patients’ last days as comfortable as possible, while also offering amenities for their families. This year’s net proceeds of $32,000 from Hospice Binga support a Hospice House Endowment to help those with limited resources pay for their stay. Most insurances will cover hospice care, but not room and board. … Read More
•October 8, 2025• by DM Williamee On Saturday, October 4th Bethany Fire held an Open house at the Fire Station, scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., open to all. Just over an hour and a half into the event, duty called and a fire call came in, with firefighters at the station dispatched to respond. Scheduled for the open house were the following events: free hot dog lunch, bounce house, firehouse tour, truck and ambulance tour, ‘Smoke House’ tour, obstacle course, gear photobooth, fire extinguisher demonstration, and a turnout gear race. Before the call came in, many of the … Read More
•October 8, 2025• by DM Williamee This week, Foster Farms is recalling a staggering 3.8 million pounds of chicken corn dog products (as well as turkey products) after wood was found in the batter, resulting in reported injuries. The chicken corn dog products were manufactured between July 30th, 2024, and August 4th, 2025, and sold under numerous brand names throughout the United States. Some of those brand names are ‘Chicken Corn Dogs’, ‘Batter Wrapped Chicken Frankfurters on a Stick’, and ‘Corn Dogs Chicken Franks Dipped in Honey Batter’. … Read More
•October 8, 2025• During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), the American Red Cross of Illinois reminds everyone of the dangers of home fires, which claim seven lives every day in the U.S. To help protect your household, test your smoke alarms each month and practice your escape plan until everyone can get out in less than two minutes. “Home fires can occur any time, any place,” said Kellie O’Connell, Chief Executive Officer for the Red Cross of Illinois. “The sooner an alarm alerts you to a fire, the sooner you can get out. This is critical because fire experts say … Read More
•October 8, 2025• by DM Williamee On Sunday, October 5th a peaceful, silent ‘Life Chain’ prayer demonstration was held in Sullivan at the intersection of Jackson and Hamilton streets. Per their literature: “A Life Chain is a prayer service.” And “As we join hundreds of thousands of fellow Americans and Canadians in prayer, let us trust wholly in our Lord and not in ourselves or our numbers.” The Prayer Chain is their standing in obedience to Chronicles 7:14. Some passerby’s honked as they passed through the intersection; some in support and some not as supportive, but those praying were not … Read More