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Obituaries 1-6-2021: Lloyd Maurer

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Lloyd Maurer

Lloyd Henry Maurer 95, of DeKalb, Illinois, formerly of Sullivan, passed away peacefully Friday January 1, 2021 at Oakcrest Retirement Center in DeKalb. He was born December 19, 1925, in Decatur, Illinois and was the son of Carl I. and Nina M. (Obourn) Maurer.
Lloyd enlisted in the Army Air Force in late 1943 and served two years during World War II in northern Africa at Casablanca, Morocco as an office assistant to headquarter officers. Lloyd married Helen L. Fahrnkopf September 11, 1949. Lloyd farmed in rural Sullivan for 40 years from 1950-1990. In 1990 he was named Moultrie County Soil and Water Conservation District Farmer of the Year. Read More

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Photo by R.R. Best Do You Want To Build A Snowman? Colten Gingerich and Sophia Smith build a snowman at Lakeside Villa.

Photo by R.R. Best Snow coats barbed wire after this past weekend’s winter weather.

Photo by R.R. Best Clothes pins on a clothes line formed icicles after last weekend’s snow and freezing rain.

Obituaries 1-6-2021: Dale Lovekamp

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Dale Lovekamp

Dale Henry Lovekamp, 88, of Beardstown, died peacefully with his family at his side Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
He was born September 27, 1932 in Arenzville, a son of Robert Henry and Minnie Roegge Lovekamp. He married Wyllia June Tucker February 13, 1954 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Beardstown, and she survives. They have been married 66 years. Read More

Obituaries 1-6-2021: Bill Wooley

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Bill Wooley

William “Bill” Roy Wooley died at home Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020.
No public service has been scheduled. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date.
Bill was born April 23, 1950, in Mattoon to Gerald Vane and Ethel Mae Wooley (Bement).
He is survived by brothers Dennis of Kentucky and Allen of Massachusetts. Read More

Obituaries 1-6-2021: Hazel Jenne

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Hazel Jenne

Hazel J. (Carnes) Jenne, 100, of Springfield, passed away on December 30, 2020 in Memorial Medical Center. She was born November 28, 1920, in Leitchfield, Ky. to Walter and Hallie Carnes. She married Loren E. Jenne December 29, 1943 in Sullivan. Read More

LLC Board of Trustees Candidates

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•January 6, 20201•
The Lake Land College Board of Trustees election will be held in the April 6, 2021, general election. Two six-year terms will appear on the ballot for Lake Land College.
The following two individuals have submitted petitions for a six-year term and will appear in this order on the ballot: Thomas Wright, Dieterich, and Gary Cadwell, Mode. Read More

Local Business Owner Makes Christmas Brighter for Families

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Tables in Elizabeth Houser’s Country Financial office filled with items for families to help make their Christmas brighter.

•January 6, 20201•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

Elizabeth Houser, a Country Financial agent in Sullivan, decided to help make Christmas brighter for families. A few years ago, she started a Facebook group called The Giving Place where people may offer, at no charge, things they no longer need. She logged onto The Giving Place the first of December and asked whether people needed help with Christmas.
She gave people an option of adopting a family. Some also offered to donate money to help buy Christmas gifts for families in need. Others brought in items they no longer needed which could be put to good use.
The Vermilion Metropolitan Enforcement Group went shopping for the effort. Houser’s late husband Tom was head of that unit throughout his career in law enforcement. In total the group was able to help 31 families and 80 children. Read More