•May 1, 2024•
The Okaw Valley High School baccalaureate will be Sunday, May 5 at 6 p.m at the Findlay United Methodist Church in Findlay.
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Dalton City Concert
•May 1, 2024•
Grand Ole Opry veteran, Daryl Mosley, in concert at the Dalton City United Methodist Church, 200 East Freeland Street on Saturday, May 4 at 6 p.m. The community is invited to attend this concert by three time songwriter of the year as he shares the stories behind his many songs including the classic “Ask The Blindman, He Saw It All”.
Gospel Concert
•May 1, 2024•
The First Apostolic Lighthouse, 902 S Hamilton, Sullivan, will host a Southern Gospel Concert and Revival this weekend. A kids night revival will be Friday at 7 p.m., the Chandlers will entertain on Saturday at 7 p.m. and a revival will be at 10 a.m. Sunday. To RSVP call (217) 205-9789.
Concert
•May 1, 2024•
Heavenbound will be in concert on Saturday, May 4 at 6 pm at Allenville Christian Church, 201 Allen Street in Allenville. Following the concert there will be finger food fellowship. A love offering will be collected.
Retirement party
•April 24, 2024•
A retirement appreciation gathering will be held Saturday, April 27 for Pastor Rodney and Charlene Houser at the Lovington Church of God. The gathering will be held at the Church of God Community Building from 2-4 p.m.
Mobile Food Pantry
•April 24, 2024•
CEFS Outreach, Bethany will be at the Village Hall on May 10th from 10:00 am -12:00 pm with a Mobile Food Pantry. Signup through their Microsoft form by May 3rd https://forms.office.com/r/6CGbXU2YcK
Community Blood Drive
•April 24, 2024•
Mid State Tank will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 7:00 am to noon on Thursday, May 9th at 1357 Jonathan Creek Road, inside Donor Bus.
To donate, contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747 5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71293 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call ImpactLife at (800) 747 5401. Donors who last gave blood on or before 3/14/24 are eligible to give at this drive.
Golf outing
•April 24, 2024•
The Lovington American Legion family will host a golf outing on June 22 at Timberlake Golf Course. The four person best ball scramble will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. The cost is $40 per golfer. The Women’s Auxiliary will have food for purchase on the course. Sign up at the Lovington American Legion, call (217) 873-4465 or contact Gary Smith (217) 433-8260.
80th birthdays celebrated
•April 24, 2024•
An open house will be held Sunday, April 28th for Edgar and Edward Petersheim’s 80th birthday at Otto center in Arthur from 2-4pm.
MCHS April meeting
•April 17, 2024•
“Moultrie Missionaries, Then and Now” will be presented at the Thursday, April 18th meeting of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society at their History Center, 1303 S. Hamilton, Sullivan at 7 pm. Following a brief history of early Christian Missionaries working in pioneer central Illinois, Mike Craig of Sullivan, a modern missionary, will share experiences of the Hearts and Hands Honduras Mission Team during their 30 work and medical mission trips to the same village in Honduras during the last fifteen years. The team has grown to include volunteers from several denominations in the Sullivan and central Illinois area and in Wisconsin. Their new youth ministry is changing young lives both here and in Honduras. All are invited to attend this inspiring story of Moultrie’s Missionaries both past and present.