•February 22, 2023•

The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with sponsors Decatur Catholic Charities and Sullivan United Methodist will hold a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, March 15 from 4 pm to 5 pm at Sullivan Methodist Church, 216 W. Jefferson, Sullivan (across from the firehouse). A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady good supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Sullivan. Sign up by 4:30 pm on Wednesday, March 8 by calling 217-259-2920 or 217-728-8521 during regular business hours. Once your form is completed by phone, you will be given a number to bring with you on the day of distribution. If you lose your number, you will need to bring identification. Food will be distributed according to household size on March 15 from 4 pm to 5 pm at the Methodist Church in parking lot across the street.

•February 15, 2023•

Each year, Project H.E.L.P. and the Okaw Valley School District offer free developmental screenings to provide parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. This year’s screenings will be on Thursday, March 9 and Friday, March 10 at First Christian Church, 312 W. South Water in Bethany. Vision and hearing screenings will also be provided, free of charge. For an appointment call Tracy Ryherd 217-665-3541. Signed parent/guardian permission is required. Screening are required for possible enrollment in the Project H.E.L.P. preschool classroom.

•February 15, 2023•

Celebrity Bartending is at the Sullivan American Legion Saturday, February 18th. Teams participating this year are the Legion, Widows Sons, Habitat ReStore and St Jude. The fun starts at 5:00 pm and the last team ends at 9:00 pm.

•February 8, 2023•

The Cadwell community will host a blood drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals on Tuesday, February 21 from 3 to 7 pm at 1533 CR 1900N, Cadwell inside a donor bus parked by M&E Woodcrafts. To donate contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 70636 to locate the drive. Appointments are required.

•February 8, 2023•

There will be a candidate forum on Thursday, February 16 at The Little Theatre On The Square. Doors open at 5:50 pm with a 6:00 pm start time. The forum will feature candidates running for Sullivan City Council in the next election.