•October 12, 2022•
There will be a Bethany Senior Citizens Potluck on Wednesday, October 19 at 11 am at the Bethany Firehouse. Bring a covered dish. Ice tea and coffee furnished. All are welcome.
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First Responders Appreciation Cookout
•October 5, 2022•
Sullivan IGA will be having a First Responders Appreciation Cookout on Thursday, October 6 from 11 am to 1 pm. Menu is thin sliced rib eye sandwich $6.00, tenderized pork chop sandwich $4.00, coke or bottled water $1.00, 2 bags of chips $1.00. All local police, fire, paramedics and Moultrie County Dive Team get a free sandwich, chips and drink.
Local Candidate Forum
•October 5, 2022•
A local candidate forum will be held on Tuesday, October 11 at 6 pm at the Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan. The Moultrie County News Progress will be streaming the forum on our Facebook page.
Moultrie Douglas County Meeting
•October 5, 2022•
The annual Co-County meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13 at Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 E. Illinois, Arthur. Registration begins at 1 pm with the program starting at 1:30 pm. Jodi Davis will be the speaker for the afternoon program on Italy. This is the country for the year for the Prairie Association for Home and Community Education. There is a big parking lot behind the church with an easy entry into the fellowship hall with no steps. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend.
Sullivan Show Choirs Fall Revue
•October 5, 2022•
The Sullivan Singers and Singers Jr. will present their Fall Revue on Saturday, October 15 at 7 pm and Sunday, October 16 at 2 pm in the SHS gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at the door. General admission is $10, students and seniors $5 and free for children ages 5 and under.
Blood Drive
•October 5, 2022•
Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive on Tuesday, October 18 from 9 am to 2 pm in the meeting room located at 809 S. Hamilton St in Sullivan. To donate contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Masks and appointments are required.
Recreation Area Closings at Lake Shelbyville
•October 5, 2022•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a youth deer hunt at Lake Shelbyville on October 8 & 9, 2022. The hunt will be conducted in portions of recreation areas previously closed for the season. As a safety precaution Lone Point Campground and Whitley Creek Recreation Areas, excluding the boat ramps and all of Wilborn Creek, Sullivan Beach, and Opossum Creek Recreation Areas will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 2:00 p.m. October 7, 2022 to 8:00 p.m. October 9, 2022.
These closings include boat ramps located within Opossum Creek and Wilborn Creek Recreation Areas. Ramps remaining open during this period include those in Dam West, Lone Point, Lithia Springs, Whitley Creek and Bo Wood Recreation Areas, Wolf Creek and Eagle Creek State Parks and all secondary ramps.
For more information contact the Lake Shelbyville Environmental Stewardship Department at (217) 774-3951 ext 7049.
Lovington Library Board of Trustees
•September 28, 2022•
Election packets are available at the Lovington Public Library from September 22, 2022 to December 12, 2022 during regular business hours for anyone interested in being a candidate for the Library Board of Trustees.
Blood Drive
•September 28, 2022•
A Red Cross blood drive will be held at the Lovington First Christian Church Fellowship Hall on Friday, October 7 from Noon-5:30. Anyone wishing to donate blood may call Darlene Barlow at 217-873-4984 to schedule an appointment time.
Lovington Chili Cookoff Fundraiser
•September 28, 2022•
There will be a chili cookoff fundraiser on Saturday, October 1 from 1 to 4 pm at the Lovington Park. Try the 11 contestants chili and vote for a People’s Choice award. Chili tasting is $5 a bracelet, inflatables $5 a bracelet, s’more kits $1, hot dogs $1, drinks and hot cocoa $1 and baked goods by donation. There will also be a $250 meat raffle and vendors and music. All proceeds go to the 2023 Lovington fireworks display. For more information contact Brittany Bats at 217-853-4090 or brittbates10@yahoo.com.