•March 23, 2022•

The University of Illinois Extension, in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Windsor School District will be having a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, April 13 from 4 to 5 pm at Windsor Grade School. Line up not allowed before 3:30 pm. 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 food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. The distribution is open to all, not only residents of Windsor. Sign up by Thursday, April 7 by calling 217-774-9546 during business hours only of Monday-Friday 8 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4:30 pm. 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 need to bring identification. The food will be distributed according to household size on Wednesday, April 13 from 4 to 5 pm at the Windsor Grade School cafeteria.

•March 16 2022•

The Village of Bethany had a board meeting on Thursday, March 10. Bethany mayor Jonathan Book said that during the meeting a water improvement fee was approved. Starting in May, water customers will see a $16 charge on their water bill each month. Money from the water improvement fee will go towards the village’s water improvement project. The village board also approved a policy on net metering. The policy now says that the village can’t limit the amount of customers with solar panels. In other business, Tim Moon came to the village about the possibility of bringing in rock on Jefferson Street next to the library. Book said that they will work with the township and library on this project.

•March 16 2022•

Project H.E.L.P. will be offering free developmental screenings for two to five year olds, including vision and hearing screenings on Friday, April 1. To make an appointment call Lovington Elementary School at 217-873-4318.

•March 9, 2022•

Project H.E.L.P. and the Sullivan School District will be offering free developmental screenings on Thursday, March 24 and Friday, March 25 at the First United Methodist Church, 216 W. Jefferson Street in Sullivan. These screenings provide parents the opportunity to discover how their child is developing in the areas of speech, language, concepts and motor skills. Vision and hearing screenings will -also be provided, free of charge. Signed parent/guardian permission is required. Screenings are required for possible enrollment in the Project H.E.L.P. preschool classroom. To schedule an appointment call Nicole Monroe at 217-728-8381, ext. 1240.

•March 9, 2022•

The City of Sullivan will begin its quarterly cleanup of the Greenhill Cemetery on Monday, March 14, 2022. Residents with surface flowers, wreaths, grave blankets or any other ground surface decorations should remove them by March 13 if they wish to keep them. The cemetery personnel will not pick up any flowers in vases or on the monument unless deteriorated. The cemetery does not have a facility to store unclaimed decorations, so if you wish to keep your items, pick them up by this date. Allow at least one week before replacing ANY items due to the excessive amount of items on various graves. All decorations, flowers and benches must be placed in monument row. No items are allowed to be placed in the middle, foot, bordering or elsewhere on the grave site. Items that are not placed by the rules and regulations will be removed. Questions or concerns call Greenhill Cemetery at 217-728-8043.