•September 24, 2025•

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What is Head Start? Head Start is a federally funded program that promotes school readiness by enhancing the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children through educational, health, nutritional, social, and other services. Head Start’s services and resources are designed to foster stable family relationships, enhance children’s physical and emotional well-being, and establish an environment to develop strong cognitive skills. 

Head Start views school readiness as children possessing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary for success in school and later in life. C.E.F.S. Head Start 0-5 Program enrolls all year round, and there is no cost to families to participate in our program. If interested, call/text 217-663-7822.

•September 24, 2025•

Chili Cookoff: “Fall in Love with Lovington” Farmer’s Market will be hosting a Chili cook-off on Saturday, September 27th, at the Thomas L. Conn Park in Lovington. Chili entries for judging must be dropped off by 11:00 a.m. Entry fee is $10.00. There will be a People’s Choice award. Chili tasting will be by donation.

Movie in the Park: On Friday, September 26th, the Lovington Park Board will be hosting a ‘Movie in the Park’ night at the Thomas L. Conn Community Park, 355 Maple St, Lovington. Concessions open at 7:00 p.m., and the movie, “Lili and Stitch,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. Children under thirteen must be accompanied by an adult, and remind children during the movie that there is no playing on the park equipment, and that they are there to enjoy the movie. “Ohana means family, and family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.”

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The monthly meeting of the Moultrie County Historical & Genealogy Society was held on September 18th, with 32 members present.

Speakers for September were from the three American Legion Posts in Moultrie County. Mike Keown from Sullivan Post# 68 led off by giving everyone a history of the Legion, starting in 1919 when the Doughboys came home from Europe. This service organization was founded to help veterans with jobs, medical services, and the widows of fallen veterans.

Sweet Dreams in old inns

•September 24, 2025•

by Janet Roney

We once had lunch in an ancient 1814 inn in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Inside, the light from the roaring fireplace reflected off the two-foot-wide, worn wooden plank floorboards that had acquired a beautiful golden patina from two centuries of use. We were in awe of the beauty of the place.

 Sadly, what we think is magically beautiful now was not so wonderful to those early travelers who first used it. They certainly did not fall in love with the floorboards in the place, because they probably were still full of splinters; they couldn’t be seen in the dim firelight, and travelers knew that if they were not the first to arrive, they would probably be sleeping on that floor. Beds were scarce.

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Saturday night had Sullivan Police investigating a few incidents- a hold-up, a vehicle entry, and one home burglary. Sullivan Police Chief John Love had reported that all of the incidents were under investigation, although some of the stolen property had been recovered.

Retired St. Joseph-Ogden High School superintendent Jim Acklin announced his candidacy for State Representative in the 102nd Illinois House district to replace Adam Brown.