The Miss Moultrie-Douglas pageant committee has organized a prom dress sale for Friday-Sunday, January 24-26 but is also seeking dresses that are in need of new owners. Read More
Category Archives: News Briefs
Book signing at Lovington Library Saturday
Author Dan Guillory will present a program of photographs, historical commentary, and poetry, all based on his new book “HousePoems” at the Lovington Public Library at 11 a.m. on Saturday January 11. Read More
Health Insurance Marketplace Workshop Jan. 30
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center along with the Illinois Department of Public Health will sponsor an official health marketplace workshop in Sullivan at 10 a.m. Thursday, January 30 in the First United Methodist Church.
The workshop will explain what the health marketplace is and how it applies to individuals, as well as who qualifies for health coverage under the marketplace, how it makes health insurance affordable, and how to enroll in new health coverage through the marketplace.
For more information, visit www.getcoveredIllinois.gov
LLC Receives Donation
Farm Credit Illinois, based in Mahomet, recently gifted the Lake Land College Foundation $50,000 as the inaugural gift for a newly established Agricultural Division Endowment. The company has also committed an additional gift in the amount of $25,000 to establish the Farm Credit Illinois Endowment, and has committed $5,000 each year for the next five years to the Foundation. Read More
Lake Shelbyville Winter Drawdown Delayed
The Lake Shelbyville U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will postpone winter drawdown to early or mid January as requested by Water Control Department of the St. Louis District. The current Water Control Plan at Lake Shelbyville calls for winter drawdown to begin on December 15 (+/- 14 days). Read More
Certification Class for Foodservice Managers
A food service sanitation manager’s course will be offered Tuesday, January 21 and Thursday, January 23, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at ILEAS Training Center, (former Champaign Co. Nursing Home), 1701 E Main St in Urbana. Read More
Tom Richardson to Speak at Assembly of God
Lovington Assembly of God Church will host Tom Richardson at 10 a.m. Sunday, December 29. Read More
Area Christmas Services
• Allenville Christian Church will have a candlelight Christmas Eve communion service 8-9 p.m. at 201 S Allen St. For more Information call 217-273-9069
• Faith Lutheran Church of Sullivan will have a candlelight Christmas Eve service beginning at 7 p.m. and will also have a Christmas Day service at 10 a.m. The church is located at 1185 State Highway 32.
• New Life Church of Sullivan will host their annual Celebrate with Family at 9 a.m. Sunday, December 22 and also at 6 p.m. Christmas Eve. This year’s celebration will include the Christmas Story, the Grinch, exciting trans-Siberian orchestra style song, Christmas carols, 12 days of Christmas skit, and children’s song. New Life Church is located at 1502 Cooks Mill Rd., Sullivan (on the Cadwell Road). For more information call the office at 217-728-4200 or visit newlifesullivan.org.
• First United Methodist Church in Sullivan will hold a candlelight service “The Prince of Peace” at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve.
Shirley Park Earns Outstanding Volunteer Service Award
C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation recently held their 2013 annual meeting and several individuals were recognized who volunteered this year to help the agency achieve its mission. According to C.E.F.S. Chief Executive Officer Paul White, “The agency recognized outstanding acts of volunteerism and active civic involvement to help transform lives and to build stronger communities.” Read More
House Fire Investigation Concluded
According to Lovington Fire Chief Gary Smith, the investigation into a house fire that occurred at a residence near the Okaw Valley Orchard Sunday, December 1 has been concluded as an electrical fire originating in the bathroom. Whether due to wiring or a space heater, Smith says it was inconclusive, but that there was “no reasonable cause pointing to arson.”
The home’s owners Jay and Selina Clark said that the fire was largely contained immediately by Mike Mitchell and Jim Bailey who used a garden hose to extinguish the fire.