•August 19, 2026•

Lake Land College recently announced full-time students earning academic honors for the 2026 Spring semester.

To qualify for the president’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.8-4.0.

To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester, excluding summer term, with a GPA of 3.65- 3.79.

•August 19, 2026•

Ryan Livergood, a Findlay native now leading a public library district in the Chicago suburbs, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Illinois Library Association’s Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award, one of the state library community’s top honors for legislative work.

Livergood serves as Executive Director of the Warren-Newport Public Library District in Gurnee. He was recognized for his leadership on House Bill 5236, the Digital Library Protection Act, which passed the Illinois House of Representatives by a unanimous vote of 99 to 0.

•August 19, 2026•

1: Dine w/Doc 11:00a.m.-1:00p.m. Call to pre-register (217) 728-8521 

2: Bridge and Hand and Foot 1:00p.m.

3: Exercise class 10:00a.m., Birthday Bingo Noon, Caregivers Support Group 12:30p.m., Relatives Raising Children 2:00p.m.

4: Senior Expo

8: Exercise class 10:00a.m.

9: Bridge and Hand and Foot 1:00p.m.

•August 19, 2026•

by Joshua Reinhart

The Eastern Illinois University Alumni Association is on the prowl, inviting their network of Panther alums to explore joining the association as new or returning members.

Becoming a member of EIU’s Alumni Association offers a list of exclusive benefits for participants at different levels, including membership credentials, a bi-annual subscription to the EIU alumni magazine Forever EIU, discounts at the newly renovated EIU Bookstore, dedicated help in finding old EIU friends or roommates, special invitations to alumni events, and memberships to EIU’s Student Rec Center, among other benefits.

The Kellars...Sons of the American Revolution

•August 19, 2026•

by Janey Roney

In honor of our country’s 250th anniversary, we have been reviewing our county’s connections to the Revolutionary War which includes the names of our county and county seat that honor two Revolutionary War generals, William F. Moultrie from the south and the northern General John Sullivan.   

I also reviewed two of the Revolutionary War veterans buried in our county, Isaac Waggoner and James Patterson. The name of a third veteran, Pvt. John S. Howell, appears on an Illinois DAR list as being buried in 1860 in Kellar Cemetery near Lovington. Although plenty of Howells are buried there, none match his name or death date. So, while waiting for more information to appear about dear John S. Howell, let’s let him lie in peace while we learn about some relatives of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Kellar Cemetery, starting with the Kellars themselves.