The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Heritage Center in Sullivan for the March General Meeting. The speaker for the evening will be Philip Martin of Sullivan, and he will be speaking on the 150th Anniversary of the Charleston Riots.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
J-Creek Church to Host Breakfast Sat.
This Saturday, March 22, Jonathan Creek Christian Church will be hosting a breakfast. The ministry group Caring Christians will be hosting this as a fundraiser. The monies raised will be used to fund their “Weekend Snack Packs for School Children”. From 7 to 10 a.m. they will be serving egg casserole, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, juice and coffee. This is an all-you-can-eat breakfast. They are asking for donations only. Jonathan Creek Christian Church is located at 1425 Jonathan Creek road. 1 and 1/2 miles north of 121 on Cadwell Road.
Stroke and Osteoporosis Screenings Coming to Sullivan
Residents living in and around the Sullivan community may be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. Faith Lutheran Church will host Life Line Screening March 27. The site is located at Route 32 South in Sullivan. Read More
Lovington Kindergarten Pre-Registration
Pre-registration of kindergarten students for the 2014-2015 school year will be held 10 a.m-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 19 in the Lovington Grade School office.
Any student who will be five years of age by September 1, 2014 and resides in the Lovington Grade School district is welcome to attend. Read More
Art Club Kicks Off 2014 Workshops Saturday
The Sullivan Art Club will begin its 2014 art workshop series Saturday, March 15 at the First United Methodist Church hall at the corner of Jefferson and Hamilton streets. Watercolorist John Madison of Bloomington will conduct the workshop and lead the group in painting transparent glass. More information about Madison and his artwork may be found at his website www.madison-art.com and his blogspot www.madisonart.wordpress.com. Read More
ALHS Spaghetti Supper/Post Prom Fundraiser
The Arthur-Lovington High School Post Prom Committee is hosting a spaghetti supper at the ALHS cafeteria on 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27. Read More
Last call for Monsanto Grant Nominations
The deadline is fast approaching for farmers to nominate rural public school districts to compete for a grant of up to $25,000, through America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. Nominations will be accepted until April 6. Eligible farmers may nominate their school district by visiting www.GrowRuralEducation.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332. Grants are awarded based on merit, need and community support. The more farmers who nominate a school district, the more it demonstrates community support and can strengthen the school district’s application. This year the program has expanded to 18 new counties, for a total of 1,289 eligible counties across 39 states. Read More
Soils Remain Below Freezing at the Beginning of March
Soil temperatures remained below freezing across most of Illinois during the first five days of March, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) Program Manager at the Prairie Research Institute, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. Read More
Moultrie County 2014 Mobile Home Privilege Tax
Tax bills will be mailed on March 14, 2014 and are due on May 15, 2014.
Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 S. Main, Suite 10, Sullivan, IL. 61951. Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County Banks: Hardware State Bank Lovington, Scott State Bank Bethany/Dalton City/Sullivan, State Bank of Arthur, Arthur Community Bank, First National Bank of Sullivan, First Mid-Illinois Bank Sullivan. Read More
Wine Tour March 15
A wine tour, the proceeds from which will benefit the Okaw Valley Boosters club, will be held on March 15. Read More