Ill. Dept. of Labor Inspects All Rides at State Fair

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•August 16, 2017• At the 2017 Illinois State Fair, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) will conduct routine inspections of all amusement rides and attractions. On the Carnival Midway, Adventure Village, and Happy Hollows pavilions, there are more than 65 rides for fairgoers to enjoy. IDOL’s Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Division inspects and permits every ride and determines whether they are safe to operate. No ride is permitted to run if it does not pass inspection. … Read More

Obituaries 8-16-2017: Barbara Coslow

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Barbara Coslow Barbara L. Coslow, 80, of Lovington, passed away at 6:24 p.m. Sunday, August 13, 2017 in Shelbyville Manor. Funeral services will be 12 p.m. Friday, August 18 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Visitation will be held from 10–12 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More

Moultrie County Relay for Life Reaffirms Life

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•August 16, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Last Friday ended in a perfect, cool evening with the sun casting a golden light over the high school football field as festivities began for the 21st annual Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society. Diane Waggoner, coordinator, welcomed the crowd of about 400, and so began the Opening Ceremony which included a prayer, a poem, presentation of the Flag and Pledge of Allegiance by the Boy Scouts, and John Stephens (executive director of The Little Theatre) singing a beautiful and emotional “Star Spangled Banner”. The Memorial Award … Read More

Obituaries 8-16-2017: June Kinkade

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June Kinkade June Rose Kinkade, 87, of Lovington, passed away at 2:50 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2017 in her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 15 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington. … Read More

Aerial Spraying for Bush Honeysuckle Takes Place this Fall

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•August 16, 2017• A pilot program aimed at eradicating bush honeysuckle on Lake Shelbyville is scheduled for the fall. Bush honeysuckle, an aggressive exotic plant that is taking over much of the woodlands at Lake Shelbyville, will be treated with Rodeo Herbicide, an aquatic safe form of glyphosate, with the use of a crop-duster helicopter. Timing of the treatment will be dependent upon leaf fall as the leaves need to be off the trees in order for the herbicide to make its way to the forest floor where the bush honeysuckle is located. Bush honeysuckle goes dormant up to a … Read More

Lovington Board Holds Two July Sessions

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•August 16, 2017• Lovington Village Board held a meeting July 10 and followed up with a special meeting July 24 as a planning session. Two hours of the planning session were spent in executive session, returning to open session to discuss seeking bids on the village insurance coverage including health and liability and vehicle converge. The condition of some properties within the village were discussed, and a guest to the meeting Dennis Day asked for village assistance with property across the street from him. … Read More

Recent Obituaries: June Rose Kinkade

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June Rose Kinkade June Rose Kinkade, 87, of Lovington, passed away 2:50 a.m. Saturday, August 12, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 15, 2017, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington. Memorials may be made to the donor’s choice. June was born June 1, 1930, in Flora, the daughter of Earl and Eva Gertrude (Snell) Cox. She married Charles Newton Kinkade on February 1, 1947, in Effingham; he survives. June … Read More