Lovington Public Library May News
•May 4, 2016• Reading Redbirds Book Club for 4th-8th graders will meet on 3:45-4:45 p.m. Monday May 2 16. Participants in the Beginners Computer Class I & II will learn the very basics of how a computer works. How to use a keyboard and mouse, what the desktop is and how to use an internet browser will be taught 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, May 3. (The library uses Windows 10 operating system.) Beginners Computer Class II 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 will focus on learning basic navigation skills to effectively use Word 2016. Cutting and pasting, saving, printing, and creating and … Read More
First Mid-Illinois Aquires First Clover Leaf Financial Corp.
•May 4, 2016• First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBH) (“First Mid”) announced today the execution of a definitive agreement under which First Mid will acquire all of the outstanding shares of First Clover Leaf Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FCLF) (“First Clover Leaf”) in a cash and stock transaction valued at $12.87 per share, or a total of approximately $90 million. Under the terms of the agreement, First Clover Leaf’s stockholders may elect to exchange each share of First Clover Leaf common stock for either $12.87 in cash or .495 of a share of First Mid common stock, subject to certain potential … Read More
Du Quoin Fair Announces First Entertainers
•May 4, 2016• State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is pleased to announce the first of what will be many Du Quoin State Fair Grandstand announcements. “We have some really big things planned for the 2016 Du Quoin State Fair,” said State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon. “This 10-day fair is a true southern Illinois tradition. We believe that music is something that brings people of all walks of life together, and it is our hope that we bring in artists to the Grandstand who do just that.” … Read More
Thinking About Health: Complex Surgeries Go Better When Doctors, Hospitals Have Experience
•May 4, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service If you need a risky, complicated surgery, would you go to a hospital or surgeon who had performed the procedure only a time or two before? Most people would say no, but the evidence indicates otherwise. Patients do go to doctors and hospitals that have seldom performed the procedures they need. Yet, for almost 40 years, study after study has shown that patients’ death rates were significantly lower for surgeries done at hospitals that were experienced in the procedure. The same is true for physicians. In March, for example, a … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Reflections From Crumbling Cuba
•May 4, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist I just returned from two weeks in Cuba and offer a few reflections from the land of Fidelismo. Individual travel from the U.S. to Cuba is still technically prohibited, though American educational and professional groups may visit the island nation. Soon, I predict, American travel restrictions will be lifted, which will overwhelm the already strained hospitality resources of Cuba. If you can withstand stressful long lines at entry and departure, it’s well worth the effort. (The Cubans we met are pleasant, helpful and handsome, often a caramel blend of Spanish and … Read More
ALAH Announces Third Quarter Honors
•May 4, 2016• Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond third quarter honor roll includes high honors; honors, and honorable mention students listed by grade: Ninth- Freshmen High Honors: Hunter Day, Shelby Frederick, Katie Gingerich, Damien Green, Makenna Green, Marissa Herschberger, Marcy Petersheim, Meredith Schrock, Kara Yoder. Honors: Nisa Asghar, Paul Brodnansky, Kyle Carnahan, Riley Cochran, Adam Day, Ciara Emrick, Maria Garza, Emma Harris, Taylor Nichols, Taylor Powell, Daniel Reedy, Griffin Rose, Andie Witbeck. Honorable mention: Isaac Ashenfelter, Alexis Burnett, Molly Fort, Gabriel Hallford, Kierra Herschberger, Adam Hingson, Lucy Likens, Lance Merce, Reagan Miller, Megan Osborne, Lexie Stanley, Koby Stutzman, Madison Thompson, Tyra … Read More
Blood Drive at Sullivan Post 68
•May 4, 2016• The Sullivan American Legion Post #68 and the American Red Cross are sponsoring a blood drive at the Sullivan Legion 6 p.m. May 10. Blood donors are encouraged to call drive coordinator, Jeri Davis, at 217-273-9456 to schedule an appointment. Donors may also go to redcrossblood.org to schedule an appointment. Summer months can be a critical time for blood donations. Blood supplies can be at critical low levels due to summer traveling and vacations. Walk ins are welcome and appreciated; however, having an appointment decreases donor wait time and ensures adequate Red Cross staffing. … Read More
LGS Announces Third Quarter Honors
•May 4, 2016• Earning straight As at Lovington Grade School in the third quarter are Natalie Lambdin, Kenli Nettles and Aaron Schmitt eighth grade; Max Allen, Quentin Day, Reggie Edmonds, Brady Foster, Delaney Gillis, Josh Gingerich, Gavin Mechling, Michaela Powell and Kaitlyn Zander, sixth grade and Connor Edmonds, Emma Edwards, Chloe Franklin, Josie Hale and Wyatt Hilligoss, fifth grade. … Read More
Obituaries 5-4-2016: Margie Hurst
Margie Hurst Funeral services for Margie Murleen Hurst, 69, of Lovington were held at noon Tuesday in Sutton Memorial Home in Taylorville. Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery in Taylorville. The former Taylorville resident died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday April 28, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. … Read More