David Reed David Wayne Reed, 45, of Sullivan died at 5:40 p.m. March 20, 2016 in Sarah Bush Lincoln in Coles County. Services were at 11 a.m. March 24 in Texas Christian Church in Clinton with burial in Texas Township Cemetery. Calvert Funeral Home in Clinton handled arrangements. … Read More
Pauline Lumsden Shirley Pauline Lumsden, 94, of Bethany passed away at 10:40 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2016 in Kirby Hospital in Monticello. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 31 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Bethany. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. today (Wednesday) in McMullin-Young Funeral Home. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Pauline was born April 20, 1921 in rural Findlay, a daughter of Harry and Tressie Webb Coventry. She married Robert Lumsden May 29, 1939 in Shelbyville, and he preceded her in death April 26, 1986. She was a member of Cumberland … Read More
•March 30, 2016• By Gerald Tilley Social Security District Manager in Decatur, IL Now that it’s March, your annual tax filing deadline is fast approaching. If you receive Social Security benefits, one of the documents you need to file your federal income tax return is your Social Security Benefit Statement (Form SSA-1099/1042S). Your Social Security benefits may be taxable. This includes monthly retirement, survivor, and disability benefits. About one-third of people receiving Social Security benefits must pay taxes on some of these benefits, depending on the amount of their taxable income. This usually happens if you have other substantial income … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Mobile Mammography Services will be at the Sullivan clinic April 14. The Mobile Mammography van helps provide mammograms to women who may not otherwise have access to, or be able to afford these life-saving preventive screens. Women who qualify will receive their mammogram free. The mobile mammography van is available to all women regardless of their financial status. Women with insurance that covers their yearly mammogram are also welcome. Staffed by technologists from the Sarah Bush Lincoln Mammography Department, the mobile mammography van provides digital mammography technology, the same quality services found at the … Read More
Evelyn Kidwell Celebration of Life services for Evelyn L. Kidwell, 90, of Sullivan were held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Grant Wade officiating. Private family burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. She passed away at 12:05 p.m. Thursday March 24, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan. … Read More
Van Cruit Van Douglas Cruit, 62, of Findlay died at 4:13 p.m. Friday March 25, 2016 in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) in Findlay United Methodist Church with burial in Findlay Cemetery. Arrangements were by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Shelbyville. … Read More
•March 30, 2016• The Reading Redbirds Book Club meets 3:45-4:45 p.m. Monday April 4 and 18 The club is for fourth-eighth graders and is a very busy group that likes to volunteer for jobs at the library too. Bring a book to discuss at our next meeting. Wee Readers Story Time for preschool children starting at 2 years of age meets each Thursday from 10-10:30 a.m. Schedule is April 7-“Signs of Spring”, April 14-“What Makes a Rainbow”, April 21-“Earth Day/Worms”, and April 28-“Butterflies”. Adults are welcome to stop by the Lovington Public Library and relax for an hour each Friday … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Reported by “Jose” Pound For the News Progress Imagine a lush, tropical island in the Caribbean Sea (just 200 miles south of Miami and 90 miles south of Key West, Fla.), about the length of Florida (700 miles), with so much natural beauty, warm & friendly folks plus delightful local food. Only in the last few years have Americans been allowed legally to visit this island to meet and greet these engaging, energetic, creative Cuban people. This largest island in the Caribbean Sea is one of about 30 major islands, many of which (26) my wife and … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Teachers, administrators and interested students are invited to attend the Eastern Illinois Writing Project/Teaching with Primary Sources at EIU Fall Institute Day Friday, October 14 on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The Eastern Illinois Writing Project and Teaching with Primary Sources Project will present the annual Institute Day, titled “Beyond Pro and Con: Motivating Productive Arguments” from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Doudna Fine Arts Center. This year’s Institute Day will focus on teaching argument reading and writing across disciplines and the English Language Arts Common Core Standards. The Eastern Illinois University … Read More
•March 30, 2016• Chamber brass group Nightmusic will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 31, in Kaeuper Hall, Perkinson Music Center, on Millikin University’s campus. The concert is free and open to the public. Based in Champaign, Nightmusic is dedicated to excellence in chamber brass performance and cultivating a diverse audience through collaboration and theatricality. The group performs on a wide variety of cylindrical brass instruments, resulting in a flexible instrumentation and unique sound. … Read More