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Community Blood Drive 

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

•July 31, 2024• Agri Fab Inc. will host a Community Blood Drive with ImpactLife, the provider of blood components for local hospitals. The blood drive will be from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 13 at 809 S Hamilton St, inside Gold Classroom To donate, contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747 5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Appointments are requested. Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For … Read More

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Taking ideas

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

•July 31, 2024• The Village of Bethany on July 10th posted a message on the village FaceBook page expressing they are looking into and getting ready for the next open house. For previous open houses Bethany has already done a lemonade stand, cookies and punch, cupcakes and donuts, easter crafts, cookies and cocoa and ice cream sundaes. The village hosts these open house events as a fun and enjoyable experience for all ages and overall be an inviting experience to those who are new. Bethany is currently taking ideas on what the next event should have, to submit ideas or … Read More

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Obituaries 7-31-2024: Jackie Jarrell

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

Jackie Jarrell Jackie Dean Jarrell, 85, of Sullivan, passed away 3:56 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2024, at his daughter’s home in rural Sullivan. … Read More

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Moultrie County hunter safety classes

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

•July 31, 2024• After Sullivan successfully got a shooting sports team, the Moultrie County, Illinois Hunter Safety Facebook page posted start dates for hunter safety courses. The importance behind hunters attending these courses is not only to keep the hunter safe but also to keep the people around them safe. Average hunter safety courses discuss the responsibility and ethics of firing and handling a firearm. The course also goes over safety tips with ammunition and identifies zones of fire from those of populated areas where firing is prohibited. These safety courses also provide education on killing for sport or killing … Read More

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Kenny Harlow Memorial Ride

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

•July 31, 2024• The American Legion in Sullivan hosted a memorial ride for Kenny Harlow on Saturday July 27th. All vehicles were welcome to the memorial ride, starting it off at the Legion then heading to Legacy, Dozers, MVP and ending back at the Legion. … Read More

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Remembering Who We Are………..19

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

Big Spring Day •July 31, 2024• by Janet Roney Big Spring Township, Shelby County, Illinois, was soft, tender, and flooded with new life that May day in 1999. There were no hard edges, even on the dissolving lichen covered sandstone tombstones in Spain Cemetery.  It was like being in a wet-in-wet watercolor as it was painted all around us. Low hanging clouds of Paynes Gray seeped into the Thalo Green tree line on the far south edge of the Little Wabash River bottom, mixing the colors. Low rumbling thunder, dampened by the spongy atmosphere, pulsed softly from just over the … Read More

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News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

2014 A blaze that lasted nearly two hours ravaged a restaurant in Sullivan Tuesday morning. The Red Apple Family Restaurant caught fire shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday according to Sullivan fire captain Chris Wright.  After a car crashed into the Bethany Post Office earlier this month, service interruptions are expected. Due to a July 14 motor vehicle collision with the building, post office box mail pickup has been limited to normal postal business hours for local residents. … Read More

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News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

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Relief Sale ice cream Social 

News Progress Posted on July 31, 2024 by webmasterJuly 30, 2024

•July 31, 2024• The Arthur Mennonite Relief Sale’s annual ice cream social will be held at Arthur Community Building on Monday, August 5th from 5-8 p.m. Pulled pork BBQ sandwiches and chips will be offered along with cake and cobblers and homemade ice cream. Donations will be accepted, and the funds raised will be used to cover pre-sale expenses such as advertising, paper goods, etc. Come and enjoy the great food. … Read More

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Obituaries 7-24-2024: Michael English

News Progress Posted on July 24, 2024 by webmasterJuly 23, 2024

Michael English Michael English, 77, of Prescott, AZ, passed away at 1:40 am, November 26, 2023, in Prescott, AZ, surrounded by his loving family. Graveside services will be conducted by Father John. Titus 10:00 am Friday, August 2, 2024 at Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. … Read More

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On Route 133 between Lovington and Arthur, power poles fell as a result of the storm systems that hit central Illinois in two waves on Wednesday, June 17th. These storms left many without power and caused widespread damage throughout the area, including confirmed tornado touchdowns in nearby counties.


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