•April 12, 2023• The Thomas Houser Memorial Golf Outing will be held Saturday, June 3rd at the Sullivan Country Club. This outing funds a scholarship in honor of Tommy Houser to local high school seniors going into Law Enforcement. For more details contact Elizabeth Houser at 217-962-0189 … Read More
•April 12, 2023• The Bethany Senior Citizen Potluck will be held on Wednesday, April 19 at the Bethany firehouse. Bingo is at 10 am and meal at 11 am. The ham will be furnished. Everyone welcome. … Read More
•April 5, 2023• 7th Grade High Honors – Peter Mast, Blake Owens 7th Grade Honor Roll – Madison Carter, Maxwell Jeffries, Evan Pfeiffer, Ellenor Walker, Alexa Whitney 8th Grade High Honors – Brody Barnard, Addilyn Bly, Elizabeth Cloe, Logan Corrie, Clarissa Johnson, Grace Mast, Allie Upton 8th Grade Honor Roll – Paisley Montgomery … Read More
•April 5, 2023• The Illinois Department of Transportation is once again asking the public to be on the alert for crews picking up litter and to Think Before You Throw! As part of an ongoing awareness campaign, IDOT is mobilizing litter pickup operations this spring and encouraging you to be part of the solution in keeping roadsides and communities free of unnecessary trash and debris. “As one of the largest landowners in the state, the Illinois Department of Transportation takes great pride in making sure we are keeping our state as clean and free of clutter as possible, but we … Read More
•April 5, 2023• AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, released a notice of funding opportunity for fiscal year 2023 Volunteer Generation Fund. The Volunteer Generation Fund, open to State Service Commissions, local nonprofit, community, faith-based, tribal, state, and local governments and schools, focuses on investments for volunteer management practices. The Volunteer Generation Fund is a competitive grant opportunity to strengthen nonprofit and other social service organizations’ ability to recruit, retain and manage mission-critical volunteers. AmeriCorps will make more than $8 million available for organizations with programs that meet community needs, expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity to recruit and … Read More
•April 5, 2023• Lake Land College recognized employees who will be retiring, those who have achieved years of service milestones, faculty award winners and peer-nominated Shine award recipients at an employee recognition event in March. Lake Land College congratulates the 2023 Lake Land College retirees including Psychology Instructor Lara Bacino-Althaus with 28 years of service, Nursing Instructor Cheryl Beam with 22 years of service, Business Instructor/Program Coordinator Office Professionals –Medical Kathleen Daugherty with 14 years of service, Physical Therapist Assistant Instructor Kay Foreman with 29 years of service, Director of Assessment & Program Review Lisa Madlem with 13 years of … Read More
•April 5, 2023• Marking the beginning of National Donate Life Month, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias unveiled the state’s organ and tissue donation campaign encouraging Illinoisans to “Join Together” and “Change Someone’s Story” by becoming organ and tissue donors. “Some 4,000 Illinois residents are in need of a transplant, including many whose lives hang in the balance waiting for the availability of a suitable organ,” said Secretary Giannoulias. “April highlights the importance of how someone’s decision, to take less than one minute to sign up, will save lives and why it’s so important to get more people to register as … Read More