•July 17, 2024• Vander Burgh Financial Services, LLC and Lifewise Wealth Advisors with The Green Creamery will be hosting a free ice cream social on Sunday, July 21, from 5-7pm, at Vander Burgh Financial Services office, 59 Cardinal Dr., Bethany to thank our customers for allowing us to provide accounting services in our local community. … Read More
•July 17, 2024• The village of Lovington in the most recent council meeting on Monday, July 8th, was a shorter meeting than usually only lasting 45 minutes. April Daily stood in as president for Dennis Garmon who could not be present. There was a motion filed for the further development of the abandoned land in either clean-up work or demolishing. … Read More
•July 17, 2024• The SDS Preschool is offering pre-k childrens summer camps every Tuesday this summer, starting at 9am and running until 11:30. These camps will be hosted by Teacher Miss Jeannie Ruppert and held at the Sullivan Dance Studio. Campers and parents should expect engaging and fun activities, small class sizes and learning. The fee is $20 per camp. The Preschool mission states, “Providing a nurturing environment that promotes learning and development of the whole child, including spiritual, social, and academic”. The remaining camps for this summer are: 7/23- Rainbow Reading, 7/30- Sweet Shapes and 8/6- Super Science. … Read More
•July 17, 2024• The C.E.F.S Moultrie County Food Pantry is hosting a mobile food pantry in Lovington On July 23rd, from 10am to noon. Register and sign up by July 19th. For more information of questions contact (217)-728-7721. … Read More
•July 17, 2024• The Sullivan First United Methodist Church will be hosting a family friendly music festival on July 20th at 216 West Jefferson in Sullivan. There will be live music, food and children’s actives offered during the festival. Food venders will be none other than Eddie’s Taco and Tropical Sno: Hawaiian Shaved Ice. The festival will run from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. … Read More
Donna M. Newcome Donna M. Newcome, 66, of Bethany, formerly of Assumption, died July 10, 2024 at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 16, 2024 in Seitz Funeral Home, Assumption. Visitation will begin one hour prior to service time. Burial will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Assumption. Memorials may be made to Casey Williams Foundation. Donna was born on May 26, 1958 in Kansas City, MO, the daughter of Bill G. and Marian E. (Cooper) Williams. She married Robert D. Newcome on July 16, 1977 in Assumption, IL. He preceded her in death on December … Read More
Ardis E. Shuman Ardis E. Shuman, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:40 a.m. Wednesday July 10, 2024 in the Odd Fellow Rebekah Home, Mattoon. Celebration of Life services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday July 13, 2024 in the Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan with Pastor Mike Fender officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials are suggested to the Illinois Retired Teachers Association or to the United Women in Faith at the Sullivan First United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Ardis was born May 11, … Read More
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