•August 10, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The City Council recently approved three pay estimates for the water treatment plant project. The estimate was in the amount of $190,731.50 to Grunloh Construction; the second for $421,021.00 to Grunloh Construction and the third was to Grunloh Building in the amount of $143,888.22. These were all unanimously approved with Commissioner Chuck Woodworth being absent. … Read More
•August 10, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer David Kidwell, formerly of Lovington, was recently part of a team from the Better Government Association which won a Pulitzer Prize for its investigative stories with the Chicago Tribune that exposed the failure of Chicago city officials to keep tenants safe from deadly fires in dangerous residential buildings. Kidwell grew up in Lovington, graduated from Lovington High School and had a summer internship with the News Progress while he was attending college at Eastern Illinois University. He said working at the News Progress was his first real taste of reality of real-world … Read More
•August 10, 2022• There will be a blood drive on Monday, August 15 from 1 to 4 pm at the St. Columcille Church Hall, 516 West Jackson Street, Sullivan. For more information or to sign up for a donation time visit www.bloodcenter.org or 1-800-747-5401. … Read More
•August 10, 2022• Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive from 9 am to 2 pm on Friday, August 19 at 809 S. Hamilton St, Sullivan inside the meeting room. To donate contact Barb Werling at 217-728-8388 ext. 281 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive or call ImpactLife to schedule at 800-747-5401. Masks and appointments are required. … Read More
•August 10, 2022• The Lesters will be in concert at Allenville Christian Church, 201 Allen Street, on Saturday, August 20 at 6 pm. The concert is free. A love offering will be taken during the concert. … Read More
•August 10, 2022• This year’s SOV Football Lift-a-Thon was a major success hosted at Second Chance Gym. The SOV football athletes have made some huge gains in strength since last year, as a team they lifted 6,745 more pounds than last year’s Lift-a-Thon, and the pound for pound average amongst our athletes jumped up from 2.64 to 3.23 times their body weight. Aian Fryman had the highest total weight of 805 pounds in bench, squat, and clean combined, and also had the highest pound per pound ratio of 4.95. Mason Booker had the highest total weight increase of 310 pounds … Read More
•August 10, 2022• Thursday, August 18 4:00 pm Pork Chop Dinner by Windsor Harvest Picnic 5:00 pm Methodist Church Ice Cream Social 5:45 pm Patriotic Opening by Windsor American Legion 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Family Worship Center Band 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Jake Hoult and Mikayla Joy Friday, August 19 5:00 pm Fish Dinner by Windsor Harvest Picnic 5:00 pm Homemade Desserts by 5th & 6th Graders 6:30 pm Welcome 6:45 pm Announce winners of Little Miss & Mr Picnic 7:00 pm Confederate Railroad Saturday, August 20 6:00 am 10:00 am Breakfast by Windsor FFA 7:00 am Check … Read More
•August 3, 2022• By Ileana Saveley Social Security District Manager in Decatur, IL You may know someone who gets a monthly Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income payment and who also needs help managing their money. If someone you know needs help, we can appoint a person or an organization to act as a “representative payee” responsible for receiving and managing a person’s benefits. When we assign a representative payee, we select someone who knows the beneficiary’s needs and can make decisions about how to best use their benefits for their care and wellbeing. … Read More
•August 3, 2022• By Cheri Burcham Family Life Educator School will be starting again before we know it, and although it can be exciting, it can also be a little intimidating and scary for some children. Extension Educator Tessa Hobbs-Curley has written a great article about this topic and shares some tips for families to prepare for school. Tessa says: anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric diagnosis in school-age children worldwide. Anxiety may appear in different forms, including separation anxiety, social phobia, generalized anxiety, panic with agoraphobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and specific phobic disorders causing numerous problems in their lives. … Read More