MCHGS Program

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•August 10, 2022• Carolyn Stephens, Adjunct Faculty at Lake Land College, will be sharing research and stories about “The Old York Trail” at the Moultrie County History Center, 1303 S. Hamilton, Sullivan, on Thursday, August 18, at 7:00 p.m. A historian and avid researcher with experience in archaeology, she has used modern technology, early records and maps, as well as help from over 190 people and groups from Illinois and Indiana to map the exact route of this ancient, well-traveled “superhighway”. It led from York, a port on the Wabash River, into the heart of central Illinois. Migrating buffalo, Native … Read More

Free Workshop Series

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•August 10, 2022• Professional caregivers in long-term care environments face unique challenges which may impact their personal health and wellbeing. A workshop series, Learn. Think. Care., offered by University of Illinois Extension, helps caregivers build personal resiliency, knowledge, and strategies for meeting the needs of clients in long-term care environments. “Professionals that work with older adults often have trouble accessing convenient continuing education opportunities,” says Karla Belzer, Illinois Extension family life educator.” The series is designed for professionals to join the session online, during their work day, eliminating the barriers of time and travel that often impair participation in continuing … Read More

Council Approves Pay Estimates

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•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

Lovington Native Part of Team Awarded Pulitzer Prize

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•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

Blood Drive

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•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

Community Blood Drive

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•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

SOV Lift-a-Thon Results

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•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

Windsor Harvest Picnic

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•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

Understanding The Need For A Representative Payee

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•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