John Reed John Reed, 68, of Sullivan, formerly of Pana, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in his home. He was born April 3, 1953, in Shelbyville to the late Raymond Samuel and Mary Louise (Clutter) Reed. … Read More
•April 6, 2022• As the fiscal agent to LWIA 23, Lake Land College has been awarded $98,480 for the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. The grant funds will be used to hire an apprenticeship navigator for all of Economic Development Region 7. Apprenticeship navigators are an essential component to the apprenticeship Illinois framework as they work directly with businesses to cultivate and launch new US Department of Labor-registered apprenticeships. … Read More
•April 6, 2022• Cheri Burcham Extension Educator University of Illinois Extension This article has been written by Danny Vogwill, a student in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at UIUC. Danny says: The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted our world, ushering in an age of Work from Home, vaccination protocols, social distancing, and countless other ways in our daily lives, but what if I told you that your dental health was also at risk during the pandemic! … Read More
•April 6, 2022• Ohio Wesleyan University senior Anna Fender is one of 10 students statewide being honored with a 2022 Charles J. Ping Student Service Award in recognition of her “outstanding leadership and contributions to community service or service-learning.” Fender of Sullivan, also is one of two 2022 Ping Award recipients selected to receive $250 Legacy Award mini-grants to be contributed to her charity of choice. The honors are bestowed annually by the Ohio Campus Compact, a nonprofit consortium of 40 colleges and universities working to strengthen the overall capacity of the schools “to educate students for civic and social … Read More
•April 6, 2022• Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) Illinois Division recently announced a scholarship opportunity for students pursuing a career in nursing. The HSHS Scholars program is open to qualifying students attending an accredited nursing program. Students can earn up to $20,000 of funding for educational expenses. In addition to financial help, recipients will have a job upon graduating and passing boards in an HSHS Illinois Division hospital. … Read More
•April 6, 2022• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer In newspapers, we generally adhere to the order of time/date/place. At least in my early days we did. Part of the reason for that was to be consistent, especially in long lists of events. And it’s partly because the most important thing to know is WHEN something is happening, because it could be the best dang band to come to the area, but if it already happened you don’t want to necessarily get your hopes up. Newspapering is all about timeliness. As a young editor, I had a mnemonic for this … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week The Lovington Village Board welcomed two new trustees. Lester Mechling and Jake Kamm joined the board. They won election that month along with incumbent Harold White, who wasn’t present at that meeting. Mechling and Kamm replaced trustee Ralph Zancha, who chose not to seek re-election after a dozen years on the board and trustee Steve Fleming, who was narrowly defeated in his race against Lovington Village Board President Gary Smith. … Read More
•April 6, 2022• Spores ‘N More will be returning to Windsor on Saturday, April 23 from 11 am to 2 pm. As part of the festival there will be a mushroom competition with awards for biggest and smallest morel mushrooms until April 23. Measurements will include height and circumference around the thickest girth. Height+Circumference=Total Score. Mushrooms with uncut roots will be disqualified. Mushrooms must be morels found in the state of Illinois. Check in station is Lake Shelbyville Project Office, 1989 State Highway, Route 16 in Shelbyville. Hours are Monday-Friday 8 am-4:30 pm, weekends by appointment. Call (217)774-3951 ext 2 … Read More