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Cloyce and Barbara Johnson Education Fund established with Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation for Jasper County schools. (NEWTON, Illinois – August 1, 2024) Grant applications for the Cloyce and Barbara Johnson Education Fund are now available from the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. The application is open to teachers of Jasper County
Ruby “Harvy” Harvetta Gerth, age 87May 15, 1937 – August 6, 2024 Ruby “Harvy” Gerth, age 87, formerly of Dieterich, Illinois, passed away at 7:36 PM – Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Copper Creek Cottages in Mattoon, Illinois.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM – Saturday, August 10, 2024,
Robert “Bob” E. Brooks, age 93October 4, 1930 – August 7, 2024 Robert “Bob” E. Brooks, age 93, of Newton, Illinois, passed away at 7:00 PM – Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at Helia Health Care in Newton, Illinois. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM – Friday, August 16,
Understanding Weight Loss Workshop will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 6 pm at West End Event Center in Newton. The speaker will be Dr. Luke Bloomberg D.C. MS. Topics will include: how weight gain/loss happens, how insulin and other hormones affect weight loss and solutions to these
Ann Weber Taylor, 87, of Colchester, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at Bickford Assisted Living in Macomb. She was born on January 17, 1937, in Olney, Illinois, to Bernard and Louise Weber. She was united in marriage to James B. Taylor, Sr. on August 30, 1956. He preceded her in death on February
ERBA is excited to announce the Housing Counseling Department received a $5000 grant from Marathon Community Investments. With these ERBA has hosted one “Saving Money on Utilities” workshop at the Crawford County Senior Center and will host a “Budget and Credit 101” workshop at the Crawford County Senior Center August
Jasper County Home Front members – Melissa Brown , Lora Semple & Verna Semple are shown with a $1,000.00 check recently donated byMVP Happy Holler . This donation came from funds raised at this years 8th Annual Veterans Jeep run. The donation will help Home Front purchase and ship items
There will be an electronic recycling event on Saturday, August 24th from 7 am to 1:30 pm unless the trailer is filled before. Accepted items include: Computers and small scale servers Computer Monitors Cable boxes Televisions Printers, Fax machines, and scanners DVD players, DVD recorders, VCRs, and Blue-Ray Players Game
Eastern Illinois Foodbank Announces “Foodmobile” Food Giveaways in Jasper, Crawford CountiesContact: Sophie Becker, Eastern Illinois Foodbank, 217-328-3663When: Thursday, August 8 2024Where: Jasper & Crawford CountiesJasper & Crawford Counties, IL – Eastern Illinois Foodbank (EIF) is distributing food to area families facing food insecurity. The Foodmobile will travel throughout Jasper and
The Silk Purse in Newton will be expanding their current facility at 8626 N. State Highway 130 in Newton. Currently, the Silk Purse has outgrown the current building and will double in size after the expansion. The Silk Purse thrift store offers a full range of items for home, personal,