Little Prairie Christian Church will be providing a virtual VBS experience to children aged entering Preschool though entering 6th grade beginning Monday, July 20.

The Edwards County High School Volleyball team will be holding a Pork Chop and Pork Burger fundraiser on Friday, July 24 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Pagoda in Albion.

“This is pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father, to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” James 1:27.

The West Salem Grade School PTO will be holding a Pork Chop and Pork Burger fundraiser supper on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at the Edwards County Fairgrounds at the COUNTRY Financial Hall, Albion.

“Happy are the people who know this festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.” Psalm 89:15 

Edwards County junior football league and cheer sign ups are still going on. Sign ups for K- 8th football ends July 17 and K- 4th cheer ends July 12.

July 5: first day of Sunday School since March. We had 114 present and church attendance was 174.

Greetings from The First Christian Church in Albion. Hope that everyone had a safe and Happy 4th of July.  

Threads of Hope will reopen Saturday, July 18, with regular hours of 9:00 a.m. to noon. We will be encouraging social distancing. To achieve that goal, a total of five customers will be admitted to shop at one time for a maximum of 20 minutes. One person per family will be admitted. The one …

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth.” Philippians 2:10 NIV

Olney Central College will offer face-to-face classes this fall and is currently registering students for the semester, which starts Aug. 20.

The Edwards County Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program is happy to announce the opportunity for kids throughout the county to participate in some fun summer activities! AITC has one more “Grab & Go” activity kits available for kids to explore. 

The Frontier Community College Foundation received COVID-19 Emergency funds to assist students who need additional financial resources as a result of the national COVID-19 pandemic and did not qualify for CARES Act funding.  

I kinda like knowing what my temperature is on Sunday morning! Like being “normal" about some things!! Getting better at singing with a mask on, too!

The Edwards County Farm Bureau Young Leaders recently donated 100 pounds of ground beef to the WADI food pantry in Albion. This meat will be given away with the monthly food pantry bags. The Farm Bureau is proud to continue to help their community.

Watchword for the week: “Happy are the people who know this festal shout, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your countenance.” Psalm 89:15

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13

We had two services on June 28. The good news is that on July 5, we will have worship at 10:30 a.m. only. Attendance was 148.

Worship certainly is different with a mask on your face, not sitting close to friends no greeting. Singing is a bit muffled! But I love to gather together in the House of the Lord. Singing is different but enjoyable. Linda Bova plays so beautifully, too. Brad Schroeder led the singing. The C…

The Frontier Community College Foundation received COVID-19 Emergency funds to assist students who need additional financial resources as a result of the national COVID-19 pandemic and did not qualify for CARES Act funding.  

Wheaton College student Emily Nead of Albion was named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2020 semester.

Frontier Community College (FCC) has scheduled free GED Test Prep classes for the second half of the summer semester. Classes begin July 6 and will meet for six weeks. Evening classes are available. The classes will be observed as Hybrid (a blend of face-2-face and distance learning formats)…

On Monday, June 29, Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Urgent Care resumed normal hours and location in the FMH Medical Arts Complex. 

Fairfield Memorial Hospital will be resuming our Monthly Support Groups starting with July 2020 as we realize that people in our communities need support now more than ever to deal with their chronic conditions in addition to the pandemic that is globally affecting everyone. Social distancin…

Starting Monday, July 6, in accordance the State of Illinois’s plan to enter into Phase 4, Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Café will re-open to the public. 

Effective July 6, Fairfield Memorial Hospital will be making the following modifications to its visitation policies:

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord.’” Psalm 122:1.

Watchword for the week: Jesus said, “Those who find their life will lose it and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.”  Matthew 10:39

“A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” Proverbs 22:1

This past Sunday, June 21 we had 2 services. One at 9 a.m. and one at 10:30 a.m. There were 87 present at the first service, and 91 at the second. This schedule will tale place June 28, also. There will be no children’s worship. There are packets of activities for children ages 2 through 6th…

Our congregation here reemerged from the coronavirus isolation to hold the first service in our building since March. Masks, hand sanitizer and social distancing were recognized. Notification had to be given of attendance so chairs could be spaced appropriately.

Frontier Community College (FCC) has scheduled free GED Test Prep classes for the second half of the summer semester. Classes begin July 6 and will meet for six weeks. Evening classes are available. The classes will be observed as Hybrid (a blend of face-2-face and distance learning formats)…

The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is reminding taxpayers that state individual income tax returns and payments are due July 15, the same date set by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for federal returns. Taxpayers who have yet to file their 2019 state individual income tax returns m…

The Edwards County Farm Bureau’s Ag in the Classroom program is happy to announce the opportunity for kids throughout the county to participate in some fun summer activities! AITC will have three “Grab & Go” activity bags available for kids to explore. 

“For I am convinced that neither death not life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, not any powers, neither height nor depth, no anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38, 39

Brianna Robinson of Albion and Bryce Peacock of Keensburg have been named to the Southeast Missouri State University Dean's List for academic achievement during the spring 2020 semester.