This is the Soul Winner Ministries building on E. Church Street, the Warming Center’s new location. (MHC Warming Center)
Martinsville’s warming center plans to move to Soul Winners International Ministries on Church Street for its Nov. 1 opening after receiving city approval Wednesday. Director Ariel Johnson said rent will be $2,800 monthly, compared with $5,000 proposed by the Salvation Army. The center shelters about 25 people nightly and must finalize an agreement, move supplies and secure insurance before opening.
Powerball lottery tickets (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night’s drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, according to the lottery organization.
The winning numbers were 4, 26, 66, 67, 69 and red Powerball 9.
It’s the largest Powerball jackpot so far this year, and the eight-largest Powerball jackpot in the game’s history.
The winner can top for the annuitized prize paid out over 29 years or a lump cash payment of $450.5 million. Both prizes are before taxes.
Wednesday’s drawing was the 44th consecutive drawing since the last jackpot win on May 2.
Last year, there were two Powerball jackpots that hit more than $1 billion, including $1.8 billion jackpot won on Christmas Eve that was the biggest U.S. lottery prize ever.
A $1.787 billion Powerball jackpot won in September 2025 by two tickets in Missouri and Texas was the third-largest prize in U.S. lottery history.
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