Photo by Crystal Reed
General Election Held
The General Election was held on Tuesday, November 8. Unofficial results can be viewed by visiting il-moultrie.pollresults.net. Pictured is Karen Goss (right) helping Kaye Wagner (left) with obtaining a ballot on Election Day.
•November 16, 2022•
Cheri Burcham
Extension Educator U of I Extension
I would like to share this article written by Illinois Extension intern, Sharon Kim. Sharon says: screens seem to be everywhere in the form of phones, laptops, tablets, and even watches, so we have to think about how we function in an environment with screens constantly being utilized in our lives. According to the CDC website, children ages 8-10 have a screen usage time of around 6 hours. Youths ages 11-14 spend around 9 hours a day in front of a screen. Youths ages 15-18 spend around 7.5 hours a day in front of a screen. We have to ask ourselves: what effect excessive does screen usage have on us? Read More
•November 16, 2022•
By Capital News
Illinois
As votes continued to be tallied this week, returns showed Illinois Democrats would hold every statewide elected office and maintain supermajorities in the General Assembly while extending their majority on the Illinois Supreme Court.
After a fiery election night speech in which Gov. JB Pritzker excoriated the Republican Party as “unwilling to expel the extremists in their midst,” he gave an upbeat news conference about his plans for a second term Wednesday at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Chicago that was the site of his election night party the day prior.
“The election yesterday was a chance for Illinoisans to decide who we want to be,” Pritzker said, citing his administration’s acceptance of asylum seekers, support for mental health and substance use treatment, protection of women’s rights, civil rights and voting rights, and renewable energy policies. Read More
Clarence “Pickle” Standerfer
Clarence “Pickle” Standerfer, 84, of Sullivan, passed away 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, November 9, 2022, in Sullivan Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Read More
Iva Moats
Iva Louise Moats, 90, of Arthur, passed away at 2:45 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2022, at her granddaughter’s home in Arthur. Read More
•November 16, 2022•
A retirement celebration open house for Georgia England will be held on Saturday, November 26 from 1 to 4 pm at the Sullivan American Legion. The celebration is being hosted by her children Angie, Mike, Jodi and Scott. For 21 years Georgia served Moultrie County but she could not have done it so efficiently if it were not for family, friends, co-workers, the County Clerk/Recorder family, Election Judges, etc. Georgia would like to personally thank you for your continued support throughout the years and asks that you join us during her Retirement Celebration Open House. No gifts.
•November 16, 2022•
The second annual Christmas in the Park will be held on Saturday, November 26 from 1 to 4 pm at Thomas L. Conn Community Park in Lovington. Tree decorating will be from 1 to 3 pm, Santa will be there from 2 to 4 pm. Ornament making station from 1 to 3 pm and tree auction from 3:00 to 3:30 pm. Auction winners need to take trees by 4 pm. Cookies and hot chocolate provided during event.
•November 16, 2022•
At HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital, the holidays are celebrated with our Star Lighting ceremony. Each light on the star that sits atop the hospital honors a loved one.We’ll celebrate those special people in a beautiful ceremony filled with music and prayer.
This year we will once again be lighting the star and broadcasting the event on COZI TV at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2022, as well as streaming the event on NowDecatur.com. Read More
•November 16, 2022•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
November is national gratitude month and is a wonderful time to reflect on things you are appreciative of and to be more aware of the goodness around you. Extension Educator Judy Schmidt has written this great article about practicing gratitude in families. Judy says: It seems like in recent years, there has been an increased focus on gratefulness during this month, and we see flurries of social media posts about gratitude. Why such an emphasis on gratitude in recent years? Research shows that practicing gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects on an individual. Positive effects include physical benefits such as lowered blood pressure, increased immunity and better sleep; as well as mental health benefits such as lower risk for depression and anxiety (Emmons, 2015). Read More
Pictured above is Jibby’s Building in Sullivan in 1950. Sullivan Cab service, Evans Radio and Armour Creameries is in the background to the right where McDonald’s is now. Please submit photos to the News Progress for future consideration. Originals will be saved for return or forwarded to Moultrie County Historical Society. If you have any other information, please contact the Moultrie County Historical Society at 217-728- 4085.