•June 8, 2022•
Lake Land College recognized EMS program graduates at an annual pinning ceremony in May.
The recipient of the Top Student Award for highest score in the program was Joseph Batusich.
The Professional Development for overall growth in skills and confidence went to Jordan Disch. Adam Payne earned the Perseverance Award for pushing through personal difficulties. Read More
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Woof – it’s Pet Preparedness Month
•June 8, 2022•
June is Pet Preparedness Month, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) wants you to learn about the potential difficulties you and your pets face in an emergency. “A pet is an important part of your family and it’s equally important to include your pet in emergency plans,” said IEMA Director Alicia Tate-Nadeau.
“If you have to evacuate, the single most important thing to you can do to protect your pets is to take them with you,” said Tate-Nadeau. “Don’t wait until the last minute to get ready. If a disaster is imminent, bring your pets into the home and confine them so you can move quickly.”
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Facts for Families: Monarchs, Milkweed and Mowing
•June 8, 2022•
By Cheri Burcham
Family Life Educator
Most people that know me know that I am very passionate about protecting monarch butterflies. I do my best to encourage people to plant milkweed seeds, and I hunt monarch caterpillars and relocate them to my indoor nurseries until they transform and are ready to be released as butterflies. Their numbers have been rapidly declining each year, primarily due to loss of habitat. Many landowners mow their ditches, and I cringe to see them mowing down all the milkweed – the only plant that monarch butterflies lay their eggs on and their caterpillars eat. So, when I saw this article from Extension Horticulture Educator Chris Enroth, I knew I had to share it with my readers. Read More
Obituaries 6-8-2022: Darlene Burgess
Darlene Burgess
Darlene R. Burgess, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:45 a.m., Saturday, June 4, 2022, in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield. Read More
Obituaries 6-8-2022: John Bowersmith
John Bowersmith
John Eric Bowersmith, Sr., 60, of Buffalo, passed away 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Springfield Memorial Hospital. Read More
Lake Land College to Host Laker Visit Day
•June 8, 2022•
Lake Land College will host Laker Visit Day from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, June 16 in the Luther Student Center, giving potential students the opportunity to learn about The Laker Advantage and how it can guide them on the path to success. Read More
Lake Land College Celebrates Nursing Graduates
•June 8, 2022•
Graduating nurses received their pins at the 2022 Lake Land College Associate Degree Nursing pinning ceremony.
The Associate Degree Nursing Program Peer Awards were presented to Devin Mette and Megan Walters for exhibiting excellence in the classroom and in clinical, showing willingness to help others, caring nature, professionalism and spirit.
The Patient Advocate Award was presented to Jamie Marley for displaying professionalism and compassionate care in the Associate Degree Nurse program. Read More
Use of Backyard Bird Feeders, Bird Baths may Resume
•June 8, 2022•
Bird lovers may resume using backyard feeders and baths effective Wednesday, June 1, 2022, wildlife biologists at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) advised today.
IDNR originally recommended the use of bird feeders and bird baths be suspended through May 31 in response to the EA H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Illinois. Read More
Rural Residents at a Disadvantage with Mental Health Services
•June 8, 2022•
By Tammie Sloup
Farm Week
The sea of dark purple on a map of Illinois counties told a concerning story.
Most of the counties were dark purple, indicating a shortage of mental and behavioral health providers in those areas. Only a handful of counties, mostly in Cook County and the collar counties, had no shortage or partial shortages.
But it’s not just an Illinois issue. Mental health care in rural areas throughout the U.S. is in crisis.
Heather Whetsell, Southern Illinois University Medicine Population Science & Policy administrative director, presented findings of a yearlong study into mental health care in rural areas during the National Rural Health Association’s (NRHA) Annual Rural Health Conference. The research was conducted by the NRHA Rural Health Fellows mental health workgroup.
Barriers to mental health care in rural America are driven by three factors: availability of health care, access and acceptability, the fellows found. Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
In Oct 1963, Henry Bennett, a farmer NW of Arthur was too ill to harvest his crop. His friends and neighbors came to his rescue and removed that worry from him. The four men in the photo are Woodrow Willoughby, Ralph Molzen, Dan Diener and Lewis Schrock. 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.