•June 27, 2018•
Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan, is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license, or obtain an Illinois identification card 10 a.m-2 p.m. July 19 at the library. Read More
•June 27, 2018•
Cowden Free Methodist Camp begins July 13-21, 2018, Dr. Bob and Jennifer Wilkerson will be the Evangelist this year. Services are daily at 10:30 am and each evening at 7:30 pm Sunday evening beginning at 6:00 pm. Cowden Free Methodist Camp is located on 19.5 acres of ground across from the City Park in Cowden. The address is 174 N East Rd, Beecher City, IL.
•June 27, 2018•
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the 4th of July fireworks at Lake Shelbyville will be launched at dusk from Ramp Point, located in Dam West Recreation Area.
Lake Shelbyville has compiled a list of locations best suited for viewing the fireworks which include Dam West Recreation Area, Dam East Recreation Area & Visitor Center, on top of the Lake Shelbyville Dam, and Dam West Overlook. Read More
Cowden Free Methodist Offers Week Long Camp
Cowden Free Methodist Camp begins July 13-21, 2018, Dr. Bob and Jennifer Wilkerson will be the Evangelist this year. Services are daily at 10:30 am and each evening at 7:30 pm Sunday evening beginning at 6:00 pm. Cowden Free Methodist Camp is located on 19.5 acres of ground across from the City Park in Cowden. The address is 174 N East Rd, Beecher City, IL.
Senior Peace Meal
For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770
Monday, June 25 - Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, whole grain wheat (1), apricots
Tuesday, June 26 - Savory sausage stew, harvard beets, whole grain wheat (1), warm fruit cobbler
Wednesday, June 27 - Creamed chicken w/green onions & pimentos, peas, chunky applesauce, biscuit, orange bread
Thursday, June 28 - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, buttered carrots, dinner roll, fruited gelatin
Friday, June 29 - Chef’s Choice
•June 20, 2018•
After more than 10 years serving as a department director, Julie Moore Wolfe has opted to leave Decatur Memorial Hospital to accept a position at HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital.
“We are saddened by her decision to leave but wish her the best in all of her future endeavors and genuinely thank her for her years of devoted service,” said DMH President and CEO Timothy D. Stone Jr.
Moore Wolfe moved to Decatur in 1986 to work as the main anchor at WAND-TV. A decade later she was named president of the Decatur Chamber of Commerce. Seven years after that she accepted a position at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. She joined Decatur Memorial Hospital in 2008. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
Amanda Williamson, Assistant Director of Cole-Moultrie e9-1-1 updated Public Health Safety and Welfare Committee members on progress.
She explained the new microwave communications tower being constructed in Mattoon would enhance the quality of communications with Moultrie County first responders in Bethany, Dalton City, Lovington and Sullivan. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
Chloe Lynn Cordell of Sullivan was among 1,335 students earning academic degrees or post-baccalaureate certificates after the Spring 2018 semester at Western Illinois University. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Education, Early Childhood Eduction.
Bachelor’s degrees were awarded to 862 graduates.
•June 20, 2018•
By Wendell Potter
Rural Health News Service
Recent studies about health care in America show troubling trends, especially in states with large rural and relatively low-income populations.
While the United States continues to spend far more than any other developed country on health care on a per capita basis and as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP), many states, especially in the south and Midwest, are losing ground in key areas that pertain to life expectancy.
The Commonwealth Fund’s just-released 2018 Scorecard on State Health System Performance confirmed what other recent studies have shown: Life expectancy in the United States is going down while it continues to go up in other developed countries. And rural areas seem to be disproportionately affected.
Some researchers have used one word to explain the sudden reversal in life expectancy trends in the United States: despair. That’s because of the rapidly rising number of suicides and deaths associated with alcohol and drug use in this country. The Commonwealth Fund reported that deaths from suicide, alcohol and drug use have increased 50 percent since 2005. Read More
•June 20, 2018•
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at the Senior Center, Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212.
SBL Lincolnland Home Care, Lincolnland Hospice and Lincolnland Home Medical will sponsor bingo from 9 – 10 a.m. following the blood pressure clinic.