News Progress

25 Years Ago This Week

State Rep Julie Curry was to accompany Lincolnland Home Care staff on a home visit in celebration of National Home Care Month. Following the home care visit a reception was to be held at the Lincolnland Home Care office.
Sullivan second graders in Sandy Stone’s class prepared and enjoyed a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings prior to the school holiday.
Moultrie County’s number of businesses remained stable between 1992 and 1993, according to a report from the U.S. Commerce Dept’s Census Bureau. In its County Business Patterns report, the Census Bureau reported that businesses in the county employed 3,895 people in 1993, up from 3,665 in 1992. Annual payroll was $65,631,000 in 1993, up from $61,147,000 in 1992. The Census Bureau listed the number of business establishments in the county as 292 in 1993 and 291 in 1992. By contrast, the Illinois Dept. of Revenue’s annual report counted 672 businesses in Moultrie County in 1994. The federal census figures exclude the self-employed, railroad employees, most government employees, domestic service workers and agricultural production workers. Read More

•November 25, 2020•
The Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation recently announced it has reached its “Mobile Miracles” fundraising goal of raising $600,000 to purchase a new dental bus.
The dental bus travels across East Central Illinois providing preventive and restorative dental care to children who quality by being on the free or reduced school lunch program. The bus will replace the now-inoperable one that was purchased in 2008.
“We are so extremely grateful for our donors who helped us reach this goal,” Amy Card, Foundation Director, said. “Every dollar donated touches the life of a child in our community, many who are in need of urgent dental care. Without SBL Dental Services, these children would have nowhere else to go. Our donors continue to be so generous and their generosity directly impacts lives every single day. I can’t thank them enough.” Read More

•November 25, 2020•
Sparrows Unlimited is a non-profit organization that was started to help families in Lovington who were in need of a hand up during Christmas. Each year the organization holds an auction, however this year instead of being an event to attend in person it will be held online.
According to Pam Anklam, president of Sparrows Unlimited they gather items from businesses and people in the community to sell during the auction. This year’s online auction will be held as an event on Facebook where people make bids by commenting a price under the photos of each item. The highest bid will win the item. Read More

•November 25, 2020•
While Thanksgiving and other holidays will look different for many of us as we forgo getting together with friends and extended family, and instead opt to connect virtually to help prevent spread of COVID-19, cooking and baking likely will continue to be staples of the holidays.
“While we are focused on doing what we need to do to prevent COVID-19 – washing our hands, watching our distance, and wearing our mask – it is important not to forget food safety,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “This holiday season, I recommend following several food safety steps to help prevent foodborne illness.” Read More

•November 25, 2020•

By Illinois Farm Bureau

With concerns resurfacing over possible food shortages, a study from a national farm group found the supply chain is as resilient as ever – and it’s showing up in the form of lower prices for many traditional Thanksgiving dinner ingredients.
This year, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual Thanksgiving dinner survey calculated the average cost of a traditional Thanksgiving meal for 10 people at $46.90. That’s less than $5 per person and down 4 percent from last year.
“The average cost of this year’s Thanksgiving dinner is the lowest since 2010,” said AFBF Chief Economist John Newton, Ph.D. “Turkeys – and other staples of the traditional Thanksgiving meal – are currently in ample supply at grocery stores in most areas of the country.”