•September 13, 2017• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at Lake Shelbyville will hold the 8th Annual Youth Firearm Deer Hunt October 7 and 8. To apply for the hunt, youth must be less than 18 years old on October 7, 2017 and be accompanied by an adult on the hunt. … Read More
•September 13, 2017• Free prostate cancer screenings will be offered on Friday, Sept. 22, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Cancer Care Center of Decatur. The DMH Cancer Care Institute has teamed up with Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois, the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the Us Too Prostate Cancer Education & Support Group to provide the screenings. … Read More
•September 13, 2017• Nurse.org, the web’s leading career site for nurses, has recognized Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System as one of the best hospitals for nurses to work for in Illinois. Over the past two years, Nurse.org has collected more than 1,502 reviews by nurses at 169 Illinois hospitals about their workplace satisfaction. Reviews in Illinois state have revealed that Sarah Bush Lincoln Health System has one of the highest levels of satisfaction among its nurses. Reviewers cited “excellent teamwork”, “very nice staff”, and training opportunities as the basis for the 4.2 star rating with 100% of the nurses surveyed … Read More
Perry Moore Perry B. Moore, 85, of Sullivan passed away at 5:35 a.m. Wednesday September 6, 2017 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services were at 11 a.m. Monday in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ with Vanessa Patient officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Arrangements were by Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. … Read More
•September 13, 2017• By Mike Brothers for the News Progress Faced with attendance challenges the Moultrie County Board Legislative Committee is looking into allowing remote attendance of meetings. Committee chair Tim Rose presented the proposed resolution authorizing remote attendance at the September 5 meeting to the three member committee. Rose explained the resolution followed open meetings act guidelines. County board chair Dave McCabe joined Todd Maxedon in voting to recommend the resolution to the full county board, due to the absence of committee member Mike Barringer. … Read More
•September 13, 2017• A townwide food and clothing drive will be conducted by members of area churches with pick up on Saturday, Sept. 23. Hosted by New Life Tabernacle bags for donations distributed throughout Sullivan Sept. 20 will be picked up by volunteers Sept. 23. The food collected during the drive will go to the Moultrie County Food Pantry with the clothing going to the New Life Ministry Center. … Read More
•September 13, 2017• The Illinois Press Foundation is pleased to announce a $5,000 grant, for which Illinois high school and college journalism programs are eligible. This grant will reward the program that locates the most missing photos of Vietnam veterans for the foundation’s Wall of Faces effort. When the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was finished in 1983, the wall listed about 58,000 servicemen and women who had either died in action or went missing in action during the war. Due to a fire at a government storage facility in 1973, the U.S. military lost millions of personnel records, … Read More
•September 13, 2017• The Sullivan cross country teams competed in two meets this past week. The boys placed sixth in the Shelbyville Trail Invitational and second in a Tuscola meet. At Shelbyville, Logan Pedigo placed 10th with a time of 17:30.37, and Parker Perrine placed 20th at 18:02.72. Isaiah Plank placed 32nd with a personal record time of 18:55.92, and Canaan Christensen’s personal best time of 19:03.43 was good enough for 33rd. … Read More
25 Years Ago This Week Okaw Recycling System has the participation of Moultrie County and a $100,000 grant to implement recycling in county communities through D&B Refuse. Owner Steve Loveall explained to the Bethany board that a $3.50 per year fee per person is charged and a central drop off container made available. 1992 proved to be a record year for attendance at The Little Theatre on the Square playing to 23,500 for MainStage performances and 8000 people for children’s theater productions. The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, featuring area mayors, drew the highest count playing to 6000 people. The News … Read More
•September 13, 2017• Sarah Bush Lincoln has launched a new patient portal and SBL AdvantAge 50 is offering a free class for those who want to learn how to use it from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday, September 14, in the Cottonwood Room of Prairie Pavilion II, second floor. During the class, participants will get registered on the portal and also learn how to navigate through it. There is limited seating available so reserve your seat early. … Read More