Nation Needs Health Care for All
•August 9, 2017• The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is the law of the land. Even though it was not repealed, we need to keep what is working and fix what is not. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Shutting down the American mind with Extreme Views
•August 9, 2017• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist “Veritas” (goddess of truth) is emblazoned at the center of the seal of Knox College in Galesburg, a dear college where I have taught on and off over the years. I fear the quest for truth is becoming a casualty of the forces of political correctness, accelerating snarkiness, and toxic political campaign rhetoric. As one illustration among many, the conservative writer Charles Murray was recently blocked by student protestors from speaking at a prominent West Coast university. Murray gained notoriety in the 1990s for The Bell Curve, which plowed old ground by … Read More
Illinois EPA Files Community Water Supply Rules with Pollution Control Board
New Rules Streamline Community Water Supply Requirements •August 9, 2017• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Director Alec Messina today announced the Agency has submitted proposed new rules to the Illinois Pollution Control Board and revisions to other parts of Subtitle F of the Illinois Pollution Control Board’s rules addressing community water supplies. The proposed rules are the culmination of five years of work from an Illinois EPA workgroup. … Read More
Moeller Wins Festival Preteen Pageant
Taylor Cole named President, Firestone Building Products
•August 9, 2017• Editor’s Note: Taylor Cole, known in Sullivan as “Tad”, attended Sullivan school system K thru 12, graduating in 1984. Cole enjoyed the friendship of a proud sailor Robert Best and has many friends in the Moultrie County area. Rich Voltz had a strong influence on Cole’s life during his high school years. His parents are Dean and Judy Cole of North Carolina, formerly of Sullivan. Taylor Cole, currently President, Commercial Off-the-Road (OTR), has been named President, Firestone Building Products, LLC, effective August 14, 2017, reporting to Bill Thompson, Chief Operating Officer, Bridgestone Americas. Taylor succeeds Tim Dunn, … Read More
First Methodist Pancake/Expo
•August 9, 2017• First United Methodist Church in Sullivan is hosting a pancake breakfast while offering visitors a chance to view the Honduras mission exposition from 8-11 a.m. Saturday, August 12. Enjoy a pancake breakfast and visit informational booths to learn about their nine- year mission with the church and community of LaCeibita, Honduras. A free will offering will be collected for the breakfast. … Read More
Teachers Dig Deep To Help Support Student Learning
•August 9, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress The amount of money teachers spend out-of-pocket every year for their classrooms is growing. In Sullivan Unit #300 schools 53% of elementary students are at poverty level leaving the burden for providing basic school supplies on others. And who are the people closest to these children in need – teachers. Each of the teachers interviewed reported spending $500-$1,000 each year to fill another education funding gap. Parents of elementary school students spend $45 per student for required school supplies with the amount growing to $70-$80 per middle and high school … Read More
Remember When? 8-9-2017
25 Years Ago This Week A promissory note written by Abraham Lincoln was discovered in the Moultrie County Courthouse by researcher William D. Beard for The Lincoln Legal Papers, a state research project on Lincoln’s 25 years in law practice. A group of jurors got to examine the note dated May 28, 1851 which indicated county residents H. C. Carney and Joseph Clark owed Lincoln a total of $50 within five months. One $20 payment was made in Nov. 1851 and another $20 in June 1852 with no final payment recorded. The mayor of Findlay Ohio, the namesake for Findlay, Illinois, … Read More
Students are Going to High School While Attending College
OVHS Dual Credit Program Expands •August 9, 2017• By Brody Sparks for the News Progress Dual credit programs allow students to earn college and high school credits simultaneously by participating in college level courses. These courses are taught by high school teachers who are certified to instruct college classes. Okaw Valley High School is on the forefront of making these opportunities available to students. “Okaw Valley High School is one of the leading schools in the area when it comes to dual credit offerings,” said OVHS principal Matt Shoaff. “Last year OVHS offered 50 hours of dual credit, and that … Read More
More Champions From 4-H Fair
•August 9, 2017• Additional Champions from Moultrie Douglas 4-H Fair included: Grand Champion Heifer- Ashley Seegmiller, Awesome Arthur Clovers, Arthur Reserve Grand Champion Heifer- Addison Stollard, Moultrie County Shining Stars, Sullivan … Read More