News Progress

•July 12, 2017• Before I get into my military experience I want to thank the Honor Flight organization and every guardian on the Springfield to Washington D. C. flight on June 20, 2017. To me it was an outright great experience that I would have missed out on if had not gone to the Sullivan Medical Clinic to get a dumb-luck (being in the right place at the right time) check-up blood test. Sitting in the waiting room wearing my military baseball cap, I was spotted by Mrs. Marsha Bowyer who later became my and another vet’s, Mr. Gordon Wood’s, … Read More

•July 12, 2017• Two members of East Central Illinois NAIFA, Elizabeth Houser of Country Financial in Sullivan and Vicki Bishop, Country Financial in Tuscola, attended the NAIFA Illinois Annual Leadership Summit at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield June 22-23. Led by NAIFA President-Elect, Jeff Keicher, CLU, ChFC, the conference provided leadership training, education, industry news and sales motivation to insurance and financial services professionals. “This conference is critical because it offers the opportunity for members to gain professional development through education and to learn more about their association and its many functions,” Keicher said. … Read More

Thanking Four Special Women Letter to the Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge four exceptional women. My little sister, Bevila A. Coon, who has selflessly helped so many people in and around our community through her nursing skills, not only at St. Mary’s Hospital but also in the ambulances and airlifts. … Read More

•July 12, 2017• The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), in partnership with KidsAndCars.org, released an audio public service announcement to build awareness on how to keep children safe in and around cars. The PSA is available in both English and Spanish and may be downloaded below: … Read More