News Progress

•July 12, 2017• Decatur Memorial Hospital and the vascular surgeons of Surgical Specialists of Central Illinois have partnered  to establish a vascular center of excellence. The DMH Vein and Vascular Institute, as it will be known, recently opened under the directorship of Jeffrey D. Trachtenberg, MD, FACS. Joining this partnership are Christopher H. Gram, MD, and William R. Ranger, MD. The mission is to establish a premier vascular program offering comprehensive medical and surgical treatment to the growing number of patients with vascular disease in Central Illinois.  … Read More

•July 12, 2017• Kara Springman of Sullivan was among recent Lake Land College dental hygiene graduates participating in the annual pinning ceremony in June. A graduate of Sullivan High School, Springman is the daughter of Charles and Kim Springman. Several students received scholarships or awards during the ceremony. Springman and Andrea Speece were recognized for receiving the Linda Lee Fletcher Scholarship earlier in the year. Both were inducted into the Sigma Phi Alpha Dental Hygiene Society. … Read More

•July 12, 2017• The U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Shelbyville and the Lake Shelbyville Fish Habitat Alliance are looking for volunteers to assist with the constructions of 50 fish cubes that will be placed in Lake Shelbyville for habitat structure. The build day will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday July 15 at Chip’s Marina located south of Sullivan and will last until all 50 cubes are assembled.  … Read More

•July 12, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress While waiting in an office the other day I picked up an old friend – The Prairie Farmer- which was a staple reading material in our home when I was growing up. The magazine celebrates its 175th birthday this year making it the nation’s oldest continuously published magazine since it began in 1841. Turns out, Abraham Lincoln was a subscriber, and it may have helped shape his ideals as president. Lincoln was raised on a hard scrabble farm in Kentucky where only 13 of the 30 acres were suitable for … Read More