Serve Illinois Commission AmeriCorps Programs

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•July 27, 2016• The Serve Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service (Commission) has announced approximately $9.2 million in Corporation for National and Community Service federal grants to almost 1,600 volunteers in 32 AmeriCorps programs to better serve Illinois communities. An additional $6.4 million will support education awards for the volunteers after their service is completed. “This year we were able to leverage enough federal funds to expand AmeriCorps’ reach into new counties throughout the state,” said Serve Illinois Executive Director Scott McFarland. “AmeriCorps members work every day to support thousands of Illinoisans in need including 425,000 disadvantaged youth and … Read More

Emergency Services Change for Bethany

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•July 27, 2016• Bethany Fire and Ambulance Protection District, emergency medical services (EMS) was recently downgraded to the Basic Level, due to staffing issues. The state Emergency Medical Services Systems Alternate Rural Staffing and Response issued the downgrade, which now requires one first responder and one Basic EMT. Ambulance calls that are treatable and transportable at the a basic level may now be accomplished without an intermediate on board. The benefit of alternate staffing is that the ambulance is still equipped at an Intermediate level and can run as an advanced care ambulance when an Intermediate is available. The Basic … Read More

SBL Holds Health Screenings

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•July 27, 2016• SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic 8:30 to 9 a.m. Thursday, August 18 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information, call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212.  … Read More

Vehicles Entered Items Taken

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•July 27, 2016• The Sullivan Police Department received reports of several vehicle entries during the past week. In most cases unlocked vehicles were entered with at least three vehicles reporting items missing. Police urge residents to lock unattended vehicles and be on the alert for suspicious activity in their neighborhoods. … Read More

Thinking About Health: Help for Hearing Loss Is Often Unaffordable

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•July 27, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 have hearing loss that doctors consider “clinically meaningful.” In plain English that means as people age, they are likely to become hard of hearing. Many of those people, however, don’t get the help they need, often because they simply cannot afford it. “The prevalence of hearing loss almost doubles with each age decade of life,” says Dr. Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins University, but for older people, he adds, “there are multiple barriers that prevent individuals from getting their hearing loss … Read More

Illinois Speed Awareness Day Campaign Reflects on Residential Dangers

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•July 27, 2016• During Illinois Speed Awareness Day this July 27, Troopers from District 10 are taking a proactive approach to promote safety for motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists through both education and enforcement. In Illinois during 2014, speed was the reason for 32.4% of all traffic fatalities. That’s 348 deaths for the year, or one life every 25 hours. These lives can be easily saved by being aware of our speed and understanding how speeding impacts a crash. District 10 Troopers will be participating in extra enforcement patrols on July 27 including Air Speed, LIDAR Details, and Radar Details. The … Read More

Sullivan Annual Cleanup

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•July 27, 2016• In the July 20 News Progress front page story “Sullivan Plans Citywide Cleanup” a mistake on the number of days for cleanup was made. According to a letter from the Advanced Disposal’s Municipal Waste manager Ed Woker, the Charleston based company would pick up house to house at $1550 per load. The city would be divided in half with one Saturday set for one part of town and another Saturday scheduled for the remainder. The article incorrectly indicated this would be done once a month. The citywide cleanup is one time only. … Read More

Obituaries 7-27-2016: Mary Davis

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Mary Davis Mary E. Davis, 99, of Sullivan, formerly of Decatur, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 in Mason Point in Sullivan. Services to celebrate her life were at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home in Decatur. Burial was in Boiling Springs Cemetery. … Read More

Mosquito Reduction Strategy Focuses on Used Tire Threat

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•July 27, 2016• Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Acting Director Alec Messina and Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. announced a plan to reduce the threat of mosquito-borne diseases in Illinois such as West Nile virus and Zika virus, by removing used tires from public and abandoned properties. “Used tires threaten Illinois communities by increasing the risk of disease transmission,” said Illinois EPA Acting Director Alec Messina. “This collaborative effort between IEPA and IDPH will allow us to assist local governments most vulnerable to West Nile virus and the possible spread of Zika virus … Read More