Recent Obituaries: Russell Glenn Wiley

News Progress Posted on by

Russell Glenn Wiley Russell Glenn Wiley, 91, formerly of Sullivan and Mattoon, passed away 7:34 a.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at Heartland Christian Village, Neoga. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, August 15, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Monday at the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan. Memorials may be made to Heartland Christian Village Auxiliary, 101 Trowbridge Rd, Neoga, IL 62447 or to the donor’s choice. Russell Glenn Maricle was born October 12, 1924, in Mattoon. He was later adopted by … Read More

Mountain Bicycling Brings Area Riders to Camp Camfield

News Progress Posted on by

CIMBA Hosts Sanctioned Event Open to Public •August 10, 2016• By Mike Brothers For the News Progress Camp Camfield, located five minutes southwest of Sullivan, hosts mountain bicycling enthusiasts from all over the state at Clash at the Camp this Sunday, August 14. Central Illinois Mountain Bicycling Association not only allows riders to compete for points in a sanctioned event this weekend, but club organizers are planning a family friendly event including a free ride. Kids 12 and under may bring their bikes for a scenic cruise. “We offer different level trails for every kind of rider,” Eric Harris said of … Read More

ISP Reminds Motorists School is Starting

News Progress Posted on by

•August 10, 2016• Be alert for children walking or riding bicycles and stopped school buses. Illinois State Police (ISP) District 10 Commander, Captain Louis Kink, is reminding motorists that area schools will soon open their doors and begin the new school year. The start of the school year means an increase in pedestrian and vehicular traffic around schools. Motorists need to be watchful for children walking and riding their bicycles to school and children darting out from between parked cars. Motorists also need to be on the lookout for slowing and stopped school buses. As parents drop off their children … Read More

Obituaries 8-10-2016: Juanita Wilson

News Progress Posted on by

Juanita Wilson Juanita Grace Wilson, 83, of Lovington, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Monday, August 1, 2016 in St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham. Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Friday, August 5 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. Burial was in Keller Cemetery in Lovington.  … Read More

Thinking About Health: New Hospital Safety Ratings Available to the Public

News Progress Posted on by

•August 10, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently signaled to the nation’s hospitals that it was getting serious-and tough-about patient safety and the quality of care hospitals provide. The government’s rating system-five stars for the best hospitals and one star for the worst-sends a message that patients have a right to know what’s going on inside the hospitals they entrust with their lives or those of their family members. The overall star ratings, the first for CMS, are a composite of 64 measures the government has used the past few … Read More

Cancer Sucks Party at VFW

News Progress Posted on by

•August 10, 2016• Cancer Sucks benefit for Steve “Ike” Hower is Saturday, September 10 at Sullivan V.F.W. Post 6410. The Brothers Odd will perform 8 p.m. until midnight, providing favorite country styled music with a heavy dose of pedal slide guitar along with a string driven sound. The evening starts with a fried chicken dinner with all the trimmings catered by the VFW from 5-7. Activities include a silent auction, live auction, gun raffle and 50/50. Hower is the father of Nolan Hower and Paula Moody and has been battling cancer for two years. Diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma, he … Read More

Jury Finds Evanston Farm Manager Guilty of Theft

News Progress Posted on by

•August 10, 2016• A Moultrie County jury found Lyle Roger Harrison, 43, of Evanston guilty of theft on Friday, August 5. The jury’s verdict was returned on two counts, ending a week long trial and a case that began with the arrest of Harrison in November 2013. From 2011-2013 Harrison Farm Management handled 640A in Moultrie and Piatt counties, including the Whiteman tracts. Moultrie County Sections 19 & 20 were under disputed ownership. In 2013 Harrison sold grain from Section 19 and 20 under contract to Okaw Farmers Coop in Cadwell, Topflight Grain in La Place and Cargill Grain in Tuscola. … Read More

Obituaries 8-10-2016: Mark Wildman

News Progress Posted on by

Mark Wildman Mark S. Wildman, 58, of Strasburg died at 1:42 a.m. Sunday, August 7, 2016 in St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Ill. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday, Aug. 10) in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Strasburg with the Rev. Steven Becker officiating. Burial was in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Strasburg. Arrangements were by Howe and Yockey Funeral Home in Strasburg. … Read More