Bethany Applies TIF Funds to Park Trail Project

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•July 27, 2016• By Derek Pope For the News Progress Bethany’s village board gave a nod to nature enthusiasts this month by approving TIF funds to expand and improve Crowder Park’s walking trail. According to the Township Investment Fund chairman Greg McLain, the park district had envisioned alterations to the existing trail that would expand its “most visible, top portion” westward “down by the batting cages or skate park”. While modest in scope, the cost of the project was the motivating factor for Marrowbone Park District to seek outside funding for the renovations. The park district is itself a taxing … Read More

Lovington Grade School Registration

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•July 27, 2016• Lovington Grade School will hold registration noon-7 p.m. Tuesday, August 2,  at the school. Parents should bring the registration packet sent home with the students in May and have all papers completely filled out with the most current information. Kindergarten students should have a physical exam, dental exam, eye exam and must bring an official birth certificate from their birth county courthouse. Second grade students should have a dental exam. Sixth grade students are required to have a physical and dental exam.  … Read More

IEMA Includes Moultrie County in Grant Awards

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Grants help 120 cities, counties prepare for emergencies •July 27, 2016• Moultrie County received $17,250.97 in Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) grant money. Grants totaling $4 million awarded by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) will help 120 accredited city and county emergency management agencies throughout Illinois support local disaster preparedness and response efforts. … Read More

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