4-H Fair General Show Grand Champions

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•July 13, 2016• Grand champions from the Moultrie Douglas County Fair include Citizenship Christian Hopper Moultrie County Longhorns ; Clothing and Textiles Hannah Carter Awesome Arthur Clovers; Clothing and Textiles – Fashion Review Hannah Carter Awesome Arthur Clovers. Communications – Public Speaking Benjamin Bushue Moultrie County Longhorns. Consumer Ed Makayla Graston-Garland Moultrie County Longhorns; Crops John Volyes Moultrie County Shining Stars ; Electricity Benjamin Bushue Moultrie County Longhorns; Entomology Christian Hopper Moultrie County Longhorns; Food and Nutrition – County Projects Riley Childers Camargo Champs; Geology Brett Bushue Moultrie County Longhorns.  … Read More

Direct Primary Care Comes to Sullivan Health Care

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Thirty Year Practice Continues with New Approach •July 13, 2016• When Dr. Glen Dust converts his Sullivan Health Care practice to Direct Primary Care October 1, he joins four physicians in Illinois offering concierge medicine. Interest in the trend to replace insurance companies with a membership for primary care has grown nationwide as it helps lower health care costs. Dr. Dust’s traditional family care practice has demanded more time dealing with insurance requirements for the past 10-15 years which does nothing toward treating patients. “I’m spending weekends and additional time just to keep up with the growing requirements from insurance companies,” … Read More

CodeRED Offers Mulitple Warning Services for County

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•July 13, 2016• By Emily Stutzman For the News Progress Living in central Illinois, weather conditions such as tornados, flash floods, and thunderstorms are abundant. In order to maintain public safety, hazardous weather conditions are commonly broadcast on radio and television; however, most of these warnings are general, and cover sizable, generalized areas. As Moultrie County ESDA coordinator, Jan Haegen, puts it, “That’s too general, and people don’t take heed. It’s like crying wolf.” Addressing the need to reach only the specific groups of people affected by these occurrences, ESDA employs an innovative alert service called CodeRED. CodeRED is a … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Letha Rohr

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Letha Rohr Letha Mae Rohr, 95, of Mattoon, IL passed away at 7:25 pm on July 11, 2016 at East View Terrace in Sullivan, IL. Graveside services will be 10:00 am on Friday July 22, 2016 at the Calvary Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. The Barkley Funeral Chapel in Greenup, IL is assisting the family. She was born December 16, 1920 in Cumberland County to Roy and Clara (Kinnamon) Hetzer. She married Thomas H. Rohr in 1939. He passed away September 3, 1987. They had three children, Lynda Lou Phillips, husband Ronnie (deceased) of Sullivan, IL, Donna Sue Cox (deceased) husband … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Barry Hagerman

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Barry Hagerman Barry Vandeveer Hagerman, 61, of Sullivan, died 4:16 p.m. Wednesday (July 6, 2016) in his home.  Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ, Sullivan with Felix Hagerman and Vanessa Patient officiating. Burial will be in the Greenhill Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour before the funeral at the church. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Memorials are suggested to the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ. Reed Funeral Home, Sullivan is in charge of arrangements.  Barry was born March 4, 1955 in Champaign, IL, the son … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Rene’e Downs

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Rene’e Downs Rene’e Lucille Downs, 62, of Lovington passed away 8:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016, at Decatur Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 23, 2016, at McMullin-Young Funeral Home, Lovington. Visitation will be held an hour before the service on Saturday at the funeral home in Lovington. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Rene’e was born on December 27, 1953, in Fairfield, CA, the daughter of Stanley Martin and Janet Ruby (Whitehouse) Rothenbuecher. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, camping, playing the guitar and singing, but most of all she loved … Read More

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Joins Russell 3000® Index

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•July 6, 2016• First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBH) today announced that, effective after the US market opened on June 27, it joined the Russell 3000® Index following the Russell US Indexes annual reconstitution. Annual reconstitution of the Russell US indexes captures the 4,000 largest US stocks as of the end of May, ranking them by total market capitalization. Membership in the US all-cap Russell 3000® Index, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index, as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. FTSE Russell … Read More