Planned Parenthood of Illinois Backs Improving Birth Control Access

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•June 1, 2016• Planned Parenthood of Illinois applauds the passage of HB 5576 which updates the Illinois Contraceptive Equity in Health Insurance law to improve women’s access to contraception. The bill now moves to Governor Bruce Rauner for his consideration. Building on state and federal law, HB 5576 has the potential to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and improve birth outcomes by guaranteeing reliable, affordable access to birth control for women with insurance in Illinois. “We urge Governor Rauner to sign HB 5576 into law because it will increase access to the best forms of birth control for women … Read More

Relay For Life Celebrates Twenty Years in Moultrie County

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•June 1, 2016• We just want to invite everyone out to Wyman Park on June 11 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for Relay for Life. We are celebrating our 20th Anniversary of Relay in  Moultrie County. Opening ceremony will began at 10. We have entertainment planned, survivors laps, caregiver laps, bounce houses, Dunk Tank, Frozen T-Shirt Contest and many more activities including a Lip Sync Contest and Karate Demos. Luminarias will begin at dusk.  … Read More

Sullivan FFA Named National Chapter Award Finalist

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•June 1, 2016• The FFA National Chapter Award program recognizes local FFA Chapters in the areas of Student Development, Chapter Development, and Community Development. An application detailing the FFA Chapters’ activities in each of these three areas is accessed and awarded a designation of Gold, Silver or Bronze. In state program judging, the Sullivan FFA received a Gold Emblem rating for each of the three areas and was named a Gold Emblem Chapter overall. After reviewing the Gold Emblem chapters, the top 10 percent of FFA Chapters statewide are then selected as National Finalists in this award program. Sullivan FFA … Read More

Vacation Bible School

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•June 1, 2016• Jonathan Creek Christian Church at 1425 Jonathan Creek Road, Sullivan is having Vacation Bible School from 5:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 13-17. Pre-K through fifth grade students are welcome to join the fun, meet new friends and do amazing experiments. … Read More

Update of Chemical Safety Law Gets Bipartisan Support

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•June 1, 2016• Legislation introduced by Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) to update the way the United States assesses and manages the risks posed by chemicals and the products that contain them passed the House. The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2576), is the culmination of a multi-year, multi-Congress effort to enact the first consequential update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in 40 years. The bipartisan legislation is expected to pass the Senate this week and the White House has said President Obama will sign it into law. “There is a widespread … Read More

CW Cuts Down Timberwolves at Sectionals

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•June 1, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker News Progress Sports For the second straight year the Okaw Valley softball Timberwolves advanced to the Sectional semis. And for the second straight year, they were eliminated without the chance to advance to a second game. This year’s opponent was none other than ranked fifth in Class 1A Casey Westfield, who used a combination of power hitting—many hard-hit balls, highlighted by a two-run, line-drive homer by senior Kyleigh Decker –and high quality pitching from fellow-senior and Parkland College commit Lexie Black. … Read More

Missoula, Montana is New Home for Kathy Best

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•June 1, 2016• EDITOR’S NOTE: Sullivan native Kathy Best’s newspaper career is taking her to Missoula, Montana. The daughter of the Moultrie County News Progress late publisher and editor Bob and Marion Best has worked from coast to coast, leaving the family newspaper in Sullivan for brother Bob to tend. The following Montana Standard story by Darrell Erhlick announced her appointment this week. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Kathy Best has been named editor of the Missoulian and the Ravalli Republic, Publisher Mark Heintzelman announced Wednesday. Best is currently the editor and vice president for news at The Seattle Times. In that … Read More

Weaver and Dust Swimming into Summer

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•June 1, 2016• By Brynna Sentel For the News Progress Since she began working at the Sullivan Civic Center, Sue Weaver has offered swim lessons to children three years of age and up. She does these swim lessons through the Red Cross Organization, the same organization in which she got licensed to teach swim lessons. Weaver utilizes the staff employed at the Civic Center, typically lifeguards, who have shown an interest in children, giving lessons, etc. When asked what her primary reason is for doing lessons year after year, Weaver explains, “I do it for the kids. I love kids!” … Read More