Kirk Welcomed as New Practical Nurse
August 6, 2014 Thirty-four new practical nurses were welcomed to the nursing field at a recent pinning ceremony held at Lake Land College, including Brennyn Kirk of Gays. … Read More
Mobile Mammography Available
Sarah Bush Lincoln’s mobile mammography van will be at the SBL Sullivan Clinic August 15 and Hydro Gear in Sullivan August 29. The van helps provide mammograms to women who may not otherwise have access to or be able to afford these life-saving preventive screens. Women who qualify will receive their mammogram free. … Read More
August Slowdown Lets You Enjoy Your Garden
August 6, 2014 by Kim Riedel Master Gardner It’s August already? Where has all the time gone? Time seems to be going faster and faster especially when I keep myself busy. July was a great month in the garden and has really kept me running. Even though the berries have been coming to an end, the peppers were producing, tomatoes were coming in, and the plums have been picked. The thought of moving my aquaponic system out to my garden has crossed my mind, and I am in the process of planning it out; it will be nice to be … Read More
Ill. Announces Launch of Homegrown By Heroes™
August 6, 2014 Illinois veterans soon will have the opportunity to leverage a national branding campaign to help market their farm products. The Homegrown By Heroes initiative, a product labeling program, will allow Illinois farmers, ranchers, and fishermen who have served or are still serving in any branch of the U.S. military to use a special logo on their agricultural products. Farmer training and education also are large components of the initiative, which will make informational resources available to veterans desiring to farm in the state. … Read More
Health Screenings Aug. 21 in Sullivan
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, August 21 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212. SBL Lincolnland Home Care, Lincolnland Hospice and Lincolnland Home Medical will also sponsor bingo from 9–10 a.m. following the blood pressure clinic. … Read More
Serving Up Fish
Recent Obituaries: Shirley Caspary
Shirley Caspary Shirley A. Weber Brummett Caspary, 77, of Sullivan died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday Aug. 2, 2014 in Carle Hospital in Urbana. Memorial services will be held at noon Wednesday in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mattoon. Following private internment services, the St. John’s Ladies Guild will provide a meal at the church. Receptions will be held 5-8 p.m. Tuesday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan and one hour prior to the memorial service at the church. … Read More
Recent Obituaries: Ruth E. Merold
Ruth E. Merold Ruth E. Merold, 76, of Sullivan died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday July 30 in Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan will visitation 5-7 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. … Read More
Medicare is Here to Stay
July 30, 2014 By Gerald Tilley Social Security Dist. Manager Decatur Medicare went into effect 48 years ago on July 1, 1966. Earlier that same year, Medicare workers went door to door trying to get seniors to sign up. Medicare was not the cornerstone then that it is today, and people did not know whether it was going to work for the long haul. Now, nearly half a century later, Medicare remains one of the most popular government programs in the nation. We can’t see the future, but one thing’s for sure: Medicare is here to stay. Medicare provides health … Read More
Red Apple Goes Up in Flames
July 30, 2014 Box-alarm fire devastates local restaurant by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com A blaze that lasted nearly two hours ravaged a restaurant in Sullivan Tuesday morning. The Red Apple Family Restaurant caught fire shortly before 8:30 a.m. Tuesday according to Sullivan fire captain Chris Wright. Emergency personnel were paged out at 8:23 a.m. with the first fire company arriving at 8:25 a.m. Initial observations by emergency personnel included heavy dark smoke and fire coming out the back of the restaurant. The first company entered the building only to discover zero visibility and that the fire was actually located above them … Read More