SNAP-Ed Summits Bring Awareness to Hunger and Food Insecurity

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•February 28, 2024• One in eleven people in Illinois struggle with food insecurity daily, including one in nine children, according to Feeding America https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/illinois. When families are hungry, making a healthy food choice is not always an easy choice. To increase healthier outcomes for communities, SNAP Education https://extension.illinois.edu/ccdms/food-and-nutrition at University of Illinois Extension https://extension.illinois.edu and the Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion https://cphp.uic.edu/ will host two regional Illinois Hunger and Health Summits to catalyze collaboration among local, public and regional organizations working together to address food insecurity and its impact on health. … Read More

City Council Approves Items for Cedar Dale Subdivision

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•February 28, 2024• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan City Council approved two items related to the Cedar Dale Subdivision during the Monday, February 26 meeting at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. One item was the approval of a project authorization with Milano and Grunloh for the preparation of plans, specs and IEPA permits for the subdivision sewer extension and the other was awarding a quote for directional boring for the subdivision.  … Read More

IDOA Now Accepting Specialty Crop Block Grant Proposals

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•February 28, 2024• In an effort to expand the availability of fresh, locally-grown produce and strengthen the competitiveness of the state’s specialty crop industry, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) plans to distribute more than $545,000 over a three-year period thanks to funding allocated in the Specialty Crop Block Grant program in the federal Farm Bill. Application for grant funding is available on the IDOA website and must be returned to the Department by 11:59 pm on March 22, 2024. To be eligible for funding, all projects must begin in calendar year 2025. … Read More

Grammar Moses: A February Thaw — or Is It An Unthaw?

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•February 28, 2024• I know you’ve all been enjoying the balmy weather of late, despite all of the sports-related injuries as people shrug off their wintry cocoons to go hard on the golf course or basketball court without having the good sense to warm up before or cool down after. These hints of spring weather in February can make us goofy in the head and forget how old we are. The mere act of Mother Nature warming up at odd times like these prompts someone to ask: Does ice “thaw” or “unthaw”? … Read More

A Look Back…2-28-2024

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2014 A new school name had been chosen for that next year’s annexation of Arthur-Lovington and Atwood-Hammond school districts by students, and the victor wasn’t much of a stretch. The winner was Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond.  The community of Lovington reached a 750 book goal as part of a community reading program that kept track of children’s reading on bookmarks. To celebrate that endeavor Abra-Kid-Abra performed at the Lovington Public Library.  A new business opened in Bethany called Hired Hand Winery and Saloon was open in downtown Bethany. Owners were Erin and Shane Weybright. … Read More

What Brought Me to Sullivan and the Moultrie County News Progress…

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•February 28, 2024• by Crystal Reed Hi, my name is Crystal Reed and I have been the Writer for the Moultrie County News Progress since late July 2020. I have recently decided to resign my position at the publication and my last day will be Friday, March 1. When I made this decision, I weighed my options and did a lot of thinking about what I should ultimately do. In the 3 years and 7 months or so that I have served in this role, I have met many people and learned so much about the communities in Moultrie County. … Read More