Moultrie County Health Department Announces Confirmed 10th COVID-19 Case

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•May 22, 2020• SULLIVAN, IL, May 22, 2020 – The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) has confirmed the tenth case of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) in Moultrie County. The patient is a female in her 50s and is recovering at home in isolation. Public health officials are contacting and verifying all close contacts. To date, 297 Moultrie County residents have been tested for COVID-19. Of those tests, 10 have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. To reduce the risk of infection and help contain the spread of COVID-19, everyone should use effective hand washing, keep a physical distance of six feet … Read More

Correction

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•May 20, 2020• In the May 13 edition of the News Progress story First Community Bank donates a correction in titles: Reid Molzen is President and CEO of FCB , Ray Duncan is Chairman of the Board. … Read More

Real Estate Tax Bills Mailed, First Installment Due in July

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•May 20, 2020• After much discussion with the levying bodies, the State’s Attorney, and county board members made the difficult decision to maintain the tax cycle and mailing of tax bills as we have always done in the past. We know these times have been trying for many, but we also know we need to keep moving forward. We reviewed the Illinois State Statutes and the requirements by law for the tax due dates and levying body distributions. … Read More

Did You Know? at Okaw Valley HS

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•May 20, 2020• Okaw Valley High School has been offering a “Did you know?” social media project over the last school year. These items were included recently: The 2020 Senior Okaw Valley High School baseball players were 69-19 in their high school career entering the 2020 season? Did you know OVHS has a brand new athletic complex which consists of a brand new baseball field? Did you know that since the beginning of the 14-15 season, which ended in a 4th place finish at state, the baseball team has a record of 120-31… a .741 winning percentage?[/s2If] … Read More

A Shout Out to SHS Alumnus Amanda Glazebrook

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IBCA Hall of Famer By Jason Brown NP Sports While the Basketball Museum of Illinois in Elburn is currently closed because of the pandemic shutdown, the Museum’s Twitter account gave a shout out to Sullivan alumnus Amanda Glazebrook. On May 11, the Museum’s Twitter account posted three photos of Glazebrook, who is an IBCA Hall of Famer, with the follow tweet. “During the 1990-91 season, Amanda Glazebrook, playing pt. guard, led Sullivan H.S. to the State Title going 35-0. From 1987 -1991, Sullivan was 105 -14. Amanda attended ISU & had 239 assists. We are proud to call her an … Read More

New Human Resource Director for West & Co.

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•May 20, 2020• Christine Ward has joined West & Company, LLC as Director of Human Resources. Chris has an extensive background in human resources, as well as experience in the areas of information systems, quality assurance and control, project management and training methodologies.  As Director of Human Resources, Chris will be devoting substantial time to the current issues relating to FFCRA and CARES, both for West & Company’s internal needs and also to serve as a resource for clients.  She will also be working with the management group in developing a convenient online payroll processing option for new and existing … Read More

Mental Health is Important Everywhere, Every Month

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•May 20, 2020• Moultrie Counseling Center in Sullivan deals with mental health issues on the front line every day. Now more than ever is a time for awareness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and comes at an appropriate time, as we are all struggling on some level with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the virus, anxiety about the pandemic is contagious, so we need to work to maintain our own emotional equilibrium. This is especially true for so many on the front lines of COVID, including behavioral health professionals. We are proud to recognize Mental Health Month … Read More

Townwide Rummage

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•May 20, 2020• The annual Sullivan Townwide Rummage Sales is scheduled for Friday, June 5 and Saturday June 6. As people gather together again to shop for great deals and or get rid of stuff that is no longer needed Listings will be placed in the June 3 edition of the News Progress. Sign up free! Return the form in the newspaper to Sullivan IGA, The News Progress at 100 W. Monroe or email to: rvl@newsprogress.com by May 29. … Read More