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Coy retires from IDOT
Ron Coy retired from the Illinois Department of Transportation after 25 years of service at the end of 2021.
Coy retires from IDOT
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Sullivan Township Precincts redrawn
•January 12, 2022•
New Voter Identification cards will be mailed to all registered voters in Sullivan Township in mid-January. The Voters Precinct and Polling Location will be in red on these cards. It is very important that Sullivan Township voters review the new Voter ID card to make sure they go to the correct Precinct and Poll Location on Election Day. Reminder: The date for the General Primary Election is June 28, 2022.
The Moultrie County Board passed a Resolution to Re-establish Voting Precinct Lines in Sullivan Township at their July 15, 2021 Board meeting. As a result of that meeting, Sullivan Township precinct sizes now range from 459 to 609 registered voters. Read More
City Council Split on Establishment of Chief of Staff Position
•January 12, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Sullivan City Council had a split vote on whether to establish the position of chief of staff for the city of Sullivan. The vote taken was 2-2. Commissioner Doug Booker was absent. “I’ve changed my position on it,” Commissioner Mike Fowler said. “It’s too much like the city administrator.”
Commissioner Abbey Sherwood announced that the city would be taking bids for a UTV utility vehicle. Bids will be received until 5 p.m., February 14, and should be submitted by mail. Commissioner Chuck Woodworth said the crew is working on installing bigger Nextgrid meters. Read More
ALAH Cheerleader performs at VRBO Citrus Bowl
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Layna Kapp is pictured.
•January 12, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Layna Kapp, an ALAH High School senior from Lovington, performed at the VRBO Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida on January 1. The game between Iowa and Kentucky was played at Camping World Stadium.
Kapp said that her cheer coach set up a home camp through the Universal Cheer Association. During the camp, tryouts were held and three girls qualified to perform at the bowl game. Kapp was the only one able to travel to Orlando to perform. Read More
Local Agencies report Call Counts for 2021
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Call counts have come in from fire, police and ambulance departments in our local area. Some towns have seen an increase in calls while others have not.
•January 12, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Our local fire departments, ambulance services and police departments work hard to keep citizens safe, and in case of emergency, extinguish fires, respond to car accidents and other life happenings. They work long hours, and at times, their plans for the day will change at a moment’s notice. Agencies in Windsor, Findlay, Arthur, Bethany, Sullivan and Lovington were contacted for their call counts in 2020 and 2021.
The Sullivan Police Department received 2,030 calls in 2020 and 1,930 in 2021. Sullivan Fire Department separates their call counts by ambulance transport and fire and rescue calls which include things such as fires, motor vehicle accidents and lift assists. They calculate by fiscal year which ends on June 30. Read More
Tax Filing Delay for Taxpayers
•January 12, 2022•
Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Revenue announced that victims of severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes beginning December 10, 2021 now have until May 16, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make income tax payments.
“As Illinois communities build back from December’s severe storms, my administration is committed to supporting the recovery process every step of the way,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Residents who live or have a business in the impacted area won’t have to worry about incurring penalties and interest on their state or federal tax deadlines until May, giving them additional time to gather essential paperwork and get their affairs in order on the road to rebuild.”
Following a disaster proclamation issued by Governor Pritzker, tax filing relief is now available to taxpayers who live or have a business in Bond, Cass, Coles, Effingham, Fayette, Jersey, Macoupin, Madison, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie, Pike and Shelby counties.
The tax relief postpones various tax filing deadlines and relieves certain late payment penalties starting on December 10. As a result, affected individuals and businesses will have until May 16 to file returns and pay any income taxes that were originally due during this period. This includes 2021 individual income tax returns due on April 18, as well as various 2021 business returns normally due on March 15 and April 18.
Impacted taxpayers also have until the May 16 deadline to make quarterly estimated income tax payments due on January 18 and April 18 without incurring penalties. Among other things, this means that individual taxpayers can defer making the fourth quarter estimated tax payment, normally due January 18, 2022, and instead include it with the 2021 return they file, on or before May 16.
Furthermore, no penalties will be assessed on the quarterly withholding income tax returns normally due on January 31 and May 2, 2022 provided they are filed by the May 16 deadline, nor on late payments of withholding income tax due between December 10 and December 26, as long as the required payments were made by December 27, 2021.
If filing a return via postal mail, taxpayers should write “Tornado-December 2021” on the top of their returns in red. If filing electronically, taxpayers must notify the department that their return will be delayed by emailing REV.DisasterRelief@Illinois.gov. They should provide their full name, account number (if using a social security number, only include the last four digits), mailing address and an estimate of when they believe they can file or pay their taxes.
Rader Benefit Reverse Raffle Tickets
•January 12, 2022•
There will be a benefit for Sheila Benton Rader in late February. Currently the committee members Pam Anklam, Tina Webb, Martina Emrick, Brittany Rader and Becky Hill are selling reverse raffle tickets and seeking donations for the silent auction and bake sale. Reverse raffle tickets can be purchased by contacting any committee member. Cost is $50 with only 100 tickets sold. Grand prize is $1,000. To donate to the silent auction contact Pam Anklam at 201-0662 or Tina Webb at 521-2514. To donate baked goods for the bake sale contact Martina Emrick at 413-0371 or Tina Webb at 521-2514.
Landreth makes Dean’s List
•January 12, 2022•
A local student has made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester at Maryville College in Maryville, Tenn. Consideration for the Dean’s List is open to full-time students who have a grade point average of at least 3.6 in all work undertaken, no grade below a “C” and no incompletes for the semester. Among those named to the Dean’s List is Hannah Landreth of Bethany. Landreth is majoring in Finance/Accounting.
Fender earns Dean’s List Recognition
•January 12, 2022•
Anna Fender of Sullivan has been named to the 2021 fall semester Dean’s List at Ohio Wesleyan University. To earn Dean’s List recognition, Ohio Wesleyan students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale in all applicable classes.
Sullivan Town Wide Rummage Sales
•January 12, 2022•
The 2022 Sullivan town wide rummage sales are scheduled for the first weekend in June (June 3 & 4).