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Remembering Who We Are………83

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Traveling on the Springfield Road (part 2)


•November 12, 2025•

by Janet Roney

The time is 1837. Young Mary Parkinson’s family is traveling across the prairie in Douglas County in a group with two other families (26 people in all) and seven loaded wagons. Her letters to her sister back in Vermont, printed in a 1909 issue of the Journal of American History, are the earliest account I have found of traveling on the old Springfield Road that went across the northern part of Moultrie County.

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A Look Back: 11-12-2025

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Moultrie County Public Health and Safety Committee met on November 4th, with chair Arlene Aschermann leading the discussion on the E911 system, which is at the stage where the individual mapping addresses for the municipalities are entered. The committee toured the Charleston 911 communication headquarters last month, receiving an update on the completion of the cooperative Moultrie-Coles County emergency system.

The Lakeland College Dental Hygiene Program offered free dental cleanings through the month of November for Veterans Appreciation Month. 

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Taxes, cats and pennies at city council meeting

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•November 12, 2025•

by Sharon Barricklow

The Sullivan City Council debuted a new ordinance for public body comment periods at their meeting Monday night, limiting the time to 30 minutes total and giving citizens up to three minutes each to ask questions or make comments. 

“I would hope people would be respectful of other people and limit their comments,” said Mayor Mike Mossman in explaining the new rules. The system seemed to work very well for most of the period with comments about inoperable motor vehicles, sewer line issues and even a thank you to the council for the work they do. But, when the subject of feral and stray cats came up, the temperature in the room heated up. 

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Multi-agency active shooter training scenario

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•November 12, 2025•

by DM Williamee

Last Saturday afternoon, November the 8th at Hydro-Gear in Sullivan, the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Office and Deputies, Dispatch, Sullivan Police Department, Sullivan Fire Protection District, Bethany Police Department, Bethany Fire Department, Lovington Police Department, local EMA CECOM, and Bethany EMS and Sullivan High School students as role-players, met in a training scenario of law enforcement, fire and EMS to coordinate a more unified response in an active shooter situation. 

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Toy Drive

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•November 12, 2025•

Heritage Woods of Sullivan is partnering with Sullivan CEFS to help bring joy to families in the Sullivan community this Christmas season. From November 12th to December 12th, they will be collecting new toys for children ages birth to 17. 

The drop-off location is at Heritage Woods of Sullivan, 20 Courtyard Blvd. 

Every donation, big or small, helps brighten a child’s holiday. Help spread kindness and cheer this holiday season.

Bethany Senior Potluck

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•November 12, 2025•

The Bethany Senior Citizen Potluck will be held on Wednesday, November 19th, at 11:00 a.m. at the Bethany library, located at 216 W Main Street. A turkey meal will be furnished. All are welcome.