Photo by Crystal Reed.
Andrew Fultz of Bethany casts his vote on Election day at the Bethany Firehouse.

•November 11, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The elections were held last Tuesday and the county saw one of the highest turnouts ever.
In the 2020 Moultrie County election Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England reported that there were over 3,000 people that went to the polls. There were 1,809 people that voted during early voting and 1,163 that voted by mail.
When it came to voting on the State of Illinois Constitutional amendment there were 1,477 votes for yes and 5,089 votes for no. There was also a referendum question for Illinois separation that received 4,610 yes votes and 1,969 no votes.
There were six candidates that ran for four County Board seats. Totals for the county board race were Elizabeth Houser 4,769; J. John Fayhee 3,854; Larry R. Baker 3,799; Neil Bryan 3,623; Rita Florey 2,549 and Gary P. Smith 2,417. Read More

•November 11, 2020•
The Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development is having its annual Holiday Elf Hunt. There will be an elf hiding in 16 local businesses and shoppers are tasked with visiting at least six of those business and finding the elf so that they can fill out a card.
According to Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development Director Laurrie Minor, the promotion is a way to get people to visit local businesses. “There are families that do this promotion with their kids every year,” she said. Read More