by Sharon Barricklow
After voters approved creating the post of a Sullivan City Manager during the spring elections, the City Council is moving forward with plans to recruit and hire someone to fill that role.
The council has been discussing the parameters of the city manager position and agreed Monday night, August 10, to work with Interim Solutions, LLC to recruit an interim and permanent city manager.
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•August 19, 2026•
by Jamie Crosier
As families prepared for the start of a new school year, C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation helped 104 Moultrie County children with some of the expenses that come with heading back to the classroom.
Through its School Supply Program, C.E.F.S. assisted families with school supplies during a time of year that can bring several expenses at once, including school fees and clothing.
Crystal Edwards with C.E.F.S. said the organization understands the effect those costs can have on a family’s budget.
“Because many of our staff members and clients have families, we understand the financial impact that the back-to-school season can bring,” Edwards said. “The School Supply Program is one way we can help ease that burden.”
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•August 19, 2026•
by Jamie Crosier
Isn’t it amazing how quickly we can adjust to darkness?
I notice this most nights when I go to bed early. My husband graciously takes care of the last-minute tasks like locking the doors, turning off lights and making sure everything is settled while I crawl into bed and enjoy the rare gift of quiet.
As the night goes on, and let’s be honest, in midlife that can mean getting out of bed more than once, something interesting happens.
By the second trip across the bedroom, I don’t even bother turning on a light. I know exactly where the dresser is, how to avoid the corner of the bed and which floorboard will creak if I step on it.
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•August 19, 2026•
The 2026 4-H livestock shows were held at the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair in Arthur on Monday, July 28 and Tuesday, July 29. Thirty Moultrie-Douglas 4-H members participated in showing their animals on both evenings at the fair.
Poultry Show Results
Poultry Champions: Grand Champion Female Poultry Brently Carnahan, Reserve Grand Champion Female Poultry Lilly Wince, Grand Champion Male Poultry Juliana Holmes, Reserve Grand Champion Male Poultry Lilly Wince, Grand Champion Dozen Eggs Lela Prosser
Poultry Showmanship
Age 8-11: Grand Champion Showman Juliana Holmes, Reserve Grand Champion Showman Lilly Wince
Age 12-14: Grand Champion Showma: Roxi Clark
Read MoreRev. Glenn Strohschein
Rev. Glenn Lawrence Strohschein, Emeritus, 84, of Sullivan passed away surrounded by his loving family at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon.
Read MoreJudi Hansen
Judi L. Hansen, 65, of Mattoon, formerly of Arthur, passed away at 4:51 p.m. Thursday, August 13, 2026 in Willow Breeze Hospice House, Mattoon.
Read MoreBrenda Bassett
Brenda G. Bassett, 83, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:35 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2026 in her residence.
Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026 in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan.
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Engineers from Homer L. Chastain and Associates were in the county to conduct a survey of potential fallout shelters for the Moultrie County Civic Defense Unit. The buildings surveyed were St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, the Christian Church and the Methodist Church, all in Lovington; Cadwell school in Cadwell; the Masonic Temple, Civic Center, Methodist Church and Christian Church, in Sullivan; the Methodist and Christian churches both in Gays; the St. Isidore Roman Catholic Church in Dalton City and the Bethany Manufacturing Company and the new part of the high school in Bethany.
Senator Paul H. Douglas, Democratic candidate for the re-election, was in Sullivan for a rally on the square.
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•August 19, 2026•
by Jamie Crosier
A line of Jeeps will once again travel through several Moultrie County communities this September, raising money to help veterans facing unexpected needs while inviting the public to take part in a day of community support.
The second annual Warrior Wheels Run, organized by Jeeps of Moultrie County and Surrounding Areas, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12. Registration begins at 10 a.m. at the Sullivan VFW, with participants departing at noon. All vehicles are welcome to join the ride, although Jeeps will lead the route.
The event was created last year after organizer Ed Briscoe was approached by a veteran who asked whether the nonprofit Jeep group could organize a fundraiser for veterans in need.
“This isn’t just a Jeep run, it’s a mission,” Briscoe said.
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•August 19, 2026•
by Jamie Crosier
When Dave Cole began as executive director of Moultrie County Counseling Center in March 2003, the agency was serving about 100 clients a year and operating from the basement of the Fields/Wright Medical building.
More than 23 years later, Cole is preparing to retire from the leadership position of an organization that served 447 clients during its most recent fiscal year and has grown from four counselors and therapists to nine.
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