•February 14, 2018•

Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England would like to remind residents of Moultrie County that the deadline to register to vote or transfer/change registration for the upcoming March 20 General Primary Election is Tuesday, February 20. Residents may register to vote at the County Clerk’s office, Moultrie County Courthouse, 2nd floor in Sullivan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Registration is also available at all Moultrie County libraries and with the Precinct Committee persons.

Requirements for registration are:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

• Must be at least 18 years of age by election day; 17 years of age to vote in a general primary if individual will be 18 as of the following general election;

• Must have been a resident of your precinct at least 30 days prior to election day.

• Two forms of identification, one showing registrant’s current address.

Have you moved or changed your name?

A few circumstances in which a person would need to re-register or change registration are: (1) A person has married or changed their name. (2) A person has moved to Moultrie County from another jurisdiction [county]. (3) A person has moved within the county; even if it would be next door, a transfer of registration is required.

Not sure that you are registered?

Call and check with the county clerk’s office at 728-4389, or go online at www.elections.il.gov and go to the link called “Registration and Polling Place Information”.

If you have any questions regarding your registration, or the upcoming election, please contact the County Clerk’s office at 728-4389 prior to the deadlines.

•February 14, 2018•

The Kathy Minor Benefit is April 14 in Lovington beginning with a 6-10 a.m. biscuit and gravy breakfast at the Church of God Life Center.

The benefit continues at 5 p.m. at Jerry’s East End with the band Whiskey River preforming, a 50/50 raffle, auction, meat board raffle, hot dogs and chips. All proceeds are to assist with medical expenses,

Minor has required hospitalization several times due to medical issues and has no insurance.

•February 7, 2018•

Voter accessibility for the March 20, 2018 General Primary Election is provided through the County Clerk’s office.

Citizens who are not registered to vote and cannot leave their home or nursing home facility because of a permanent physical disability may arrange for voter registration and voting by contacting the Moultrie County Clerk’s office.

The last day to register to vote before the March 20 General Primary Election is Tuesday, February 20 with the exception of grace period registrations and transfers between February 21 through election day.

Anyone may register at the county clerk’s office, Moultrie County Courthouse, 10 S. Main, Sullivan from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, if a person is unable to come to the courthouse, they may call the county clerk’s office, and arrangements for registration will be made.

All polling locations in Moultrie County are accessible to the elderly and persons with disabilities. Voting aids and assistance are available, if needed, in marking the ballot. If for some reason a person is unable to go to the polls on election day, they may call the clerk’s office and arrange for a Vote by Mail ballot. The last day a Vote by Mail ballot may be mailed out is Thursday, March 15. The last day to early vote in person at the county clerk’s office is March 19 with the exception of Grace Period Registration and Voting.

For further information concerning polling locations, Vote by Mail, Early Voting and Grace Period Registration/Voting, contact the Moultrie County Clerk’s office at 728-4389.

•February 7, 2018•

The Findlay American Legion Auxiliary will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive 2-6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7 at the Findlay American Legion Post home.  Refreshments will be served.

•January 31, 2018•

February 14 is National Donor Day, an annual reminder that organ donation is a life saver.

More than 118,000 people in the United States are waiting for organs, and every 10 minutes, someone is added to the national transplant waiting list, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.

Average people can make a big difference, simply by adding their names to The National Donate Life Registry. Indeed, one organ donor can save up to eight lives. You can register to become a donor at the DMV when applying for a driver’s license or by visiting registerme.org.

With more organs needed than are actually available, consider learning more