•September 14, 2016•

Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England has announced that Sullivan CUSD #300 Board candidate packets for the April 4, 2017 Consolidated Election will be available for pickup September 19, 2016 in the Moultrie County Clerk’s office located in the Courthouse, 10 S. Main, Ste. 6 in Sullivan.

Candidate petitions for Sullivan School Board cannot be circulated for signatures until Tuesday September 20, 2016. Filing of petitions will be in the county clerk’s office beginning Monday December 12, 2016 to Monday December 19, 2016. Hours of filing are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. except on the last day of filing when the office will remain open until 5 p.m. If two or more candidates file their petitions simultaneously as of the opening hour of the filing period (December 12) or within the last hour of the filing period (December 19), a lottery will be held December 21 at 9 a.m. in the county clerk’s office to determine candidate placement on the April 4, 2017 Consolidated ballot. Read More

•September 14, 2016•

The oldest known Amish house in Illinois is about to be moved Tuesday, September 20 to a new home at the newly established Illinois Amish Museum and Heritage Center just west of Chesterville. The house was built by Moses Yoder shortly after his arrival in Illinois in 1865. Yoder, Daniel Miller and Daniel Otto and their families were the first Amish immigrants to settle near Arthur in that year.

Moses Yoder’s house along with a second house built in 1882 by later immigrant Daniel Schrock, were saved from demolition in 1999. They have been in storage behind Yoder’s Kitchen in Arthur ever since waiting for a new home.

The houses originally were going to be located in Rockome Gardens to become part of the Illinois Amish Museum located there. With the conversion of Rockome to a wildlife park, however, both the houses and the Amish Museum were left without a home until land was recently acquired one half mile west of Chesterville on Illinois Route 133.  Read More

Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens

25 Years Ago This Week

Twenty- five players are on the Bethany Mustangs football team this year with the majority of the team being experienced seniors. Seven juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen are added to the roster. Returning senior starters include Greg Dickens, Rick Shutter, Gabe Miller, Ben Osman, Steve Van Loon, Eric Ashley and Ryan Martin. Other seniors include Shane Weybright, Terry Still and David Snyder.

Forming new friendships is the aim of a new singles group in Sullivan known as the Kindred Spirits which was formed in May. The group, spearheaded by Sullivan residents Wanda Hall, Olene Hunter, and Helen Standerfer, is for singles, widows, widowers and divorcees of all ages who are interested in meeting others and participating in social activities.

Ten members of the Sullivan cross country team started off together during a dual meet with Shelbyville and Argenta-Oreana, held last week in Wyman Park. Powered by performances of Katie Tice, Kari Kendall and Kristy Jesse, the Lady Redskins were victors in the meet.

Just two weeks away, huge quantities of traffic and many new elevator and coffee shop topics will descend on Dalton City during the 1991 Farm Progress Show planned for Sept. 24-26 on the Boggs, Harris and Orris farms. Read More

•September 7, 2016•

Two of the oldest banks in the county are merging to form First Community Bank of Moultrie County.

Ray Duncan, Chairman of the Board of First National Bank of Sullivan (est. 1905) and Chairman and CEO of Hardware State Bank (est.1885) of Lovington, announced the formation of First Community Bank of Moultrie County this week.

“First Community Bank of Moultrie County is only a name change,” stated Duncan. “All decisions will continue to be made locally.”

The merger will provide the new bank with more resources as it looks to provide customers with additional services from further investment in technology and product lines. Read More

•September 7, 2016•

September is National Preparedness Month and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is joining with emergency management agencies throughout the state and across the U.S. to encourage people to spend a few moments during the month on disaster preparedness.

The campaign’s theme, ‘Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today’, urges people to set aside time to discuss emergency plans with family members and develop a plan to stay safe when disaster strikes. The month-long preparedness drive will conclude on September 30 with ‘American’s PrepareAthon,’ a national day of action. Read More