Photo by Crystal Reed
Ag Program at Library
Amanda Sanner (right) presented an ag program at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 26. The program was about vegetables and what part of each vegetable is eaten. Children made a craft to help them remember what part of the vegetables you eat. Sanner is pictured above with Mara Inman (left).
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Great Day For A Car Show and Barbecue Competition
Vehicles and barbecue were side by side in Dalton City on July 31 during the car show.
Photo by Crystal Reed
All Wheel Extravaganza
The car show in Dalton City this past Sunday is called an all wheel extravaganza and they mean it. Cars, trucks, motorcycles, tractors and even a Hot Wheels Cadillac could be seen on display. Pictured are a 2016 Hot Wheels Cadillac and a 2000 Harley Softtail motorcycle.
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Car Show In Dalton City
A car show was held in Dalton City on Sunday, July 31. Pictured is a 1955 Ford F100 that was brought by Dorothy Durflinger.
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Smoke N Rods BBQ Competition
Along with the car show in Dalton City on Sunday there was also a barbecue competition. Pictured are Cindy Whitby and Kurt Fenton who competed in that event.
Walleye Fest
Some scenes from the Walleye Fest in Findlay over the weekend.
•August 3, 2022•
Illinois Amish Heritage Center recently announced that it has been awarded a Tourism Attractions & Festivals Grant of $305,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to help revitalize tourism in Illinois and improve our local economies. IAHC records indicate that 45% of visitors to the site are from outside of Illinois, bringing tourists and business to our community. Read More
•August 3, 2022•
According to Moultrie County State’s Attorney Tracy Weaver, a discovery recount was conducted at the courthouse on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26 and 27. Present were Lisa Ozier and her legal counsel and poll watcher, Linda Qualls and her legal counsel and poll watcher, representatives from the Moultrie County Clerk’s Office including Pam Wittkowski and Jamie Helton, four election judges, Ken Gibson from Liberty Systems, LLC, Weaver and Assistant State’s Attorney Elizabeth Dobson. Weaver said that four precincts were chosen by Ms. Ozier to be reviewed in the discovery recount and they were Dora, Jonathan Creek, Lowe and Whitley. Read More
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Bounce House
Children enjoyed a variety of activities including a bounce house, bags and other activities during the Sullivan First United Methodist Church Music Festival on Saturday, July 23.
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Live Music
Jeff Mayberry was another performer at the Music Festival held on Saturday. Also playing were Michael Dean Lewis and Jake and Mikayla with full band.
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Music Festival
Michael Dean Lewis plays during the Sullivan First United Methodist Church Music Festival held Saturday, July 23.
•July 27, 2022•
by Ariana Cherry
NP Writer
The recent ALAH School Board meeting was shorter than usual as there were no principal reports, and it had to be held on a different evening since there were a few board members who needed to arrange their summer schedules. Despite the public portion of the meeting being brief, there were still a few comments about the school referendum that didn’t quite get enough votes to pass during the local election.
“We can all be proud of the process we developed. I’ve had several people from the community asking me where we are going to go from here, and I tell them I am not sure just yet. We will take a breath, regroup and talk about how we want to move forward. I appreciate everyone who turned out to vote, and I know there was a lot of passion. Perhaps next time we will encourage more participation and provide more education. I commend our communities in our district that were involved with the referendum, but I think we will have to go back to the drawing board,” Superintendent Shannon Cheek said. Read More
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Solar Ovens
Children in the summer reading program at Lovington Library created solar ovens on Tuesday, July 12. They were given ingredients for s’mores so they could test out their solar ovens at home. Pictured is Jenna Herschberger with her decorated solar oven.
Photo by Crystal Reed
SDS Crew Treated To Ice Cream
On Friday July 15, it was rainy but that didn’t dampen the spirits of children in the Sullivan Dance Studio crew. Country Financial, the Houser agency, treated children to ice cream at the Sullivan Bakery. Pictured are the SDS crew, Elizabeth and Kyler Houser and Jorjia Clements of the Houser Agency.
•July 20, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The county board approved a motion to distribute $90,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Moultrie County Beacon for loss of revenue related to the inability to have the Light House Cafe open and the annual Otto Center fundraiser. Treasurer Stephanie Helmuth said a review is necessary because some of the calculations are loss of revenue and some due to loss of residents in general. The committee agreed that the loss of revenue from Light House Cafe and Otto Center fundraiser were directly impacted by COVID-19.
Tyler Graven said that the roofing project on the Moultrie County courthouse is moving along. The Building and Grounds committee will have a meeting Wednesday, August 3 at which time the county farm will be discussed. County Clerk Georgia England noted that the farm had been advertised for two weeks, but they had received no applications. It has been placed in the paper as a legal ad, but she suggested running it as a regular advertisement. Read More