•July 13, 2022•
Petersen Health Care has announced the closure of Mason Point in Sullivan on September 12, 2022. The decision to cease operations was made necessary due largely to unsustainable, poor financial performance due to longstanding state of Illinois reimbursement shortfalls, the current regulatory environment, the cost of maintaining the aging physical plants, and the many challenges caused by the ongoing pandemic, most notably staffing and labor issues. Read More
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City Council Has First Reading Of Appropriations Ordinance
•July 13, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The City Council had the first reading of the appropriations ordinance during Monday night’s meeting during which Bob Ingram had questions concerning the ordinance. “This is not the actual budget,” Mayor Richard Glazebrook said. “If we were to buy the property behind us or to the side of us, it’s in the appropriation so we could do it.”
Treasurer Sarah Golden said that concerning the appropriations ordinance there is no specific land or building they have discussed purchasing at this time for the city building. Commissioner Abbey Sherwood stated that at a previous meeting the council had voted publicly that the city would be rebuilding the city building of two stories at the original location on the square. Read More
Sullivan Fire Department Offering Cadet Program
Photo by R.R. Best
The first two cadets in the Sullivan Fire Department’s cadet program are Konnor Randol and Landry Still. The department plans to have two academies per year in January and July.
•July 13, 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Sullivan Fire Department is offering a program for teens who have an interest in working as a firefighter in the future. The cadet program is for 16-18-year-olds and is a three-month academy that the department is offering in-house on topics including equipment, CPR and ladders. It is a foundation program getting participants acquainted with how the department does things. Read More
4th of July in Sullivan 2022
Photos by Crystal Reed 4th of July Scenes from the 4th of July celebrations in Sullivan Monday. More photos are inside.
Moultrie County Residents Vote In Election Primary
•July 6, 2022•
Moultrie County residents had the opportunity to exercise their right to vote last Tuesday, June 28. Residents cast their votes for county officials and congressional and state officials. The results that came out of this recent election are unofficial will not be finalized until Tuesday, July 12.
The unofficial results for County Clerk were recorded as Lisa Ozier 1,388 votes and Linda Qualls at 1,392 votes as of last Tuesday night. According to Jamie Helton, election deputy with the Moultrie County Clerk’s office, the results are not yet final because they must wait to allow for absentee ballots to come in the mail. She said that there are 4 ballots that were absentee that they are waiting to get back.
Stephanie Helmuth ran unopposed for the county treasurer’s seat. Also running unopposed for county sheriff was Gary Carroll.
More results were:
County Board
Aaron Wilhelm 1,501 10.59%
Marsha Kirby 1,353 9.54%
Julie R. Kinert 1,208 8.52%
Larry Wayne Stacy Jr. 782 5.52% Read More
Bethany Celebration 2022
Photo by Crystal Reed
Bethany Celebration Opening Ceremony
Bethany Celebration Grand Marshal Orville “Punch” Martin (center) cuts the ribbon during the opening ceremony with the help of Bethany Celebration royals. Royalty was (left side): Miss Madalyne McPheeters, Little Miss Khali Creek and (right side) Young Miss Livie Lane and Junior Miss Lydia Webner.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Throwing Candy
Rob Young of Moultrie County Pest Control and others had plenty of candy to throw to young parade goers in Bethany.
Photo by Crystal Reed
OV Band
The Okaw Valley band played music as they marched down the parade route on Saturday.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Car Show
Bob Weltig with his 1955 Ford F-150. He received the Queen’s Choice award during the Bethany Celebration Car Show.
Photo by Crystal Reed
Carnival Fun
Knox Reid holds on while on a bull ride that was at the Bethany Celebration this past weekend.
Moultrie-Sullivan Fair 2022
Photo by Crystal Reed
Moultrie-Sullivan Fair
The Moultrie-Sullivan Fair took place on Friday, June 24 and Saturday, June 25. Events included cattle, goats, rabbits, swine and horse and pony shows as well as arts and crafts and agricultural products entries. Pictured above is a photo from the cattle show. We will be printing results in a future issue of the News Progress.
Summer Reading at Sullivan Preschool
Photo by Crystal Reed
Summer Reading at Sullivan Preschool
The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library brought summer reading activities to Sullivan Preschool last week. Children were able to pick out designs to make shrinky dinks which were then put on keychains. Pictured is Autumn Mason working on coloring in a design for the craft project.
Diamond Rio Heads the Entertainment at the 91st Moultrie-Douglas County Fair
•June 29, 2022•
by Doris Elmore
Guest Writer
Ninety-one incredible years of fun awaits you at the Moultrie-Douglas County Fair July 5-9 at the fairgrounds in Arthur. It is earlier this year, and follows on the tail of July 4 celebrations, but it just means the festivities just keep on coming.
With much excitement, the Moultrie-Douglas Fair Board is proud to welcome Diamond Rio in concert on Saturday, July 9. They will be on stage at 8:30 p.m. We have known of Diamond Rio for many years, and now we will see them in person, gracing our very own stage. Diamond Rio is an American country music band. They were founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, TN, and were originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. Read More
Moultrie Amateur Radio Klub Hosts Field Day in Sullivan
Photo by Ellen Ferrera
Moultrie Amateur Radio Klub President Mike Morris with a ham radio made in Ukraine.
•June 29, 2022•
by Ellen Ferrera
NP Writer
On Saturday, June 25 a group of ham radio operators from central Illinois gathered at the Boy Scout cabin in Wyman Park to celebrate their annual Field Day.
Since 1933, Field Day has been celebrated by amateur radio operators and clubs in the U.S. and throughout the world. The primary purpose of the Field Day is to practice and demonstrate emergency procedures; although, each club may determine their own activities.
So how did this very popular hobby of being a ham radio operator begin? In 1888 Heinrich Rudof proved that radio waves existed, and they were adapted into a communication system in the 1890s by the Italian inventor Gugliuelmo Marconi. People then began experimenting with this “wireless telegraphy” – the term “radio” was not yet in use- and it soon expanded worldwide.
By 1908 the students at Columbia University formed the Wireless Telegraph Club of Columbia University which is the earliest recorded formation of an amateur radio club. By 1910 there were thousands of transmitters set up in the U.S. The Radio Act of 1912 began U.S. federal licensing of amateur operators and stations. All amateur radio operators in the U.S. must be licensed by the FCC and pass a 3-tier test. Read More