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City Council discusses Net Metering and Interconnection Ordinance Amendments

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•March 16 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Sullivan City Council held a regular meeting on Monday. Due to the absence of commissioners Chuck Woodworth and Doug Booker, some items under new or unfinished business were postponed until the next meeting.
Lee Beckman of Milano and Grunloh reported that for the water plant project, contract 1 is Grunloh Construction, contract 2 is All Service and contract 3 is Grunloh Building. Grunloh Construction was actually the lowest bidder. He was unable to look at the numbers in detail due to the bid opening being a short time before the special meeting.
The contracts were awarded during a special meeting on March 1. Preconstruction meeting for that project is on March 30. On the Bernius project, everything has been approved, and engineering was started. Read More

Moultrie County Board Sets Salaries for Elected Officials

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•March 16 2022•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Moultrie County Board set salaries for elected officials during their monthly meeting. A motion was approved to establish the Moultrie County Clerk starting salary (12/1/2022) set at $52,000 with an annual raise set for the second year (FY24) at 3%, third year (FY25) at 4% and the fourth year at 4% (FY26). The annual stipend is $6,500 per year.
The board also approved the Moultrie County Treasurer starting salary (12/1/2022) set at $58,527.04 with annual raises set for the second year (FY24) at $1,820, third year (FY25) at $1,820 and fourth year (FY26) at $1,820. The annual stipend is $6,500 per year. The salary for Moultrie County Sheriff was set at a starting salary of $78,000 with annual raises set for the second year at 4%, third year at 4% and fourth year at 4%. The annual stipend is set at $6,500 per year.
The board also approved a resolution establishing that Moultrie County Board members are to receive $75.00 per member associated meeting with a maximum of $75.00 per day allowed if any member attends more than one meeting in any given day, effective December 1, 2022. Read More

Hershberger/Miller Barn Work Progresses

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Working on the roof
The first week of disassembling the Hershberger/Miller barn involved the removal of roof panels.

•March 9, 2022•
Work to disassemble the Hershberger/Miller barn started the week of February 14, and, as of last Friday, there was very little left to be taken down. The timbers will be shipped to the facilities of Trillium Dell Timber Works in Galesburg for restoration or replacement as needed. A traditional barn raising is planned for the fall. This will be coordinated by Trillium Dell staff and involve interested public and Amish from the local as well as other Amish areas.
The Hershberger/Miller barn was constructed three miles west of Arthur in 1879. The large, five bay, Pennsylvania-style barn features the typical forebay overhang on the east side and a drive-in threshing floor on the west side. On the lower level are stalls for six draft horses, pens for various livestock and the milking bay along with grain and feed bins. The upper level is open for hay and grain storage. Read More

Sullivan Schools Begin Public Series on Facility Needs

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•March 9, 2022•
By Ellen Ferrera
NP Writer

The Sullivan Middle School gym was the location for the first of a three-part series of public forums to assess future facility needs for all three schools.
The meeting was held 6:30-8 p.m., Monday, February 28. Eight large tables with seating for 10 people each were arranged in the gym. All seats were filled with an almost equal number of teachers and community members. Read More

2022 Sullivan FFA Auction

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Sullivan FFA Auction
Sullivan FFA held a complimentary dinner and live auction on Saturday, March 5 in the Sullivan High School gym. One of the items auctioned off was a piggy bank that had traveled to various places around Sullivan and those who wanted to make a donation placed it in the bank. Pictured are Sullivan FFA members with the “Feed the Pig” piggy bank.

Sullivan Singers Preview Shows

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Sullivan Singers
Sullivan Singers and Singers Jr. had two preview shows on Saturday, February 26 in the Sullivan High School gym. During the program both groups performed their competition shows. At the two showtimes there were also students that were spotlighted by singing their solo competition solos.

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Sullivan Singers Jr.
Sullivan Singers Jr. performing their competition show at the preview night held last Saturday, February 26. Both groups will compete next at Glenwood High School in Chatham on March 4 and 5.

Janet England retires from Sullivan VFW

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Janet England retires from Sullivan VFW
The evening of Friday, February 25 a celebration was held for Janet England at the Sullivan VFW. England retired from volunteering at the VFW after 18 years. She is pictured with a quilt that was made from some of her Sullivan VFW t-shirts.

Windsor FFA celebrates FFA week 2022

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Windsor FFA celebrates FFA week
The Windsor High School FFA finished out FFA week last week with different games at the end of the school day. There was hay bale stacking, donut on a string and a corn on the cob eating contest. Pictured is a student competing in the corn on the cob eating contest.

Moultrie County Spelling Bee

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Moultrie County Spelling Bee
The Moultrie County Spelling Bee was held last Friday in the Sullivan High School gym. There were six contestants. The final two were first place-Mary Crist and second place-Brynner Johnson. Both will move on to the Regional Bee on March 12 at Richland Community College.

Several Positions in Need of Filling in ALAH School District

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•March 2, 2022•
by Ariana Cherry
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Several visitors filled the room at the ALAH School District board meeting held February 16. Some of those visitors included Ed Collar, the new Economic Developer for Simply Arthur and the members of the Facility Team. Collar gave the board a brief history about how Simply Arthur was started and exactly what the organization does. He commented on what a wonderful community Arthur is as well as its school district. “In all my years, I’ve never seen what school districts have had to deal with in the last two years. Thank-you for what you have done,” Collar said.
Supt. Shannon Cheek reported that there was one transportation report to be released that was not ahead of schedule. The district also received a significant donation worth about $3,500 from Carstin Brands which was related to the renovation of the FCF room.
Cheek mentioned that there is one transportation report to be released that is not ahead of schedule. Read More