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Lovington Easter 2021

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Lovington Park Board and Volunteers
Members of the Lovington Park Board and volunteers take a moment to pose with the Easter Bunny after the Easter egg hunt last Saturday. Pictured are Nena Fridge, Krystina Myers, Robert Hall, Becky Hill, Darlene Barlow and Cara Rennert. Not pictured are Jane Franklin and Cathy Thomas.

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Meeting the Easter Bunny
Blake Benton poses for a photo with the Easter Bunny prior to the Lovington Park Board’s Easter Egg Hunt held last Saturday.

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Lovington Easter Egg Hunt
Noah Lemarr hunts for eggs and candy during the Lovington Park Board’s Easter Egg Hunt held last Saturday.

Easter Hams Donated

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Easter Hams Donated
As Easter dinner came around the Moultrie County Food Pantry received 120 hams from Sullivan IGA to give to families for Easter Sunday. The donation was made possible by one anonymous person whose spirit exemplifies the season. The IGA meat department made a special delivery on March 31 to make sure the hams arrived in time for Sunday dinner. Pictured are Cameron Eccles, IGA Meat Dept. manager Seth Cobb, Tim VanDeursen and Barry Golden.

10 Bones On The Marrowbone Barbecue Cookoff Held

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Kris Seitz of Oui Oui Oui Barbecue prepares ribs during the barbecue competition in Bethany this past weekend.

•March 31, 2021•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

Main Street in Bethany was smoky on Saturday, not because of a fire, but from barbecue. The 10 Bones On The Marrowbone barbecue competition was held to benefit the Bethany Fire Department.
According to competitor and organizer Curtis Robinson the event drew 18 competitors and three food vendors. He said that there was one competitor that came all the way from Ohio and the furthest competitor in Illinois came from Ramsey. Read More

Taylorville Man Charged With Reckless Homicide

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Dylan Tucker

•March 31, 2021•
Dylan Tucker, 25, of Taylorville, has been charged with reckless homicide in relation to a traffic crash August 19, 2020, in Moultrie County. On March 18, 2021, Tucker was charged with one count of reckless homicide and multiple traffic offenses which allege that on August 19, 2020, he was driving a vehicle on Moultrie County Road 400E at an excessive speed, failed to stop at a stop sign at CR 400E and CR 2400N, resulting in a crash which caused the death of Michael Castelli, who was driving a motorcycle westbound on CR2400N. Castelli, 52, was a resident of Lovington. Read More

Easter Eggs delivered to schools

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Easter Eggs delivered to schools
10,000 eggs were stuffed with Easter candy at Courtyard Estates and delivered to Sullivan Elementary School last week for distribution. This was done in place of the annual Easter Egg Hunt held by Sullivan Fire Department. Pictured (in no order): Bonnie Reedy, Mary Stone, June Miller, June Hutchcraft, Phyllis Sheridan, Darcel Vitzhum, Chief Mike Piper, Captain Chris Wright, Captain Shannon Miller.

White Named to Academic Team

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•March 24, 2021•
Sullivan senior Emily White was recently named to the IHSA All-State Academic Honorable Mention Team. In order to earn this honor, a student must have a minimum 3.5 gpa, participate in at least 2 IHSA-sponsored sports, and demonstrate outstanding citizenship. Read More

City Council Awards Bid For Corey Avenue Project

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•March 24, 2021•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

Sullivan City Council awarded a bid of $96,320.41 for the Corey Avenue Enhancement project during Monday’s meeting to Esker and Walker Construction of Teutopolis. The council also approved the preliminary plat for the subdivision of Hagerman Street Addition.
During a Planning Commission meeting held on March 11, Joe Keller of Keller Warehouse LLC explained there would be six lots that would adjoin Hagerman Street. The commission recommended that the preliminary plat be approved by the council.
Bill Burger addressed the council in regard to electric bills. He said there are three misconceptions he wanted to address, namely, the homeowner is responsible for the high utilities, Sullivan utility bills are compatible with surrounding communities and the issue of add-ons when comparing Ameren utility bills to Sullivan. Read More