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County Board Candidate Profiles

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•October 28, 2020•

Gary Smith

I have been a life-long resident of Moultrie County. My past civic duties include being the Village Trustee of Lovington, Mayor of Lovington, President of Central Illinois Municipal Officials Association, Moultrie County Board Member, and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT); some current duties are the Lovington Fire Chief, President of Moultrie County Habitat for Humanity, Sons of the American Legion, and Okaw Honor Fire Guard.
Having recently retired after 45 years managing the grain elevator in Lovington, I would like to focus more on giving back to the community. As a Moultrie County Board member, I will listen to everyone’s thoughts and my vote will be what is best for the citizens and wellbeing of Moultrie County. I have a proven record of working with the public in all aspects of my past career and civic experiences. Read More

Fire Safety Day

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Fire Safety Day
Chelsea Lindley with Frank the Fireman during the Fire Safety Day event held last Saturday morning at the intersection of Hamilton and Jackson Streets. The event included fire trucks and ambulance on site for viewing, the fire prevention trailer for home safety tips, meet and greet with local firefighters and paramedics and more.

Storytime

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Storytime
Sullivan firefighters Kenny Graven and Kaleb Randol were guests at a storytime hour held at Wyman Park last Wednesday. Pictured is Randol reading the book Clifford the Firehouse Dog to those in attendance.

City of Sullivan Designated A P.O.W.-M.I.A City

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Mayor Richard Glazebrook holds a proclamation and sign that the City of Sullivan received for earning the designation of being a P.O.W.-M.I.A. City.

•October 21, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The city of Sullivan was awarded a special designation by Jefferson Barracks during the most recent City Council meeting. Pat Freesh, co-chair of the P.O.W./M.I.A. Cities, Counties and Campus Program of Jefferson Barracks, declared Sullivan a P.O.W./M.I.A. City.
Freesh said that P.O.W. means prisoners of war and M.I.A. stands for missing in action and that there are currently still more than 80,000 prisoners of war and those missing in action. He presented Mayor Richard Glazebrook with a proclamation and signs that will eventually be placed at the entrances to Sullivan depicting the city as a P.O.W./M.I.A. City. Read More

County Board Amends Budget For MCHD

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•October 21, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Moultrie County Board approved amending the Moultrie County Health Department FY 2020 budget by increasing the revenue by $123,094 in the following amounts: DHS Census 2020 FY grant $10,000, COVID 19 Crisis Grant $35,672 and COVID 19 Contract Tracing Grant $77,422. “These were grants that came in after the start of the year; that’s why they weren’t initially in our budget,” Angie Hogan said.
The board approved a motion to reinstate payment in lieu of tax monies to the townships for FY 2021. According to Chairman Dave McCabe, they originally decided to take money out of the funds to help fund a request for the dive team, but the Budget and Finance Committee discussed this over the last few meetings and decided that it was not fair to the townships to take that money out of the townships’ budgets. Read More

Field Fire

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Field Fire
The Sullivan Fire Department responded to a field fire last Wednesday at 3:25 pm on Cooks Mills Road just east of New Life Church.

Halloween Decorations A Family Tribute

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Michelle Campbell (right) and daughter Amanda pose with their Halloween decorations.

•October 21, 2020•
By Ellen Ferrara
NP Writer

Going in and out of Sullivan on Route 121 one cannot help noticing the imaginative and fantastic Halloween display in the yard on the corner of Eastlawn Drive. Every inch of the lawn is decorated in skeletons, witches, graveyards, spiders and much more.
Michelle and Roger Campbell and their family are the creators of this Halloween fantasy land loosely organized around this year’s theme of Sleepy Hollow and the Headless Horseman. Read More

Raffle Winner

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Raffle Winner
Raffle Winner Carol Meadows, winner of the AMBUCS raffle, was presented her new Green Mountain Grill and $200 IGA certificate by Jason Drury (left) and Gene Bryant (right). Thanks to all who purchased tickets in recent weeks.

Candidate Forum 2020

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•October 16, 2020•

The Sullivan Chamber and Economic Development and the News Progress are hosting a candidates forum on Wednesday, Oct 21 at 6 pm at the Little Theatre On The Square. Join us to hear from candidates running for office.