photo by Crystal Reed
Visiting with Santa
Willow Tipton visits with Santa during Breakfast with Santa held in Lovington on December 16. The breakfast was put on by the Lovington Park Board.
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Breakfast with Santa
Magnolia McDaniel is fascinated with Santa’s beard at the Breakfast with Santa held in Lovington. The event included breakfast and time to pose for photos with Santa and give him your wishlist.
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IGA Delivers Hams to Moultrie County Food Pantry
The IGA meat department delivered 115 hams to the C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Food Pantry on Monday, December 18. The hams were donated anonymously. The hams are given to local individuals who also receive a gift card to help them pay for the rest of their Christmas dinner.
•December 20, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Moultrie County Board held a regular meeting Thursday, December 14, at the Moultrie County Courthouse. County Board members Kenny Graven and Billy Voyles were absent. The board approved the Tax Levy for Fiscal Year 2024 budget. The total levy is $2,602,843.00. Board members Scott Buxton and Aaron Wilhelm voted no.
Wilhelm explained his reason for being a no vote, saying he has been a no vote through the process because he made a promise when he was running for office that he wouldn’t vote for any kind of tax increases. “I’m going to stand by my vote this year,” he said. “I made that commitment before I had a true understanding of how taxation worked at the local level.” Read More
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Pam Wood, History Center Museum Director, holds the plaque that the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society received recently for hosting “The Auschwitz Experience in the Art of Prisoners” in May.
•December 20, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Moultrie County Historical Society recently received the Holocaust Pillar Award from the Holocaust Education Center and the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation. The award was presented to Pam Wood, History Center Museum Director, on behalf of the society. The award was in recognition of the special exhibit “The Auschwitz Experience in the Art of Prisoners” which was hosted by the History Center in May. Read More
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Christmas in Latin America
Sullivan High School Spanish Club celebrated Christmas in Latin America on Friday, December 1 in the high school commons. Students were assigned a country in Latin America and brought a dish representing a recipe from that country they also decorated Christmas trees themed to their assigned country. There was also a Secret Santa exchange where students using hints they had received throughout the week guessed who was their gift giver was while speaking in Spanish.
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Houser Agency Makes Donation to Sullivan Legion
Country Financial representatives Elizabeth and Kyler Houser have made a donation of $3,000 to the Sullivan American Legion as part of the Country Financial Operation Helping Heroes. The donation was made on Wednesday, November 29 at the Legion. They have given to the police department and fire department as well as teachers and healthcare workers in past years. The Legion will be using the funds for new flooring in the members area. Front row: Mike Black and Mike Keown. Back row: Mike Daily, Elizabeth Houser, Rick Read, Kyler Houser and Bob Sims.
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SHS Spanish Club Service Day
At left, the Sullivan High School Spanish Club had a service day on Friday, December 8. Students visited various places including a funeral home, the post office, the fire department, Sullivan Elementary and Courtyard Estates. At Courtyard Estates students played a variety of games with residents including a cheering competition, dancing competition and guessing the names of various songs. Students awarded prizes to residents. The Spanish Club also baked cookies and delivered them.
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FCCLA Holds Breakfast with Santa
Hallie Bertetto was one of many children that came to the Sullivan High School commons on Saturday, December 9 for the Sullivan High School FCCLA Breakfast with Santa.
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Photos with Santa
Carson Swaim, Little Miss Sullivan Brystol Wiltermood and Junior Miss Sullivan Miah Voegel visited with Santa during the Sullivan FCCLA Breakfast with Santa.
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Working on Crafts
Delilah and Charlotte Cannon work on crafts during Breakfast with Santa. Besides breakfast, attendees could made a variety of crafts, decorate cookies, visit with Santa and more.
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Lovington Grade Students Decorate Courthouse
Lovington Grade students visited the Moultrie County Courthouse on Wednesday, December 6 and decorated the Christmas tree in the rotunda. Students also were able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
•December 13, 2023•
by Crystal Reed
The Sullivan City Council held a regular meeting on Monday, December 11 at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. All commissioners were in attendance with Commissioner Chuck Woodworth attending by phone. The meeting began with two public hearings. One was for a proposed federally funded Community Development Block Grant project for storm sewer system improvements and the other was for the tax levy.
The public hearing on the CDBG grant was in regards to the city applying for a $650,000 community development block grant to help fund storm sewer improvements. The grant is funded by the federal government and administered by the state. The amount of CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities that will benefit low to moderate income persons is $371,540. This was approved later in the meeting under new business. Read More