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Moultrie County Heritage Center to Present “Tales my Grandfather Told Me”

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•March 13, 2024•

Submitted by Janet Roney

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“Tales my Grandfather Told Me” will be presented by Steve Poland at 7 pm on Thursday, March 21, at the Moultrie County History Center on 1303 S. Hamilton, Sullivan. This will be the opening program of the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society’s 2024 season.  

Steve’s maternal grandfather, Ray Misenheimer, was a great story teller. About once a year, he took his grandchildren on a tour of sites in his East Nelson Township neighborhood southwest of Allenville, spinning tales about the colorful people and events from long ago as they drove along. Steve, a great story teller himself, with a good memory, will share some of these stories. The public is invited to attend.  

Restringing the Loom

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Restringing the Loom
David Bell of Fairfield came to the Moultrie County History Museum on Wednesday, February 21 to restring a loom that the Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society had donated to them. The loom will be incorporated into a future exhibit at the museum.

Annual FFA Auction Held 2024

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Annual FFA Auction Held
The Annual Sullivan FFA and Alumni Auction was held at the high school on Saturday, March 2nd. They auctioned off over 100 items that had been donated from the community and surrounding areas. Students took what they learned in their agriculture classes and took to the community to work with companies to collect donations. Porky, the pig, traveled around the town to collect donations to be auctioned off that night. They would like to thank those who donated and to everyone who attended the auction and supported us this year.

Lego Night at Marrowbone Public Library

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Lego Night at Marrowbone Public Library
Kamryn Gill poses with her creation at Lego Night at the Marrowbone Public Library on Thursday, February 29. The library plans to hold Lego Night the last Thursday of the month from 6 to 7 pm in the community room through May. All ages are welcome.

Writing Team from Sullivan Ties for First Place in Contest

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•March 6, 2024•

North Dean, a Sullivan High School sophomore, recently received word that the entry they submitted to the 2023 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of the Wonder/Sense of the Wild Contest tied for first place in the “Essay with a Photograph” division. They worked with retired SHS English teacher Becky Lawson on an essay called “Resilient Beauty” and submitted it with a photo that they took of wildflowers, the topic of their essay.  Read More

Sorting Through Lego Bricks

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Sorting Through Lego Bricks
Case Cesar (left) and Dessa Johnson (right) sort through bins of Lego bricks gathering materials for their Lego creations. Bins were sorted by color to make it easier for participants to select bricks for their creations.

Catholic Charities Food Boxes

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Catholic Charities Food Boxes
Catholic Charities food boxes were delivered and distributed at the Lovington Ambulance building on Thursday, February 22. Pictured are volunteers loading boxes into vehicles.

City Council Approves Items for Cedar Dale Subdivision

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•February 28, 2024•

by Crystal Reed

The Sullivan City Council approved two items related to the Cedar Dale Subdivision during the Monday, February 26 meeting at the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library. One item was the approval of a project authorization with Milano and Grunloh for the preparation of plans, specs and IEPA permits for the subdivision sewer extension and the other was awarding a quote for directional boring for the subdivision.  Read More

What Brought Me to Sullivan and the Moultrie County News Progress…

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•February 28, 2024•

by Crystal Reed

Hi, my name is Crystal Reed and I have been the Writer for the Moultrie County News Progress since late July 2020. I have recently decided to resign my position at the publication and my last day will be Friday, March 1. When I made this decision, I weighed my options and did a lot of thinking about what I should ultimately do. In the 3 years and 7 months or so that I have served in this role, I have met many people and learned so much about the communities in Moultrie County.

However let’s back up and go back to 2020 for a minute. Some people are not aware of the circumstances of how I ended up in Sullivan and at the News Progress. Shortly after the State of Illinois was shut down in 2020, I was furloughed from my employer in Effingham. I can’t express to you how difficult that was for me, it was the first time since I got out of college that I was unemployed for longer than a few months or so.  Read More