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Obituaries 12-9-2020: Peggy Dawson
Peggy Dawson
Peggy M. ‘Peg’ Dawson, 87, of Lovington, passed away at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 in Decatur Memorial Hospital with her children at her bedside. Read More
Food Pantry Receives New Storage Shed
•December 9, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Moultrie County Food Pantry received a gift the day before Thanksgiving, a brand new 6x8 storage shed that is secure. The previous shed that the food pantry had was small and there was no place to put anything but they now have tripled their storage area. The shed was given to the organization by Zak Horn.
The donation couldn’t have come at a better time according to Michelle Hooks, CEFS Outreach Coordinator for the Moultrie County said. “We just added two new offices so we didn’t have as much room to store items for the food pantry,” she said. Read More
Christmas Lights Contest
•December 9, 2020•
The Village of Bethany is going to continue the tradition of the Christmas Light Contest!
If you would like to participate:
1) Stop in, comment or call the Village Hall at 665-3351 to get your name on the list
2) From now until December 25th, make sure your Christmas light display is on from dusk until 9pm.
Our judges will come by at some point in that time frame to judge all the displays and will choose the winners!
This year’s prizes are:
1st Place: $100 Utility Credit
2nd Place: $50 Utility Credit
3rd Place: $50 Utility Credit
(4) Honorable Mentions $25 Utility Credit
We can’t wait to see all the beautiful Christmas light displays!!
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Sullivan Halloween Parade 2019
Sullivan Homecoming Parade 2019 Photos
Obituaries 9-4-2019: Mary Lou Harshman
Mary Lou Harshman
Mary Lou Harshman, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:38 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Courtyard Estates in Sullivan.
Graveside services were held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, August 31 in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Read More
One hundred years of American Legion Post 68 celebrations

Photos by Mike Brothers and R.R. Best.
Obituaries 5-29-2019: Cathy Kastning
Cathy Kastning
Cathy Ann Kastning, 57, of Sullivan passed away at 4:42 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2019 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25 in Faith Lutheran Church in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan was in care of the arrangements. Read More