•July 8, 2020•
The Moultrie County Health Department (MCHD) has confirmed the 19th case of the novel coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) in Moultrie County. The patient is a male in his 40s and is recovering at home in isolation. Public health officials have notified all close contacts.
To date, 1240 Moultrie County residents have been tested for COVID-19. Of those tests, 19 have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and 16 have been released from isolation.
COVID-19 is spread by respiratory droplets when an infected person exhales, talks, sneezes, coughs, raises their voice or sings.
To combat this, the CDC recommends wearing a cloth face covering over the nose and mouth to help prevent respiratory droplets from traveling into the air and onto other people. This is called source control. Source control is most effective if everyone wears a mask when they are in the presence of others with whom they do not share a household. Read More
The Beacon’s Annual Fried Pie Sale is Cancelled
•July 8, 2020•
The Moultrie County Beacon annual Fried Pie Sale started with the usual high expectation and supporters came through, however due to the Covid 19 health crisis the sale is cancelled.
This is a major fundraiser for the Beacon, along with the Annual Beacon Benefit, which was also postponed this year.
Fried Pies were to be in production the week of March 16th with delivery to be March 19th.
As you recall, Governor Pritkzer of Illinois announced a statewide public health crisis due to Covid-19 at the same time, so production of pies was halted due to the need to social distance from others. Read More
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Droneography Photo by R.R. Best
Sullivan’s Fourth of July Celebration parade.
People Were Ready for a Real Fourth of July Celebration
•July 8, 2020•
by Mike Brothers
People were ready, and we gave them a real Fourth of July celebration,” parade coordinator Mark Conlin, said of the hourlong Sullivan July 4th parade.
“Hats off to the American Legion for giving us an unbelievable Independence Day celebration,” Mayor Richard Glazebrook said of the Saturday July 4th parade and fireworks display sponsored by Post 68 in Sullivan.
“And I’m proud of the citizens for pitching in to make this a true observation of freedom from the COVID restrictions,” he said, emphasizing people were respectful of distancing during the events.
American Legion Commander Bob Sims praised Boy Scout Troop 39 for stepping up as parade leaders. Read More
Beacon Serves
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Beacon Serves
The Lighthouse Kitchen located at the Moultrie County Beacon at 401 W Water street is now serving lunch on Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and dinner on Thursday’s from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. You do not need to call ahead. Just follow the signs.
4th of July Parade 2020 Boy Scouts
Photo by Mike Brothers
Boy Scout Troop 39 led the Sullivan Fourth of July Parade on Saturday displaying the Colors on behalf of the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 and its Honor Guard.
ALAH Schools Look at Multiple School Opening Plans for Fall
Vanausdoll Goes to Tuscola
By Ariana Cherry,
for the News Progress
•July 1, 2020•
Superintendent Shannon Cheek and members of the Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond school board discussed what the upcoming school year could possibly look like this fall.
“It is a whole new way of thinking and a whole new way of creating,” Supt. Creek began. The school district was still waiting for guidance from the state.
Creek stated that more teachers had been added to the committee for remote learning. The district might be looking at a hybrid model, but there are a couple of different plans that are being discussed.
Some of those ideas included some grades doing remote learning at home while others would be in the school buildings and “vise-versa.”
Each teacher will be doing about 35-40 hours of remote learning training, which they all will do voluntarily. Teachers also will receive credit for doing the training. The committee will continue to develop plans this summer for mask regulations and how bus transportation will be handled, etc. Read More
Businesses Uncuffed!
Photo by Mike Brothers
Businesses Uncuffed!
Sullivan Chief of Police Andy Pistorius took the handcuffs off Flower Pot owner Ellen Bernius’s wrists, freeing up businesses to accept customers in Sullivan and Moultrie County on June 26. Helping with uncuffing of the county’s business were: from left Moultrie County Chief Deputy Gary Carroll, Andrew White of Hydro Gear, Chief Pistorius, Mayor Richard Glazebrook and Bernius.
Mid-States Tank Quarantined
•July 1, 2020•
Mid-States Tank Co. in Sullivan started a two week quarantine this week after an employee from Coles County tested positive for COVID-19.
Emails and phone calls were made informing all employees on Friday, June 26. Read More
Life for Booths
•July 1, 2020•
Moultrie County State’s Attorney Tracy Weaver announced that after a sentencing hearing a Mattoon man was sentenced on two counts of attempted murder and one count of home invasion, stemming from an incident on February 4, 2019 in Sullivan, Illinois.
State’s Attorney Weaver identified the defendant as Alvan Booths of Mattoon, Illinois.
At the conclusion of the sentencing hearing Judge Hugh Finson adopted the State’s Attorney’s recommendation of the following sentence in Moultrie County case 19-CF-7: Read More