Photos by R.R. Best
Christmas Parade
Parade watchers wave as Santa goes by during the Sullivan Christmas parade held last Saturday. The parade had around 30-35 entries.
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Hector Charged with Aggravated Arson and Criminal Damage to Property
•December 23, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer
Clint A. Hector, 37, of Sullivan, charged with aggravated arson, a Class X felony and criminal damage to property, a Class 3 felony, appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing.
According to a probable cause affidavit by Officer Bryce Farris, on November 29 at 11:52 pm CECOM dispatched a structure fire at 17 Chad Ave in Sullivan. While en route, Officer Johnson advised that he was on scene and observed a shed in the backyard of 17 Chad Ave to be fully involved. Read More
Santa Arrives in Findlay
Photo by Crystal Reed
Santa Arrives in Findlay
Santa Claus waves from a Findlay Fire Department truck as he travels through Findlay on Saturday. Starting at 4 pm that day a parade of fire department vehicles made their way through town with sirens going and traveled several streets in Findley with the jolly man himself waving and occasionally stopping for photos with children.
Photo by R.R. Best
Christmas Dance
Dancers from Sullivan Dance Studio perform on the parade route on Saturday during the Sullivan Christmas Parade.
Social Distance Christmas Caroling
Photo by Crystal Reed
Social Distance Christmas Caroling
Thirteen ladies surprised Virginia Brooks at her home in Lovington last Thursday night by social distance Christmas caroling in her driveway. Brooks used to direct their singing group “Heartland Harmony” and the ladies decided that they wanted to do something special since it is the holiday season. Pictured above are the ladies sitting on the porch with Brooks pictured top center.
Five-Year-Old Boy Makes Christmas Cards for Nursing Home and Group Home Residents
Photo by Crystal Reed
Harrison Golden, 5, holds up Christmas cards that he made for nursing home and group home residents for Christmas. With a little help from others he was able to make and deliver 340 cards to nursing homes and group homes in Sullivan last week.
•December 23, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer
This Christmas will be different in many ways, but for those residing in nursing homes and group homes the holiday may be lonelier than usual. One little boy in Sullivan is making the holidays brighter for those residents.
Harrison Golden, 5, and his family were quarantined in November and to occupy their time they talked about Christmas cards and how those in nursing homes will be isolated this holiday. Harrison was struggling to understand why he couldn’t see his grandma, his friends or go to school. Read More
Moultrie County Man Receives 5 Year Prison Sentence
•December 16, 2020•
William R. Elder, 30, has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections.
On December 8, Judge Jeremy Richey accepted a plea in which Elder pled guilty to the offense of Aggravated Battery, a Class 2 Felony, Moultrie County case 20-CF-60. Read More
Board Re-appoints Barringer As Supervisor of Assessments
•December 16, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Moultrie County Board unanimously voted to reappoint Lori Barringer as the Supervisor of Assessments for a term of December 1, 2020 to November 30, 2024 during last Thursday’s meeting.
The board approved the preliminary engineering agreement with Fuhrmann Engineering for the Dora Bridge Project which involves a bridge approximately five miles east of Dalton City on County Road 575E. The agreement included right-of-way and specifications as well as duties. Read More
Festive School Bus
Photo by Crystal Reed
Festive School Bus
The Sullivan School District bus garage decorated a school bus with lights, eyes with eyelashes and a mask last week for the scheduled Reverse Parade. Due to the weather the parade was cancelled so they displayed the bus in the elementary school parking lot last Friday to spread some holiday cheer.
Solid Rock Chapel Delivers Gifts and Meals
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Solid Rock Chapel Delivers Gifts and Meals
Solid Rock Chapel delivered meals, gifts and goody bags to residents at local CILA homes and Patterson House over the weekend. They took a wagon around town for 3 ½ hours to deliver the items. Normally the church holds a Christmas party for the CILA homes and Patterson House but were unable to do so due to the pandemic. They were able to raise over $4,000 to help make this possible.