Sullivan City Council Passes Ordinance That Modifies the Liquor Code

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•November 11, 2020•
By Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Sullivan City Council passed an ordinance on Monday night, which allows workers between the ages of 18 and 21 to scan or sell liquor at conventional and package liquor stores. At a previous meeting IGA manager Pat Stinson had approached the board about making a change to the ordinance due to a shortage of workers 21 and over at his store.
“We appreciate the city council approving the ordinance change for us,” he said “this opens up a lot of flexibility for us.”
The council also approved the sale of surplus public real estate, a total of 17.3 acres of undeveloped farm ground owned by the city at a price of $242,000. There was also the first reading of an ordinance for levy and assessment of taxes for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2020 and ending April 30, 2021. This will be passed at the next meeting. The total appropriation is $30,613,600. Read More

Teachers Sorority Donates Supplies

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Teachers Sorority Donates Supplies
Members of the Moultrie County Alpha Delta Kappa, a teacher’s sorority collected masks, hand sanitizer and wipes to be distributed among the three elementary schools in Moultrie County for their October altruistic project.

Roundup

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Roundup
The ninth annual IGA Roundup was held last week to benefit the Moultrie County Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving. The total amount raised this year during the event was $1,200. Sullivan IGA manager Pat Stinson would like to thank the community for their donations during the event. Above: Customer Kathy Minor (left) rounds up her purchase last week at the register being worked by Cindy Love (right).

Open House

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Open House
Tera Pedro and granddaughter Emery browse at The Flower Pot Floral and Boutique last Friday during the business’s Christmas Open House.

Shed Fire

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Shed Fire
Sullivan Assistant Fire Chief Larry Edwards runs the deck gun atop the Sullivan engine while responding to a shed fire on Tuesday night east of Jonathan Creek Church. The call came in about 6 p.m. Bethany Fire Department was called in for mutual aid and water shuttle.

First Time Voters

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Beth Slabaugh (center) was with her daughters Annika (left) and Shae (right) when both girls registered and voted for the first time last Wednesday. Annika also had the honor of being the 1,000th early voter.

Ninth Annual IGA Round-Up To Benefit Food Pantry

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A sign in the Sullivan IGA promoting the 9th Annual Round Up which benefits the Moultrie County Food Pantry.

•November 4, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

It’s Round-Up time at Sullivan IGA from now to Nov 7 giving every customer a chance to help buy turkeys for Moultrie County Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving.
“It’s amazing how quickly it adds up,” IGA Manager Pat Stinson said of the ninth annual fundraising event for the food pantry.
“The most you can donate is 99 cents and even a penny makes a difference” he continued, noting the week long event contributes some $1,200 annually to the food pantry’s Thanksgiving meal giveaway.
Over the course of the week, Stinson explained, some 6,500 transactions at Sullivan IGA check out counter raise the funds a few cents at a time for the food pantry. Read More

Sullivan Library Holds Open House For IDEA Lab

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Students use laptops in the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library’s IDEA Lab.

•November 4, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library held an open house for their new IDEA Lab on Oct 22. IDEA stands for Imagine, Design, Engineer and Achieve. The lab is available to students in kindergarten through 12th grade and has a wide variety of activities.
According to Library Director Michelle Nolan, the lab is being made possible by a Project Next Generation grant from the State of Illinois and a donation from 100 Women Who Care. The area features a gaming computer with the Minecraft education edition and that students can use for homework and printing. Read More

Mid-Illinois Senior Services Inc. Hosts Drive-Thru Senior Expo October 23

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Mid-Illinois Senior Services, Inc. held their annual senior expo on Oct 23. This year’s event was a drive-thru expo and they served 160 people. From left to right: Kiley Rodrick, Kathi Garvey, director of Mid-Illinois Senior Services Inc., Tawnya Marshall and Kathy Hawbaker of Green Gardens.

•November 4, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer

The Mid-Illinois Senior Services Inc. held their annual senior expo on Oct 23 but it was a little different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s event was a drive thru experience where those who had registered drove down the alley between the Senior Center and Thrifty Boutique. Read More