•February 17, 2016•

Starting March 1 people wanting passports to leave the country will have to leave Sullivan.

Moultrie County Circuit Clerk Cindy Braden announced that her office will discontinue passport acceptance after that date.

“We have enjoyed providing the service but would rather spend time on court related business,” Circuit Clerk Braden said of the decision to stop passport acceptance.

After that date, the Bethany Post Office will be the only Moultrie County location in which to acquire a passport.

The Sullivan Post Office is in the process of becoming an acceptance location but has yet to be approved.

In the general area passport acceptance is located at Mattoon Township, circuit clerk of Shelby County, circuit clerk of Piatt County, Coles County treasurer plus the Tuscola, Charleston and Decatur Memorial Station post offices.