Voter Participation Center Mailing Sent All Non-Registered Voters

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•April 6, 2016• A mass mailing from from the Chicago based VPC is not connected to Moultrie County, and information contained may confuse some residents. Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England announced today that all election authorities were recently advised by the Illinois State Board of Elections (SBE) of a mailing that was sent out in March from the Voter Participation Center (VPC) located in Chicago to all non-registered voters in the state of Illinois. The SBE advised that VPC has scheduled a second mailing to go out this summer. The mailing contains a letter from VPC and a voter registration … Read More

District 10 Road Construction Underway

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•April 6, 2016• Since road construction season is in full swing, many roads are already marked with orange construction zone signs and equipment. Illinois State Police District 10 troopers will be working diligently to patrol construction zones in order to ensure the safety of not only the workers but also the motorists traveling through the zones. Speed and inattentiveness are major contributors to work zone crashes. Motorists are more likely to be a victim in a work zone crash than a worker. Statistics show that approximately 90 percent of all work zone fatalities are motorists. Provisional data shows that 29 … Read More

Electronic Recycling in Sullivan

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•April 6, 2016• Sullivan is holding an electronic recycling event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 9. The collection truck will be located at the south end of the Wyman Park lake. Citizens of Sullivan with qualifying electronics may bring those items until the truck is filled or until noon. For those unable to take advantage of the this event, Bryant Industries in Tuscola is an alternative. … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Sharon Taylor

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Sharon Taylor Sharon K. Taylor, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. today (Wednesday) April 6 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany.     … Read More

Sullivan High School Students Conduct Research at Booth Library in Charleston

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•April 6, 2016• Students from Sullivan High School visited Booth Library on the campus of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston March 29. The AP English students were conducting research for papers on social issues. The students took a tour of the library and were given a demonstration on finding resources both on the bookshelves and through the library’s online database. During the spring semester, Booth Library’s regular hours are 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 1 a.m. Sunday. For more information on the … Read More

EIU Fall Graduates

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•April 6, 2016• Eastern Illinois University graduated several students from this area at the end of the fall semester. Graduates include Nick W. Coleman of Arthur – Bachelor of Arts; Alicia R. Dickerson of Arthur – Bachelor of Science in Ed; Jennifer A. Ashley of Bethany – Master of Science; Nathan J. Scott of Bethany – Bachelor of Arts; Hannah M. Shay of Hammond – Bachelor of Science in Bus; Matthew R. Bates of Sullivan – Bachelor of Science; Hannah N. Neal of Sullivan – Bachelor of Arts; and Alexander J. Oakley of Sullivan – Bachelor of Science in Bus. … Read More

Beacon Looks For Outside Funding Sources

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•April 6, 2016• By Mike Brothers The Moultrie County Beacon’s annual benefit auction at the Otto Center in Arthur April 15 is more than a place to get the best fried pies and donuts anywhere; it has become a financial lifeline for the local non-profit agency. Located in Sullivan the Beacon is a community-based not for profit, offering a wide range of services to the developmentally disabled and mentally ill residents of the area. “We were resistant to outside fund-raising until the state got three months behind on funding,” executive director Susan Rauch said of the decision to follow up … Read More

Moultrie County Tentative Multiplier Announced

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•April 6, 2016• Moultrie County has been issued a tentative property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to Constance Beard, Director of the Illinois Department of Revenue. The property assessment equalization factor, often called the “multiplier”, is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties, as required by law.  This equalization is particularly important because some of the state’s 6,600 local taxing districts overlap into two or more counties (e.g. school districts, junior college districts, fire protection districts).  If there were no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. State law requires property … Read More

Obituaries 4-6-2016: Mary A. Hall

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Mary A. Hall Mary A. Hall, 85, of Sullivan, passed away at 8:17 a.m. Saturday April 2, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Celebration of Life services were at 1 p.m. today (Wednesday) in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with Pastor Dave Dolan officiating. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.  … Read More