County Board Hears Results of Audit, Discusses Nuisance Violations

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•October 18, 2023• by Crystal Reed Moultrie County Board held a regular meeting on Thursday, October 12. Dennis Koch reported the result of the county audit for fiscal year end 2022 to board members. He said in the past the county’s financial statements modified cash basis accounting, a lot of federal agencies now require accrual basis accounting. Koch noted there are a lot of expenditures that are reimbursed after they expend the money and many cases when money comes in the next fiscal year. They record them from as receivable from the various agencies which owe the county money. An … Read More

Sullivan Ace Hardware Remodeling Store, Adds New Department

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•October 18, 2023• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan Ace Hardware store may look a little different the next time you step inside. According to Kurt VanDeursen, co-owner of the Sullivan store, they started the remodel in June and expect it to take until January to get things exactly right. So far they have put in all new LED lighting, painted, put in new flooring and added a new department called the Backyard and Barbecue department.  … Read More

Annular Solar Eclipse Briefly Visible Locally Due to Cloudy Conditions

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•October 18, 2023• by Crystal Reed On Saturday, October 14, the annular solar eclipse crossed North, Central and South America. It was visible in parts of the United States, Mexico and many countries in South and Central America. According to science.nasa.gov, the solar eclipse began in Oregon at 9:13 am PDT and ended in Texas at 12:03 pm CDT.  A annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth while it is at its farthest point from Earth. Because the Moon is farther away from Earth, it appears smaller than the Sun and does not completely … Read More

OV Veterans Day Event

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•October 18, 2023• Okaw Valley Community Unit School District invites all Veterans and their family members to a Veterans Day program at Okaw Valley High School in Bethany on Friday, November 10th. A breakfast will be provided to all who attend beginning at 8:15 am in the cafeteria and a short assembly will follow at 9:15am. The assembly will feature the Okaw Valley School District band and chorus students, and keynote speaker. The students and staff at Okaw Valley thank all Veterans for their acts of courage and devotion to the ideals that have served to guide our nation. We … Read More

Trick or Treat Activities

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•October 18, 2023• Bethany: BASO’s annual Safe Trick or Treat will be on Saturday, October 28 from 4 to 6 pm on Main Street in Bethany. Several local businesses will have activity booths, games and of course candy. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to the Village of Bethany Police Station garage. There will also be a chalk art contest hosted by Bricks and Bones during the event at 121 E. Main Street. Winner will get a $50 gift card. The theme is Circus.  Findlay: On Friday, October 27 the Clarence Bixler Post 409 will have … Read More

Fields of Faith

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•October 18, 2023• Fields of Faith will be held on Sunday, October 22 at 5:30 pm at Sullivan High School at Victory Field. The event is for seventh through 12th graders. There will be food, games and worship. Fields of Faith is a peer to peer movement where thousands of students from across the nation and world gather on their school’s athletic field to share faith stories and challenge each other to apply the Bible as their “game plan for life.” … Read More

Bethany Movie Night

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•October 18, 2023• There will be a Bethany Community Movie Night on Friday, October 20 at 7 pm outside at the Bethany Free Methodist Church, 312 W. Main in the parking lot. There will be free popcorn, hot chocolate and snacks. They will be watching a classic. The event is sponsored by Diggity Dawgs and BFMC. … Read More

Recipes Wanted

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•October 18, 2023• Do you have a favorite recipe that you would like to share with our readership? We are accepting recipes for our recipe magazine that will publish in November. Please submit recipes to advertise@newsprogress.com by October 31. … Read More

VFW Essay Contests Deadline Approaching

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•October 11, 2023• The local VFW Post 6410 in Sullivan is announcing that the entry deadline for the Patriots Pen Essay Contest and Voice of Democracy Contest is at the end of this month. Students in sixth through eighth grade can participate in the Patriots Pen essay contest and students in 9th through 12th can participate in the Voice of Democracy contest. The top three winners will move on to the district level with a chance to win and move on to the state judging. The state prizes for 17 district winners range from $300-$2500 and an all-expense weekend trip … Read More

Sullivan Homecoming Celebrated 2023

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Sullivan Homecoming Celebrated Sullivan celebrated their Homecoming last week with activities including dress up days, a dance, football game and a parade. The parade route was lined with observers including children waiting to rush out and grab candy thrown by people on the floats, golf carts and cars that proceeded down the route. More information on the Homecoming game can be found in this week’s issue. … Read More