Sullivan City Council Approves Ordinances Related to TIF District

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•December 14, 2022• by Crystal Reed The Sullivan City Council meeting began with a public hearing on the levy and assessment of taxes for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2022 and ending April 30, 2023. The total levy is $1,204,613 which is up from prior years because TIF 1 has expired. Treasurer Sarah Golden said the tax rate is no higher than it was 10 years ago and the public will not see their tax bills go up. The council addressed several items in regard to TIF District 4. The first item authorized the execution of a Professional Services … Read More

Holiday Hours for MCHGS

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•December 14, 2022• The Moultrie County Historical and Genealogical Society will be closed from Friday, December 23 until they reopen on January 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. This has been a very busy year for the Society from acquiring a new building, moving and setting up the library and the museum with many new ways to research historical and family records and setting up many new displays in the museum that depict Moultrie County history and the people of Moultrie County who lived and work here. Plans being made for a Grand Opening to take place in the Spring along … Read More

Mobile Food Pantry in Sullivan

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•December 14, 2022• The University of Illinois Extension in cooperating partnership with Decatur Catholic Charities and Sullivan United Methodist Church will be holding a mobile food pantry on Wednesday, January 11 from 4-5 pm at Sullivan United Methodist, 216 W. Jefferson, Sullivan (across from the firehouse in Sullivan). A mobile food pantry delivers a 2 week supply of food per family in rural communities. Any individual or family that does not have a steady food supply qualifies to receive food. No financial information is required to qualify. This distribution is open to all, not only residents of Sullivan. Sign up … Read More

Moultrie County Swears in New Officials and Board Members

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•December 7, 2022• Moultrie County Circuit Judge Jeremy Richey swore in new county officials during a ceremony on Thursday, December 1. Those sworn in were County Clerk Linda Qualls, County Treasurer Stephanie Helmuth, County Sheriff Gary Carroll, and County Board members Scott Buxton, Tyler Graven, Kenny Graven, Bill Voyles, Aaron Wilhelm, Travis Phelps and Joshua Roe. County Board members John Vander Burgh and Marsha Kirby will be sworn in at a later date.   … Read More

Obituaries 12-7-2022: Evelyn Harris

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Evelyn Harris Evelyn Lenora ‘Nory’ Harris, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 6:36 p.m., Monday, November 28, 2022, in Aspen Creek of Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be 2 p.m., Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ with Vanessa Patient and Brigham Hagerman officiating. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time. Interment will take place in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan, Illinois, immediately after the service. Arrangements are by the Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. … Read More

English Students Express Opinions in Letters to the Editor

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•December 7, 2022• Editors Note: The following letters to the editor were submitted by Cami Badman’s honors English students at Sullivan High School. Studnts picked a debatable topic of their choice and used the techniques they learned in class. Several letters were provided to us and we have chosen to print the following letters. They will be spanned out in the next couple of weeks so check out our next week’s edition for more. Dear Editor, The debate of increasing the federal minimum wage is ongoing and a very common topic within our politics today. Many states have taken this … Read More