Lawsuit Filed to Declare Safe-T Act Unconstitutional

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•October 5, 2022• On September 30, 2022, State’s Attorney Tracy Weaver filed a lawsuit in the Moultrie County Circuit Court asking that HB3653, the “Safe-T Act”, be held unconstitutional. The lawsuit is filed on behalf of the People of the State of Illinois by Tracy Weaver in her capacity as Moultrie County State’s Attorney, it names Governor JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul as Defendants. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief based upon the Act violating the Illinois Constitution; violating the single-subject law; violating separation of powers; being unconstitutionally vague; and violating the three-readings requirement. … Read More

Sullivan Fire Department Cadet Program Celebrates First Graduates

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•October 5, 2022• by Crystal Reed NP Writer The Sullivan Fire Department Cadet Program celebrated its first graduates on Wednesday, September 28. Konnor Randol and Landry Still were given helmets with new shields bearing their last names and certificates of graduation. They also signed the back of their cadet shields that will be used on the helmets of future cadets. … Read More

First Responders Appreciation Cookout

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•October 5, 2022• Sullivan IGA will be having a First Responders Appreciation Cookout on Thursday, October 6 from 11 am to 1 pm. Menu is thin sliced rib eye sandwich $6.00, tenderized pork chop sandwich $4.00, coke or bottled water $1.00, 2 bags of chips $1.00. All local police, fire, paramedics and Moultrie County Dive Team get a free sandwich, chips and drink. … Read More

Local Candidate Forum

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•October 5, 2022• A local candidate forum will be held on Tuesday, October 11 at 6 pm at the Little Theatre On The Square in Sullivan. The Moultrie County News Progress will be streaming the forum on our Facebook page. … Read More

Moultrie Douglas County Meeting

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•October 5, 2022• The annual Co-County meeting will be held on Thursday, October 13 at Arthur United Methodist Church, 128 E. Illinois, Arthur. Registration begins at 1 pm with the program starting at 1:30 pm. Jodi Davis will be the speaker for the afternoon program on Italy. This is the country for the year for the Prairie Association for Home and Community Education. There is a big parking lot behind the church with an easy entry into the fellowship hall with no steps. Refreshments will be served. The public is invited to attend. … Read More

Sullivan Show Choirs Fall Revue

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•October 5, 2022• The Sullivan Singers and Singers Jr. will present their Fall Revue on Saturday, October 15 at 7 pm and Sunday, October 16 at 2 pm in the SHS gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at the door. General admission is $10, students and seniors $5 and free for children ages 5 and under. … Read More

Blood Drive

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•October 5, 2022• Agri-Fab Inc. will host a community blood drive on Tuesday, October 18 from 9 am to 2 pm in the meeting room located at 809 S. Hamilton St in Sullivan. To donate contact ImpactLife Urbana at (800) 747-5401 or visit www.bloodcenter.org and use code 71025 to locate the drive. Masks and appointments are required. … Read More

Recreation Area Closings at Lake Shelbyville

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•October 5, 2022• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold a youth deer hunt at Lake Shelbyville on October 8 & 9, 2022. The hunt will be conducted in portions of recreation areas previously closed for the season. As a safety precaution Lone Point Campground and Whitley Creek Recreation Areas, excluding the boat ramps and all of Wilborn Creek, Sullivan Beach, and Opossum Creek Recreation Areas will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from 2:00 p.m. October 7, 2022 to 8:00 p.m. October 9, 2022. These closings include boat ramps located within Opossum Creek and Wilborn Creek Recreation … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Lazan Harshman

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Lazan Harshman Lazan Harshman, age 70, of Sullivan passed away Thursday (September 29, 2022) at St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur, Illinois. Visitation will be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4th at the Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 22nd at the Elim Springs Church of Jesus Christ in Sullivan, Illinois with Vanessa Patient and Brigham Hagerman officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Sullivan Ambulance Service.  Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Lazan was born July 29, 1952 in Decatur, Illinois, the daughter of … Read More

Recent Obituaries: Mary Margaret Dolan

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Mary Margaret Dolan Mary Margaret Dolan, 96, of Sullivan, went to be with the Lord, 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital, Mattoon. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 1, 2022, at New Life Church, Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday at the Church. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery, Sullivan, at a later date. Memorials may be made to The Life Center Food Pantry. Mary was born October 11, 1925, in Orange County, Paoli, IN. Mary is the oldest child of William and Effie (Lashbrook) Morris. … Read More