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Local women team up for new children’s book, “A Cat Named Mary
•April 23, 2025•
In 1978, Sandy Brix was a math teacher at Sullivan Junior High School. One of her students was Carla Moon. At the time neither one would imagine that almost five decades later the two would be writing a book together.
“That’s almost as interesting as our book is,” smiles Carla Moon Stirrett. “We’ve been friends for as long as I can remember. After Sandy quit teaching, she became the office manager at her husband’s veterinary clinic. And I also worked with her there for over 25 years.”
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ALAH District looking to update phone system, cameras
Custodian night crew needed
•April 23, 2025•
by Ariana R Cherry
Superintendent Shannon Cheek announced that the school district was in need of a custodian night crew at the most recent school board meeting held on Wednesday, April 16. “We have open positions in each building, and we need those positions filled as we are trying to have a full custodian crew. We have zero applicants at the moment. If it doesn’t come to fruition by next year, we will have to reach out to a few other companies,” he said.
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Methodist Church Easter eggs nearing completion
Made-to-order delights a community tradition
•April 9, 2025•
Sullivan First United Methodist Church’s group of 30 volunteers are still hard at work completing their yearly Easter Egg orders. This year, over a thousand eggs will be crafted for those who placed their advance orders and who will be called as soon as they are ready for pick up.
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Local youth lead book discussions and showcase program’s value
•April 2, 2025•
by DM Williamee
On Monday, March 24th, One Book, One Sullivan met at Sullivan’s First United Methodist Church for their reading of the book, “The Lost Year” by author Katherine Marsh. The event was very well attended, with nearly one hundred participants and an atmosphere alternating between lively and serious.
Rikki Ray and Rebecca Powell greeted the community while also moving from table to table as the discussions took place. Ms. Ray shared, “I loved the conversations between the adults and the students about listening to your grandparents’ stories and learning about your family history. One table was discussing what people learned from the book. Ann Wheeler talked to the kids about not wasting food, as she firmly believes in eating what is on your plate and not throwing food out. When we think about people starving around the world, this thought becomes very important.” Ms. Ray continued, “Some of the adults debated whether or not they liked the character Matthew in the story. We learned earlier that day in the live-stream reading with the author that Mat-thew was not even in Katherine Marsh’s original writing of the book, which she began in 2019. Then Covid happened. At that point she added in the character, Matthew, to help kids connect the story to their real-life experiences. For me, the relationship that blooms between Matthew and (his?) Grandma is so touching. I feel the unpacking of Grandma’s belongings is a metaphor for unpacking Grandma’s life story. I overheard Dr. Walk telling kids that doing the right thing…even when it is hard, was a theme he took away.”
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New Redskin school record in 110m hurdles
•April 2, 2025•
The Sullivan mens track team dominated the six team meet they hosted last Wednesday night, finishing 48.5 points ahead of second place Villa Grove. Redskin Mason Booker was a standout as he reset his own school record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.89. The following Redskin athletes earned points.
Mason Booker: 2nd 110m Hurdles, 2nd 100m
Colt Wilson: 6th 100m
Deaiden Arnold: 1st 200m, 3rd Long Jump
Rhett Lehman: 2nd 400m
Read MoreRedskin track takes first at Warrensburg-Latham Quad
•April 23, 2025•
The SHS Boys track team finished in 1st place at the Warrensburg-Latham Quad Meet on Tuesday, April 15 besting Cerro Gordo-Bement, Central A&M and the host.
The following athletes earned points at the meet:
Kalvin Osborn: 1st 400m 57.07
Charlie Conlin: 1st 800m 2:44.35
Read MoreRedskins finish strong at Invitational
•April 16, 2025•
The SHS Boys track team finished in 3rd Place out of 18 teams at the ALAH Invitational on Saturday. The biggest highlight was Mason Booker resetting his own school record in the 110m Hurdles once again with a time of 15.34 seconds. The athletes below earned points at the meet.
Read MoreObituaries 4-23-2025: Donald “Dean” Puyear
Donald “Dean” Puyear
Donald “Dean” Puyear, 86, of Hudson, winter resident of Englewood, FL, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025 at HCA Florida Englewood Hospital.
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