•April 16, 2025•
Lake Land College Honors students, presidential scholars, and members of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honors Society were recently recognized at a banquet on campus. During the event, Deanna Clark, Bethany, was named Honors Student of the Year.
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•April 16, 2025•
The City of Sullivan Gas Department starting going house to house to ensure that all gas meters are functioning properly on April 10. During this time, crews may also be painting your meter if needed to prevent rust.
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Beginning April 26th from 9:00 a.m. to noon, and weekdays thereafter from noon to 4:30 p.m., Windsor’s FFA students will have their Spring plant sale. On offer are the following:
4-packs of annuals: red and white impatiens, scarlet coleus, marigolds (fireball), petunias (flag mix, red, and purple), geraniums (fuchsia, red, and salmon).
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by Sharon Barricklow
The Sullivan City Council heard some updates on a variety of projects and the city’s response to recent damage to power lines in a brief meeting Monday night.
During the public comment portion at the beginning of the meeting, the council heard a complaint about a deteriorated property. Mayor Mike Mossman said the city has had a hard time finding the property owner after the property had been sold.
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•April 16, 2025•
by Janet Roney
I spent a lot of time with chickens when I was a little girl. Feeding them and gathering eggs was my daily family chore and 4-H project. I had names for them. They were among my best friends.
I learned a lot about human nature from chickens. I observed the pecking order firsthand, which most species, including humans, seem to have. Greed is another. I remember a chicken will duck its head and run when it catches a juicy grasshopper. Soon, the whole chicken yard is chasing it, whether it has a bug or not. The duck and run action set them all astir, not an honest-to-goodness bug.
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Last Friday, Sparrows Unlimited of Lovington held its annual bike giveaway, donating bicycles to the children of Lovington during the “Lunch on the Lawn” event at the elementary school. Bike winners were Micah Burket, Aleena Ingram, Emry Hall, Adalynn Jackson, Abigail Franklin, Leland Willoughby, Atlis Diener, Kayla Barton, Alex Plank, and Kennedy Ashenfelter.
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Jean Taylor
Jean L. Taylor, 78, of Sullivan, passed away at 11:31 a.m. Wednesday April 9, 2025 in her residence.
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Harold “Gene” Pryor
Harold “Gene” Pryor, 88, passed away on April 10th at home. He married Sharon Morgan on October 22, 1955, at Kirkville, IL. They had three daughters.
He leaves behind his wife of 69 years, Sharon, daughters, Becky (Don) Evans, Cindy (Scott) Birdsall, Pam Moon, 5 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
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