According to Sullivan fire chief Mike Piper, the investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed the Red Apple Family Restaurant last Tuesday is ongoing.
SFD investigator Kenny Graven is conducting an in-house investigation on the fire in addition to the state fire marshal.
Piper said that both investigations hope to wrap up by the end of this week.
SBL Lincolnland Home Care and Lincolnland Hospice will conduct a free blood pressure clinic 8:30-9 a.m. Thursday, August 21 at the Senior Center in Sullivan. For more information call Lincolnland Home Care at 1-800-879-3212.
SBL Lincolnland Home Care, Lincolnland Hospice and Lincolnland Home Medical will also sponsor bingo from 9–10 a.m. following the blood pressure clinic.
The Christian, non-profit musical ministry Adam’s Road will be in concert August 13 at Solid Rock Chapel in Sullivan.
Music and testimony will begin at 7 p.m. and is free of charge for the public. Solid Rock Chapel is located at 1213 East Jackson in Sullivan. For more information about the group, visit www.adamsroadministry.com.
Area schools will begin on the following days:
Sullivan
Aug. 14-Full Day
SES: 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
SMS/SHS:8:14 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
Okaw Valley
Aug. 14-Teacher Institute
Aug. 15-Half Day
8-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 18-Full Day
8 a.m.-3:18 p.m.
Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond
Aug. 29-Dismissal at 2:15 p.m.
Sept. 2-Full Day
8:15 a.m.-3:13 p.m.
A fundraiser cookout will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 26 at the IGA in Sullivan to raise money for the McFadden family of Warrensburg, whose son Gabriel Thomas Buchanan, a 2014 Warrensburg-Latham graduate, recently died.
Mother Johna McFadden is the current community relations coordinator at Mason Point in Sullivan.
The cookout will feature ribeye or pork chop sandwich, chips, and a drink. Donations may be sent to Mason Point.
For more information, contact Mason Point at 728-4394.
Van Buren street in Sullivan will be closed between Jefferson and Adams on July 18 from 5-8 p.m. for the event Full Throttle Bike Night at the Toy Bar.
For more information or questions, contact the city building at 728-4383.
The Sullivan-Okaw Valley football camp will begin July 21 at Sullivan high school and run through the 24th.
It will go from 7-9:15 a.m. each day with the youth football camp to follow from 10-11:30 a.m.
For more information, contact the high school at 728-8381.
The American Red Cross and Sullivan American Legion Post 68 will sponsor a blood drive 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. July 15 at the Sullivan American Legion located at 8 West Strain in Sullivan. During the summer months, blood supplies are desperately needed.
For an appointment, call Jeri Davis, drive coordinator, at 273-9456. Walk-ins are welcome, but an appointment will ensure adequate staffing is available and wait time is reduced.
The Fourth of July Carnival is in town and will open Wednesday, July 2 at 5 p.m.
The carnival will run through July 5 and open at 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Friday, the carnival will open at 1 p.m. and on Saturday, 3 p.m. According to Mike Keown of the Sullivan American Legion, the carnival will continue to stay open as long as people are in attendance each of the four days.
Arm-band specials are available each day of the carnival for $20 and are good for one day only.
In observation of the Fourth of July, the News•Progress office will be closed Friday.
The NP will reopen Monday with normal business hours resuming. Call 728-7381 for any questions concerning Friday’s closure.