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Sullivan 4th of July Celebration

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•June 19, 2024•

July 1st through the 4th at Wyman Park, Sullivan will be hosting their annual 4th of July Celebration. There is a new carnival in town, this year the carnival will be hosted by The Carnival Company from Gratis, Ohio. The carnival will be open from 5 to 11pm Monday through Wednesday and 12-5 & 6-11 on Thursday, save money with the armband presale at the Legion for $22 before July 1st. On the 4th there will be a parade at noon followed by watermelon eating contest and sack races and turtle races starting at 2pm. Last but not least, the night is finished with the the fireworks display at dusk. This years 4th of July Celebration is sponsored by the Sullivan Area Merchants and Sullivan American Legion Post #68.

Dickens graduates

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•June 19, 2024•

Isaac Dickens of Sullivan has graduated from Rhodes College with a Bachelor of Science in Biology.

The 175th Commencement Exercises of Rhodes College took place on campus May 11. The college conferred 406 degrees, including the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Science in Accounting, and Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Health Equity.

LPC All-Conference teams named

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•June 19, 2024•

Three SHS softball teammates were recently selected to the LPC All-Conference Softball team. The players were Aeralyn Thrasher (2nd Team), Tabitha Webb (2nd Team) and Harmony Ray (Honorable Mention).

On the boys side, named to the Baseball All Conference team were Jake Stewart (1st Team), Adan Mills (2nd Team), Cameron Crowe (2nd Team), Schafer Ogle (Honorable Mention) and Tristan Wright (Honorable Mention).

All wheel extravaganza

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•June 19, 2024•

Sunday July 28th, downtown Dalton City will be hosting the annual all wheel extravaganza from 12 to 5pm. Registration starts at 10am with a $15 registrations fee. There will be goodie bags handed out to the first 150 to enter. There will be food trucks, music, a silent auction, door prizes, 50/50 and other venders. For more information call Harley’s Hideout (217) 874-2309, Shamrock Pub (217) 874-9701 or Bob Weltig (217) 413-9292. All email inquires please contact daltoncitycarshow@gmail.com.

Breast Cancer benefit

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•June 19, 2024•

There will be a breast cancer benefit for Krissy Davis on Friday July 26th from 6 to 10pm. There will be a raffle, silent auction, music, food, t-shirts and a bags tournament. Teams must register in advance by calling Sheri at (217)-254-3327. The bags tournaments is teams of two and is double elimination, the games will start at 4 pm.

Birch graduates

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•June 12, 2024•

More than 4,450 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this spring. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held May 9-11 at Hilton Coliseum. Savannah Birch, of Bethany, received her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.

Keeping it Country

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•June 12, 2024•

The Veterans Tribute concert series will present Ronnie McDowell Saturday, June 15 at Penn Station in Arthur. The performance will feature special guests Dan Kouba and Tina Patterson-White and begin at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or online at KeepingItCountryLive.com. Penn Station is located at 122 E Progress.

Findlay breakfast

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•June 12, 2024•

The Findlay Fire Protection District will be hosting a biscuit and gravy breakfast on July 27th from 6:30 to 9am. The meal includes biscuits and gravy, coffee and orange juice. Donations are greatly appreciated. This will be held at the Findlay firehouse 301 E S 2nd street in Findlay.

2024 Bethany Celebration

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•June 12, 2024•

The 2024 Bethany celebration will be starting this year on Friday June 21at 5pm with the opening ceremonies including inflatables and vendors. From 5:30 to 8pm Friday there will be live music, princess and Spiderman meet and greets and a dance showcase brought to you by the Sullivan Dance Studio. Saturday continues to day two of the celebration starting bright and early at 8am for a dads and donuts volleyball tournament, a parade to follow and a car show starts at 1:00. Later in the day, the celebration will wrap up with some live music sets in the beer tent and fireworks. By 5pm the event tent will open and live music will be playing, live entertainment includes Country Sky and Tyson Schulte. Other events later in the evenings for all ages includes clowns, magic shows and fireworks.