•December 30, 2020•
January 1
An area pilot has now given more than 1,500 young people a free demonstration airplane ride as part of the EAA “Young Eagles” program which is introducing a new generation to the world of flight. Among the more than 50,000 volunteers around the world that have donated their time and aircraft to the effort is John Durbin of Lovington, Illinois.
Twice over the past two months, the Sullivan High School Spanish Club has collected food to be given to five different families in the surrounding Sullivan area. Each member of the club was assigned a group and everyone signed up for one or more food items to be gathered and delivered.
Sullivan Spark had a vision for a new baseball complex. The Park and Recreation group of the community action group Spark is proposing a four diamond baseball/softball complex with a concession stand for Sullivan.
The Sullivan Girls Basketball team finished 3-1 in the Knights Classic Holiday Tournament and Emily White was named all tournament MVP.
The Sullivan Boys Basketball team placed fourth with a 2-2 record in the Dieterich Holiday Tournament.
The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team finished runner-up to Warrensburg-Latham and Kate Jeffers and Mia Harris earned all-tournament team honors.
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team placed third in its own Knights Classic Holiday Tournament in Arthur. The Knights finished 3-1 with wins over Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg, Chrisman and Shelbyville. ALAH’s one loss was to eventual tournament champion Mt. Zion. To earn third place, ALAH ran over the Rams 49-36. Read More