
Pancake breakfast
The Lovington Volunteer Fire Department held their pancake and sausage breakfast Saturday as part of Lovington Junefest.
Pancake breakfast
The Lovington Volunteer Fire Department held their pancake and sausage breakfast Saturday as part of Lovington Junefest.
Photos furnished
Kick-off
Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library held their Summer Reading Kick-off Party last Friday.
Poppys Day
The Sullivan American Auxilary was set up Friday at Kirby Foods selling poppies. Each year millions of Americans wear little red poppies in memory of those who have died in all wars and to assist in the rehabilitation of those Veterans who are now hospitalized suffering from wounds and illness. Pictured (l to r) is Emma Burdick and Mary Sims.
Photo by Jason Van Loon
All school track meet
Sullivan Elementary School kids competed in an all school track meet at Victory Field Thursday after school. Students competed in the softball toss, sprints and long jump, as well as other events. Pictured above is 4th grader Mia Martin. More photos are on our website at www.newsprogress.com
Photo by Zach Brewer
Northern Lights
Last Friday night, photographer Zach Brewer posed his son Finn and Nephew Oakley Denton with the Northern Lights filling the sky behind them about a mile north of Sullivan.
Windsor High School Prom
Windsor High School’s Junior Class will be hosting Prom on Saturday, May 4th at Front Street Event Center in Gays from 7:30 to 10:30pm. Coronation will be held at 8:00pm. The community is invited to attend the coronation.
Prom Court:
Back Row (L to R) King Candidates: Billy Evetts, Silas Hortenstine, and Clayton Carey. Front Row (L to R): Queen Candidates: Claire Sims, Lillian Cole, Aubree Brown, and Kloey McDaniel
Photo by R.R. Best
Spring concert
The Sullivan Elementary School Children’s Choir, 6th grade choir, Sullivan Singers Jr. and Sullivan Singers held their spring concert Wednesday, April 17 at the SHS gymnasium. The groups were led by Heather Pistorius, middle school and high school vocal music director and Courtney Leach, elementary school music director. The musicians were accompanied by Kelly Sullivan. Pictured is 4th Grader Hazel Crothers.
Photo furnished Okaw Valley High School Prom Court Okaw Valley prom will be held Saturday, April 20 at the Mt. Zion Convention Center. Coronation will take place at 7:15 p.m. Pictured: Front Row: Madison Whitney, Rissa Montgomery, Jade Crockett, Megan Roley. Back Row: Gabe Benning, Gibson Dickens, Dylan Miller, Jacob Morrison.
Photo furnished
Adult Prom a royal success
Jake and Jerica Thrasher were named the King and Queen of the 2024 Sullivan Adult Prom held this past Saturday at the Sullivan American Legion. The Down Syndrome Awareness fundraiser, hosted by Ten-Seventy Entertainment and Josh Dinger with Northwestern Mutual, raised funds for the Down Syndrome Diagnosis Network. The event this year raised $2,100. The DSDN supports families with children diagnosed with Down Syndrome from birth thru all phases of life, including hospital stays, IEPS and more.
Photo by R.R. Best
Shed Fire
A small brush fire was suspected of catching the wooden shingles of a nearby storage shed on fire at the former Masonic Home last Friday. When the Sullivan Fire Department arrived on scene, the deck gun knocked down most of the roof, saving the structure from being a total loss. Bethany was called in for mutual aid. Pictured is Bethany Fire Chief Mike Jennings.