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Fire Safety
Sullivan Fire Protection District visited Sullivan Elementary School Thursday, Oct. 11 as part of Fire Prevention Week activities. Above Captain Chris Wright explains the purpose of rescue equipment to students. He emphasized basic fire safety: Look for places a fire could start, Listen for the smoke alarm and Learn at least two emergency exits. Fire Prevention Week began in 1922 and is observed during the week of the Oct. 9, 1871 Great Chicago Fire.

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Sullivan High School Band flutist Joann Mathias plays in the 2018 Homecoming parade Friday, Oct. 4.

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LFD Fields Several Fires
Lovington Fire District had a busy week. On Wednesday October 3 two fires were called in at the same time Lovington Chief Gary Smith explained. Mutual Aid was requested from Bethany and Hammond for a field fire on County Road 700 E. Lovington firefighters responded to a combine fire on 2500N to assist Dora Fire District. Lovington was the first on the scene and the combine was fully engulfed. Darren Powell had been driving the combine and was there and also a past fireman. They helped pull a line while the chief turned on the pump. The wind was blowing hard enough to make it hard to get to the fire. Dora Fire Dept. arrived and started a line from their truck.
Shortly after Mt. Zion and Long Creek departments arrived with three trucks. The airport truck was directed to the field that was burning from sparks off the combine. Jeff Davis contributed a tractor and disk to contain the fire spread. Bethany and Hammond got the first fire extinguished and came over to assist. There were seven trucks and approximately 17 firemen, one tractor and driver on the scene. Mt Zion fireman reported someone called it in, and they responded even though it was out of their district. “With a fire like this and us being a volunteer fire unit, it’s everyone’s district,” Smith said. 
As the Lovington firefighters returned to the station and filled the tank with water they received another call of a field fire east of Lovington on 1200N. Lovington responded with Hammond and Arthur on their way to back up. While the Lovington truck started spraying water, Steve Helton, who was disking for Mark Yoder across the road, came over and helped by disking around the border to keep that fire from spreading.

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SHS Homecoming Candidates
Sullivan Homecoming Senior King and Queen Candidates front row from left: Ally Elzy, Alaya Bolin, Josie Orris, and Irie Dulin. Back row: Gabe McGregor, Brodie Goss, Caden Ellis, and Tim Lawyer. Homecoming Spirit week activites begin with American Monday on Oct. 1-dress patriotically; Tuesday is Generations: Day dress as class generation-freshmen: Babies ; sophomores: Tweens; juniors: Middle aged family and seniors: Elderly. Wednesday, Oct 3 is Tacky Tourist day, dressing as stereotypical tourists; Thursday is Redskin Rowdy Wear featuring red and black,; morning is day of service throughout Sullivan, afternoon pep assembly. Friday, October 5 is no school with float building wrap up from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Parade line up is 3:00 p.m. and it begins at 4:00 p.m. Football game is at 7:00 p.m. Saturday marks the completion of Homecoming week activities with the 7:00 p.m. Homecoming Coronation and dance from 7:00 - 10:00. p.m.

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Moultrie County Republican Headquarters
The Moultrie County Republican Party opened party headquarters on S. Hamilton Street last week. Attending were from left: County Board candidate Arlene Aschermann, Circuit Clerk candidate Christa Helmuth, State’s Attorney candidate Tracy Weaver, County Treasurer candidate Stephanie Helmuth, Sixth Circuit judge candidate Randy Rosenbaum, Sixth Circuit judge candidate Roger Webber, Resident Sixth Circuit judge candidate Jeremy Richey, County chair and board candidate Dave McCabe, Moultrie County Sheriff Chris Sims and County Board candidate Neil Bryan.