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Scholarships Awarded
Nine $1,000 scholarships were earned by 4-H members enrolled in beef, swine, and sheep projects in the Superior Young Livestock Producer competition held during the Illinois State Fair. The winners included (left to right) Jordynn Marcum of Ford County, Evan Link of Knox County, Tanner Mickey of Christian County, Blake Hennenfent of Knox County, Makenna Green of Christian County, Ethan Macklin (OVHS) of Shelby County, Wyatt Claire of Iroquois County, Kacie Haag of Kankakee County, and Mclayn Musick of Adams County.

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Moving House
A house moving down Monroe Street drew some attention in Sullivan a couple of weeks ago. Peters Movers of Farmer City moved the three bedroom house from its former home on Monroe Street to Mattoon, making room for construction of a new Casey’s store here. Above Matt Frederick and his son Kaeden prepare to lead the home to its new location in Mattoon along with escorts from Sullivan Police, Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept, Illinois State Police and Dept. of Transportation. To accommodate state height limit of 20 feet, Frederick had to remove the top four feet of the roof. A property manager in Mattoon, he noted it was a lot less expensive to move the home since he already had a lot prepared for the home’s new location in Mattoon.

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Farm Progress Tribute
When the Farm Progress Show comes to town, Tom Gregory of Bethany lines up a few reminders of how much progress farms have made. Farm Progress is over, and now Tom’s antique tractor display returns to storage for another two years.

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Rose Meets Rotary
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) met with local officials and community leaders from Moultrie County in Sullivan Aug. 22. Rose discussed jobs and economic growth initiatives for the area during the Sullivan Rotary Club luncheon.

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Eclipsing Temperature
As the solar eclipse brought students out with special glasses and viewing devices at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon Sullivan eighth graders Samantha Montague and Lilly Graham calculate the temperature drop as part of a field test for middle school science teacher Troy Rogers. As the sun darkened, the cicadas began chirping, the streetlights came on and the temperature dropped by a couple of degrees.