10 Bones On The Marrowbone Barbecue Cookoff Held

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•March 31, 2021• By Crystal Reed NP Writer Main Street in Bethany was smoky on Saturday, not because of a fire, but from barbecue. The 10 Bones On The Marrowbone barbecue competition was held to benefit the Bethany Fire Department. According to competitor and organizer Curtis Robinson the event drew 18 competitors and three food vendors. He said that there was one competitor that came all the way from Ohio and the furthest competitor in Illinois came from Ramsey. … Read More

Remember When? 3-31-2021

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25 Years Ago This Week The Sullivan City Council approved an annexation agreement on subdivision property owned by Ron and Sharon White and Wayne Gillenwater. The owners of the property must now petition for annexation into the city. The Sullivan Singers brought home the grand champion trophy from the New Orleans ShowChoir competition to close out a successful season. They also placed first in vocal sound, choreography and show. The Sullivan school district was awarded a 1996 Bright Star award. Only 89 school districts out of 913 districts in the state have won this honor. The award criteria is based … Read More

Kindergarten Registration

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•March 31, 2021• The Sullivan school district will hold kindergarten registration for the 2021-2022 school year on Tuesday, April 13 from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Sullivan Elementary School cafeteria. Come and enroll your student, find out about Sullivan Elementary, meet some SES staff and get answers to questions you may have. COVID 19 guidelines: wearing a mask is required, temperature checks and social distancing is encouraged. For easy access to the Sullivan Elementary School cafeteria, parents should park on the west side of the building and use the Graham Street entrance. Contact the office at 728-2321 with questions. … Read More

Easter Services

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•March 31, 2021• Sullivan First United Methodist Church will have Easter Sunday services at 8 a.m. outdoors, 9:30 a.m. contemporary w/kids church and 11 a.m. traditional service. The church is located at 216 W. Jefferson in Sullivan. … Read More

When Including That Extra Comma is Essential

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•March 31, 2021• By Jim Baumann NP Guest Writer I view Oxford comma afficionados as belt-and-suspenders people. They’ll tell you how adding a comma after the penultimate item in a list is how it’s done in literature and how it provides clarity (using it even when it doesn’t add clarity). It’s there, you know, just in case. Perhaps I just like to live dangerously. After all, I haven’t worn a belt or suspenders in more than a year now, because the elastic waistband on my business casual sweatpants fulfills the mission. Newspapers generally eschew the Oxford comma as vestigial, but … Read More

Arthur Grade Third Quarter Honor Rolls

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•March 31, 2021• 6th Grade High Honors: Ally Abercrombie, Kody Burdick, Kylie Burke, Allen Collins, Adyson Cusick, Kaley Herschberger, Cameron McGill, Sophia Monts, Marcus Otto, Reece Oye, Leighton Poulos, Nathan Rafferty, Nicholas Rafferty. 6th grade Honors:McKenna Blaudow, Ashby Coblentz, Esmerelda Diaz, Hadden Fabert, Enos Gingerich, Coye Grant, Emeline Greathouse, Shelbey Grimsley, Dustin Hodge, Brennon Hutson, Elliott Norfleet, Maleyna Vanausdoll, Katheryn Wiley. … Read More