25 Years Ago This Week

Roger Betzler, Russell Craig and Doug Lane, city electric department employees worked for 2 ½ hours to restore power at the west edge of Sullivan which also knocked out the city’s cable tv service. After grounding the 69,000 volt power line, they replaced the dead-end bells which arced, causing the fire and the loss of power.
The Lovington school board learned that village schools are moving futher into cyberspace thanks to a new state grant. High school principal Judy Uphoff reported that the high school had received a grant from the state board to obtain conductivity onto the internet. The elementary school had received two state connectivity grants.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.