25 Years Ago This Week

The downtown location was the same but that was all at Bethany’s new and one-and-only restaurant the Brass Lantern. Owner Mike Moody, a veteran restauranteur had gutted the old Korner Korrall, which had closed earlier in the fall, to create a shiny-new dining establishment. The Brass Lantern offered an extensive, reasonably priced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as a daily salad bar, daily specials, a banquet room and catering.
Rick Hector, formerly of Sullivan, was promoted to the rank of sergeant. He served in the Illinois State Police Division of Operations.
The Lovington Panthers visited LOVC rival Arcola and won 55-36 over the Purple Riders.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.