25 Years Ago This Week

The Lovington Board of Education accepted the resignation of Rosemary Brown, the elementary school principal at a board meeting. Mrs. Brown was with the district 27 years and served as principal of the elementary school since 1989. Prior to serving as principal, Mrs. Brown taught at both the high school and grade school level.

The county’s tentative plan to purchase the former Sullivan Sale Barn for use as an animal control facility was scrapped after a contract for sale had already been signed for the property. Previously the county’s plan to purchase a former local veterinary facility for the same purpose was vetoed by strong opposition from neighbors.
New officers for the Sullivan Area Chamber of Commerce were Mimi Atchison of Atchison True Value (treasurer); Randy Butler of Jerry’s IGA (vice-president); and Diane Weaver of Sullivan Printers (president) and Linda Carlton of CF&H Insurance (secretary).     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.