25 Years Ago This Week

A minor blaze was extinguished by Sullivan firefighters at the Moultrie County Redi-Mix site. Fire Chief Jeff Waite said some paper and tires caught fire through the actions of children who were playing near an old building behind the Redi-Mix building.
A time capsule was unearthed in Lovington. The 1943 Future Farmers of America club at Lovington was a busy bunch. They pitched in to help the war effort by collecting 12,500 pounds of waste paper, among other projects. Also that year, the group built an outdoor fireplace/barbecue pit based on a University of Illinois design. Someone suggested that a time capsule be included so it was. But no one seems to remember what went in it.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.