25 Years Ago This Week

Dr. Carl Erickson, retired Sullivan veterinarian, got to sit in his living room to watch his Kansas cousin in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Erickson’s cousin Melissa was second runner-up.
Sullivan school board members unanimously approved the design for the new elementary school as submitted by a Springfield architectural firm.  The 56,000 square foot building is roughly a cross shape with classrooms in each of the three wings and a skylight in the center.  The fourth asymmetrical wing would house a gym, offices, the cafeteria, a stage and other facilities.  The new structure will cost the district $5.1 million.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.