Darin Hays
Darin Anderson Hays, 54, of Lovington, passed away at 11:01 p.m. Sunday, November 1, 2020, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur.
There will be a Remembrance of Life at his daughter’s home at a later date. Memorials may be made to Lovington American Legion Post #429. Read More
25 Years Ago This Week
Travis Newberry, wearing a bunny costume, won the grand prize and also first place in the first grade division in the annual Lovington Halloween contest held Oct 31 in the Lovington High School gym.
All season long Redskin football coach Jerry Lane has stressed field position as one of the keys to his team’s success. Capitalizing on good field position to go along with a defense rising to the occasion, the Redskins shut out Johnson City 18-0 in the second round of the IHSA Class 2A playoffs. With the win the Redskins will host Central A&M next. Read More
•November 4, 2020•
The American Red Cross and Sullivan American Legion will be hosting a blood drive on Nov. 17 from Noon to 6 pm at the Sullivan American Legion, 8 West Strain in Sullivan.
•November 4, 2020•
First Christian Church of Sullivan is serving a “Drive-Through Lunch” this Saturday, November 7 at FCC between 11:00 am & 1:00 pm. They will be serving Baked Spaghetti or Chicken Tetrazzini. All meals include main entrée, applesauce, roll, choice of apple or peach cobbler for dessert, & bottle of water. Suggested donation of $8.00, cash or check only. Pre-orders are recommended by calling 217-728-7351 or 217-972-2776. First Christian Church is located at 1357 CR 1200 East, Sullivan. Just go east on Rt. 121, turn north at Roley Estates.
Floyd Seelow
Floyd William Seelow, 91, of Paris, Missouri, formerly of Perry, passed away at 4:10 a.m. October 27, 2020, at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Private family graveside services will be held November 4, 2020, at Smyser Cemetery in Gays with celebration of life services in Perry held at a later date. Read More
•November 4, 2020•
The Moultrie County COVID-19 update for October 31-November 2,2020 is 34 additional cases of COVID-19 with ages ranging from 1-70s. The total residents tested positive to date is 514. Total COVID-19 related deaths to date is 6.
•November 4, 2020•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports
Governor J.B. Pritzker’s announcement to move basketball from a medium risk sport to a high-risk sport last Tuesday caught nearly every athletic director, coach and player in the state completely off guard.
To add more confusion and frustration around the topic, the following day, the IHSA stated that basketball would be a local decision, and the basketball season will start on Monday, Nov. 16.
Basketball previously had been considered a medium risk Level 2 sport allowing intrasquad scrimmages while wearing masks.
The Board released the following statement regarding the basketball action. Read More
•November 4, 2020•
By Jim Baumann
NP Guest Writer
A couple of days ago was Election Day.
Or, I should say, Election Month began yesterday.
This will be a month of math the likes of which we’ve never seen.
You might even hear a candidate claim something along the lines of “My opponent has three times less votes than I do. There is no way he is going to catch up with early voting and provisional ballots, so let’s just stop counting now.”
You would be right to screech, “Hey, Moses, it’s ‘fewer than,’ not ‘less than.’”
And I would respond: “Sure, but that is not going to save that nonsensical sentence.” Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Students use laptops in the Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library’s IDEA Lab.
•November 4, 2020•
by Crystal Reed
NP Writer
The Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library held an open house for their new IDEA Lab on Oct 22. IDEA stands for Imagine, Design, Engineer and Achieve. The lab is available to students in kindergarten through 12th grade and has a wide variety of activities.
According to Library Director Michelle Nolan, the lab is being made possible by a Project Next Generation grant from the State of Illinois and a donation from 100 Women Who Care. The area features a gaming computer with the Minecraft education edition and that students can use for homework and printing. Read More
•November 4, 2020•
Tim Parton, nationally known southern gospel music pianist, and For Heaven’s Sake, a popular southern gospel music trio, will be appearing in concert at the Shelby Christian Church in Shelbyville, on Sunday, November 8, at 6:00 PM. Read More