Patty Burcham
Patty Jo Burcham, 85, of Sullivan passed away Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Sullivan Rehabilitation & Health Care. Graveside services were held 11 a.m. Friday, April 26 in Camfield Cemetery in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan handled arrangements. Read More
•May 1, 2019•
Camping season is here and Lake Shelbyville is celebrating with a free camping event called Pack the Park. The event will take place at Lithia Springs Campground May 9-11. During this time campsites are first come, first served with no reservations available. Paid camping will resume Sunday, May 12. Read More
Photo courtesy Wurtsbaugh Photography
SHS Prom Royal Court
Front Row (left to right): Hannah Schlieker, Zoe Ray, Madison Atchison, 2019 Prom Queen Natalie Drury, 2019 Prom King Wyatt Sentel, Dalton Rogers, Nij Patel and Jadon Nuzzo. Back Row: 2018 Prom Queen Elizabeth Green and 2018 Prom King Andrew Matlock
•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Sullivan softball team lost two games last week but bounced back Saturday to defeat Okaw Valley 6-5 with a walk-off fielder’s choice by Alexis Britton in extra innings.
Against OV, Sullivan fell behind 3-0 in the first inning when Madison Vogel tripled in two of the team’s three first-inning runs.
Sullivan tied the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the second inning when Katie Honchell, Irie Dulin and Caprice Smith each drove in runs.
OV took the lead again in the third with a run and added to that lead with another run in the fifth inning.
Sullivan scored again in the sixth inning to cut the lead to 5-4, and in the seventh inning Smith recorded another RBI to send the game into extra innings. Read More
Second Saturday in May
•May 1, 2019•
The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 27th annual national food drive Saturday, May 11.
The Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive, the country’s largest single-day food drive, provides residents with an easy way to donate food to those in need.
Customers simply leave their donation of non-perishable goods next to their mailbox before the delivery of the mail on Saturday, May 11. Letter carriers will collect these food donations on that day as they deliver mail along their postal routes and distribute them to local food agencies. Visit stampouthungerfooddrive.us to learn more. Read More
Photo by R.R. Best
Okaw Valley Timberwolves Tyson Montgomery avoids getting hit by a pitch against Cerro Gordo/Bement.
•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Okaw Valley baseball team dropped two-of-three games last week.
The Timberwolves lost to Decatur Lutheran and Sullivan in pitchers’ duels and blew out Cerro Gordo/Bement 14-1.
Against Cerro Gordo/Bement Friday, OV’s offensive exploded in two innings, scoring six runs in the first and seven runs in the third.
The Timberwolves tacked on another run in the fourth for the win in five innings.
OV pounded out 13 hits. Read More
•May 1, 2019•
Three Sullivan boys’ track and field athletes earned points in the St. Joe Spartan Classic Meet Friday.
The team finished in 18th place out of 28 teams. Read More
•May 1, 2019•
By Jason Brown
NP Sports Editor
The Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond baseball team throttled Arcola 14-0 Friday then tied Altamont 2-2 in a 12-inning game Monday.
Against Altamont the Knights scored two runs in the first inning, and Altamont scored its two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game.
Neither team could score in the next five innings. Read More
•May 1, 2019•
The village of Lovington is holding a fundraiser for the annual fireworks display.
A raffle for quarter of beef (donated by JW Day Farms) is being held .Fireworks Fundraiser Raffle tickets may be purchased at the bank in Lovington, The East End Bar or message the village through the Facebook page – Lovington Fireworks.
The drawing is July 4, and the beef will be ready later this fall.
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Servant Leader Gardner Elected
Section FFA President
It was John C. Maxwell who said “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”
In his Sullivan FFA Career, Zane Gardner has epitomized what it means to be a Servant Leader.
Recently, he was elected to serve as the Section 16 FFA President. In this role, he will coordinate all of the Sectional FFA events for seventeen local FFA Chapters and over one thousand FFA members.
Gardner will also represent the schools in the local section on the State FFA Officer team.
Coming into this position, he has a wealth of leadership experience serving as the Sullivan FFA Chapter Reporter (2018-2019) and the Chapter Treasurer (2017-2018). He has served his community in numerous outreach programs, including the Sullivan FFA Day of Service Fairgrounds Renovation, the Twenty Gallon Milk Challenge, and several ag literacy workshops offered by his FFA Chapter. Gardner is the son of Tricia Sieberns and Kris Gardner.