News Progress

•March 14, 2018•

Registration is now open for the Lovington Townwide Rummage Sales to be held Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2. Sign-up forms are available at Village Hall, the Lovington Public Library and online on the “Putting Back the Love in Lovington” Facebook page.  Read More

•March 7, 2018•

By Ariana Cherry
for the News Progress

At the most recent Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond School Board meeting members of the board discussed the possibility of reorganizing the grade school buildings within the district.

Presently, the junior high students have been bused to the high school building for physical education, and high school students have been having to find other additional rooms for study hall such as the cafeteria.

The district has considered converting the current grade school into an “attendance center,” which would contain specific grades in each center.  Read More

•March 7, 2018•

Okaw Valley High School students learned recent threats that have caused lock downs at area schools were not acceptable in the Valley.

Principal Matt Shoaff opened the March 1 assembly by pointing out 12 schools in the area had been on lock down recently for threats made over social media.

“This is unacceptable and gives all of us a black eye,” Shoaff said. “We want to come to school to learn and have a good time.”

Supt. Kent Stauder made it clear there would be consequences for anyone making threats on Okaw Valley students.

“Every morning when I make the rounds, it is to make sure your safety is number one,” Stauder said, explaining safety is why outside doors to the school are locked. Read More

Photo by Mike Brothers
One Book One Sullivan middle school students coordinated the community discussion of Bitter Side of Sweet at First United Methodist Church last Thursday.

•March 7, 2018•

The Bitter Side of Sweet brought 130 people of all ages together at the First Methodist Church March 1 to discuss the One Book One Sullivan annual read.

“We are always nervous about how many will turn out for the community discussion,” Rikki Ray, OBOS coordinator said. “This is the best crowd we have had.”

One Book One Sullivan volunteers were bringing out additional tables and chairs to facilitate the growing crowd.

The community/school annual novel read sponsored by Sullivan Rotary began 12 years ago and has grown from the initial group of middle school reading students to include high school as well as elementary students along with community participants.

Sullivan Rotary financing made The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan available throughout the community. The announcement was made in November with the discussion on March 1 concluding the OBOS reading event. Read More