Area Athletes Earn All Area Honors

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•June 27, 2018• The News-Gazette announced its All-Area track and field teams last week. Several area athletes earned honors. For Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ team, senior distance runner Logan Hall earned all-area first team honors. Senior high jumper Kobe Wells earned all-area second team honors. Freshman distance runner Layton Hall and junior middle-distance runner Austin Romine were named to the honorable mention team. For the ALAH girls’ team, sophomore hurdler and jumper Kenli Nettles earned first-team honors. … Read More

Menus 6-20-2018

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, June 25 – Beef and noodles, mashed potatoes, seasoned green beans, whole grain wheat (1), apricots Tuesday, June 26 – Savory sausage stew, harvard beets, whole grain wheat (1), warm fruit cobbler Wednesday, June 27 – Creamed chicken w/green onions & pimentos, peas, chunky applesauce, biscuit, orange bread Thursday, June 28 – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/gravy, buttered carrots, dinner roll, fruited gelatin Friday, June 29 – Chef’s Choice … Read More

“Birth Of America” Exhibit Opens to Public at Mason Point

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•June 20, 2018• By Ellen Ferrera for The News Progress Dan Moschenrose is a 21-year veteran whose passion is his love of the history surrounding the birth of our great nation. He has been concerned, however, that children are not being taught early American history in schools. “ They watch the fireworks and the parades, collect the candy and enjoy the cookouts, but they don’t know why we celebrate the day,” Moschenrose said of Independence Day. To illustrate his point Moschenrose once promised money to a student trying to fund a school trip if the student could answer a history … Read More

IDNR Seeks Developer for Eagle Creek

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•June 20, 2018• Eagle Creek Resort has been closed for nearly a decade, with the state still asking for ideas for the decaying resort along Lake Shelbyville IDNR officials rejected the one proposal it recently received for the Eagle Creek facility according to IDNR’s Ed Cross. He said the state was still hoping to find a private developer for the facility in Eagle Creek State Park. He said the department uses a scoring system to determine whether a development plan is viable. The one proposal received last time, from John Fayhee at Sullivan Marina on Lake Shelbyville, didn’t meet the … Read More

Summer of Preparation Ahead for New SOV Football Coach

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•June 20, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor Jeff Myers has some catching up to do. Myers, who was hired as the Sullivan-Okaw Valley football coach a few weeks ago, has a short window to become familiar with his players, hold camps and start practice before the first game on Aug. 24. “Right now we are primarily working in the weight room on strength and agility,” said Myers. “When we do get outside and use some of our contact days, we are concentrating on fundamentals. Once we come back after the Fourth of July, we will ramp up the … Read More

SAIL Offers PA Orientation

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•June 20, 2018• Soyland Access to Independent Living (SAIL) will hold a Personal Assistant Orientation for people interested in working as a personal assistant. The orientation is 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 26 at the Shelbyville SAIL Office, 1604 West Main, Suite 100 in Shelbyville. There will be a break for lunch. Personal assistants are employed by people with disabilities to perform household chores and personal care tasks in their homes and are paid by the state of Illinois through the Department of Rehabilitation program. Participants in the orientation must arrive by 10 a.m., bring their driver’s license or State … Read More

Softball Conference Players Announced

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•June 20, 2018• The Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest Division announced its softball all-conference teams last week. Several area players earned honors. For Okaw Valley seniors Grace Harlin and Natalie Jeffers were unanimously first team selections as position players. … Read More