OV Baseball Improves Record With a Four Win Week

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•May 2, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley baseball team won four more games this past week to improve its record to 18-1 on the season and undefeated in the Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division. OV defeated Argenta-Oreana, Morrisonville, Sullivan and Cerro Gordo. The Timberwolves have won six games in a row after its only loss to Effingham two weeks ago, and OV has a busy schedule ahead of them. “Big week this week; starting today we play four conference games,” said OV coach Andrew Hagerman Monday afternoon. “The next two weeks we play five games … Read More

Kate’s Kars Expands Trailer, Lawn Sales in Arthur

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•May 2, 2018• By Ariana Cherry for the News Progress Kate’s Kars in Arthur celebrated their recent business expansion with an open house celebration April 28. With a sales record of 1,450 trailers sold last year, the expansion was much needed. They have moved the business across the highway on Route 133. From three acres of trailers on display to 10 acres, Kate’s Kars has much more to offer. They are stocking between 600-700 trailers and 60-100 lawn mowers. The types of trailers stocked include flatbed trailers, gooseneck trailers, enclosed trailers and dump trailers. … Read More

Post 68 Hosts Blood Drive 

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•May 2, 2018• The American Red Cross and The Sullivan American Legion will host a blood drive Tuesday, May 8th from 12 noon to 6:00 pm at the Sullivan Legion. Donating blood is especially important. All Blood Types are needed. In America, every 2.5 seconds someone needs blood to sustain life. Every unit collected can help up to three patients survive. Any healthy individual, ages 16 and older, who meets weight requirements may donate blood. Donors should eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of water before coming to donate. Donors must have a valid photo ID. Donors can save … Read More

Sullivan School Dist. Participates In AnnualTech 2018 at Illinois State Capital May 10

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•May 2, 2018• The annual “Students for the Information Age” TECH 2018 event will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m.Thursday, May 10 and from 1-3 p.m. at the Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield where hundreds of students and teachers will represent schools from throughout the state. At the event, students will show the public and members of the Illinois State Senate and House of Representatives how technology is being used in the classroom to increase student engagement and improve achievement. From elementary to the high school classrooms, TECH 2018 highlights the crucial role that technology plays in education — ranging from … Read More

Sullivan Softball Team Takes St. Teresa

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•May 2, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Sullivan softball team finished the week 1-3 with a win over St. Teresa and losses to Shelbyville, Tuscola and Okaw Valley. Against St. Teresa at Sullivan, both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Sullivan put up five more runs in the second inning to take a 7-2 lead. After the Bulldogs scored a run in the third, Sullivan plated two runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth inning to take a 13-5 lead. Sullivan tacked on two more runs in the six for the … Read More

ALAH Baseball Scores Conference Win over CGB

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•May 2, 2018• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball team split a pair of games this past week. ALAH lost to St. Anthony Saturday but knocked off Cerro Gordo-Bement 8-3 in a Little Okaw Valley Conference Northwest division game Friday, April 27. Against CGB, the Knights scored four runs in the second inning to take the lead and tacked on another run in the fourth inning for a 5-0 lead. In the top of the fifth inning, CGB scored three runs to cut the lead to two, but the Knights answered with a run in the bottom of … Read More