OV Girls’ Basketball Hits On All Cylinders

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•December 6, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Okaw Valley girls’ basketball team hammered Arthur Okaw Christian 50-24 Monday night for another nonconference win. “It was a nice game by our girls. We executed what we wanted to do defensively, and we did a great job of playing selfless, team basketball, coach Brad Ackers said of the effort. The Timberwolves took a 13-5 lead after the first quarter and did not look back. The game was a coming out party for junior Bella Benning.  … Read More

Conference Restructuring Includes LOVC Schools

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•December 6, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Last Tuesday Villa Grove and Heritage entered withdrawal letters to exit the Little Okaw Valley Conference. Like pulling a thread, by the end of week 15 out of the 19 LOVC schools submitted withdrawal letters, unraveling the conference. Okaw Valley and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond were among the schools that withdrew from the league following the 2018-19 season. “At this time, there is a restructuring of the conference, and schools are doing what they feel is in the best interest of their students and communities,” said OV principal Matthew Shoaff. For now many administrations from … Read More

ALAH Girls Defeat Cumberland

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•December 6, 2017• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team split a pair of games this past week. The Knights defeated Cumberland Thursday but lost to Sullivan Monday night. Against Cumberland, ALAH jumped out to an 18-6 first quarter lead and didn’t look back. The Knights outscored Cumberland 18-0 in the second quarter to ride out the eventual 51-15 win. Junior Marissa Herschberger tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, three assists and five steals. Senior Janette Comstock contributed eight points, three rebounds, four assists and a whopping nine steals. Freshman Mackenzi Bowles scored 10 points and had four rebounds, and senior Hannah Wallen totaled … Read More

Okaw Valley Timberwolves Team Up on Tuscola 

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•December 6, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports A tough schedule which included the St. Anthony Turkey Tournament has stifled Okaw Valley boys’ basketball team’s overall record this year, but coach Brooks Inman has seen improvement with each game and hopes the competition will pay off down the road. This week the Timberwolves finished 1-1 with a win against Tuscola and a loss to Shelbyville in back-to-back games. “We have played as tough a schedule as anyone our size,” said Inman. “We have yet to play a 1A school and have been challenged each and every game. I have seen … Read More

Letter to the Editor 12-6-2017

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Should You Question the Tax Reform Bill?  President Trump ran on a platform for tax cuts for the middle class and working people. He has also stated that he wants to bring corporations back to America and create jobs. Under the current GOP tax reform bills there is no guarantee that jobs will be coming back to America. What the plan promises is that wealthy corporations will get a permanent 15% tax reduction. The benefits/if any to the middle class will only be temporary. Anyone who makes less than $100,000 a year will see their taxes increase in the next … Read More

Bethany Community Choir Performs

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•December 6, 2017• The Bethany community choir will perform a Christmas Cantata at 7 p.m. Sunday, December 10 in St. Isidore Catholic Church in rural Bethany. The choir, directed by Pastor Ted Hartley of the United Methodist Church, includes singers from each church in the community. Refreshments and fellowship will follow the program. … Read More

Knights Try to Regain Winning Momentum

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•December 6, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball team finished a busy week with a 1-2 record. ALAH defeated Martinsville but lost to Meridian and Oakwood. “Overall, it was a difficult week with the amount of travel and the back-to-back games on Friday night and Saturday night,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring. “We did make adjustments and improvements in some areas, but we continue to struggle in some areas that we need to fix quickly.” The Knights knocked off Martinsville 54-40 last Tuesday. ALAH jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the first quarter and kept … Read More

Body Cameras Help Sullivan Police do a Better Job

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•December 6, 2017• Sullivan Police Chief Jim Waggoner looks at technology as a friend so it makes sense when he jumped at a free trial for officer body cameras. “When I found out Axon had a free body cam program for one year, I applied immediately,” Chief Waggoner said. “By September they had supplied every officer with a body camera plus the department with the software to handle the audio and video storage.” Axon, formerly the Taser company, is offering any police department that applies the chance to try out body cam technology free of charge for one year. At … Read More

County Raises Illinois Bicentennial Flag at Monday Ceremony

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•December 6, 2017• Moultrie County joined the Illinois bicentennial celebration with an 11:45 a.m., Dec. 4 flag raising ceremony on the courthouse lawn with some 60 people attending along with a hearty prairie wind. This commemorated opening ceremonies of the state’s 200th celebration of statehood (Dec. 3, 1818). Presentation of the colors by the Sullivan American Legion Post 68 Honor Guard along with The Pledge of Allegiance and Star Spangled Banner were part of the ceremony. County board chairman Dave McCabe read the proclamation of statehood, December 3, 1818 noting that the year will celebrate the history of Illinois. McCabe … Read More

Lottery Determines Ballot Positions

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•December 6, 2017• Moultrie County Clerk Georgia England conducted a lottery to determine candidates placement on the March primary ballot Tuesday, December 5. The Democrats and Republicans both held a lottery in the county board meeting room at the courthouse for Treasurer ballot placement on each respective party ballot.  … Read More