SOV Football Senior Night
ALAH Football Plays Hard in Physical Senior Night Match
•October 18, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team dropped a close Little Okaw Valley Conference game 20-17 against Cerro Gordo-Bement on senior night Friday. “We competed very well and played hard and physical,” said ALAH coach Dale Schuring. “But we didn’t capitalize on the numerous opportunities we had to take control of the game.” In the first quarter the Knights drove the ball down to the Broncos 6-yard line on the first possession of the game but had to settle for a field goal to take a 3-0 lead. Cerro Gordo answered in the first quarter … Read More
Okaw Valley Adult Women’s Tennis Wins
Moultrie Moment of the Week
County Board OKs Planning Zoning/ESDA Reorganization
•October 18, 2017• By Mike Brothers A reorganization plan for the ESDA/Planning office was approved by the Moultrie County Board October 12 with the new half time ESDA coordinator making twice the salary of other counties. Before voting against the plan, board member Mike Barringer said his research including 15 counties surrounding Moultrie revealed the $30,657 annual half time salary is double what other counties pay. Coles County ESDA is paid $12,000 annually and Shelby County $18,000. “This is nothing personal, but I feel we should be looking after the taxpayers of Moultrie County,” Barringer explained. Jan Haegen proposed the … Read More
GE Retirees Have Dinner
•October 18, 2017• The GE retirees and employees dinner is 12:30 p.m. Thursday October 19 at Diamond Family Restaurant, in Decatur. … Read More
Sullivan Boys’ Cross Country Fourth at Invite
•October 18, 2017• The Sullivan boys’ cross country team placed fourth in the Central Illinois Conference meet at Tuscola’s Wimple Park and 13th in the Cumberland Invitational this past week. Thursday in the CIC meet, Sullivan scored 84 and had two runners earn all All-Central Illinois Conference honors. … Read More
Busy Week for ALAH Volleyball, Regionals Ahead
•October 18, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond volleyball team had a busy week. The Knights competed in the sixth annual Morgan Buerkett Tournament Saturday and also defeated Okaw Valley, Arthur Okaw Christian and Cerro Gordo. At the 16-team Morgan Buerkett in St. Thomas More, ALAH took sixth place with a 3-2 record, and Madison Brown earned all-tournament team honors. In pool play, ALAH went 2-1, defeating Danville (25-11, 25-14), Sangamon Valley (21-25, 25-16, 15-8) but lost to host STM (25-16, 25-20). In pool play, Brown totaled 58 assists in three games. Taylor Powell had 26 kills and … Read More
Okay Valley Student Spotlight
Photo furnished Okaw Valley 4th Grade Spotlight Name: Kiley Golden (pictured right), daughter of John Golden and Brittany Clough My Favorite things are ice cream, cats, and school I like Okaw Valley because I love the teachers! … Read More