•September 27, 2017• Federal, State, Circuit Judge and Local candidates are circulating petitions seeking nomination to office in the March 20, 2018 General Primary Election. Successful candidates winning nomination will then be placed on the November 6, 2018 ballot for election. … Read More
•September 22, 2017• McTeacher night is Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Sullivan McDonalds. A donation from Sullivan McDonalds will benefit the Okaw Valley High School S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions). For more information contact Doug Elmore @ 217/665-3631 ext. 412 … Read More
•September 20, 2017• By Ellen Ferrera for the News Progress Jessica Ekiss opened her boutique, Jessie Cait LLC, in her home at 313 N. Hamilton. The shop fills two small rooms, but the racks are overflowing with the most fanciful and colorful children’ clothing you can imagine. The sizes run from infants to XXs to plus sizes 3 xl. There are limited women’s items. “I used to sell LuLaRoe clothing,” Ekiss began, “but I wanted to set my own rules and guidelines on running a shop. I did a lot of research on various labels and vendors to select just … Read More
Learns of OVHS/Corp Coop •September 20, 2017• By Mike Brothers The Moultrie County Board received a report on the Okaw Valley School/Corp of Engineers coop from OVHS agriculture teacher Wes Wise at the regular meeting Sept. 14. Wise explained the national recognized coop with the Lake Shelbyville Corp of Engineers demonstrated student involvement throughout the district was the key to success. The OVHS coop program has 21 acres that include corn crops, plus bee pollination stations plus hundreds of volunteer hours from students to help prepare campgrounds for the limited Corp staff. … Read More
•September 20, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ soccer team split two matches this past week. The Knights defeated Meridian 4-1 Thursday but lost to Warrensburg-Latham Saturday. … Read More
•September 20, 2017• The Okaw Valley volleyball team finished the week with a 2-1 record. The Timberwolves defeated Arthur Christian and Villa Grove but lost to Edinburg. Thursday against Villa Grove, OV won in two sets, 25-14 and 25-22. Natalie Jeffers tallied eight kills, 12 assists, four blocks and four digs. Kate Jeffers recorded six kills, four aces and three blocks. Paige Coleman had five kills and 15 digs, and Kailynn Bobbett had four kills and four blocks. Sadie Zimmerman totaled 13 assists, four aces and three digs. … Read More
•September 20, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond football team lost to LSA 52-0 at Decatur Friday. “It was a disappointing evening in all aspects,” said coach Dale Schuring. “We did not come prepared to play at the level we needed to compete with a solid well coached team.” LSA took 10-0 lead in the first quarter and blew the game open with 28 points in the second. ALAH struggled moving the ball, and the Knights’ running back totaled only 24 yards offense. Will Cohan completed 1-of-4 passes to Kobe Wells for four yards. Marcus Vanausdoll recorded a team-high nine unassisted tackles, and … Read More
Letter to the Editor, Editor’s note: This book about the Mosser family of Atwood, murdered in the 1950s, has been missing for two years. Hazel Fraker, a friend of the family noted Katherine’s uncle was father of the Mosser family who was killed, and she would like to return the book to Katherine’s son to keep it in the family. To the people who borrowed the book: The Mosser Family. … Read More
•September 20, 2017• Secretary of State Jesse White, in cooperation with Sullivan Library, is offering drivers a chance to renew their driver’s license or vehicle registration renewal sticker, obtain a duplicate or corrected license, or obtain an Illinois identification card. White’s mobile unit will be available at Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library, in Sullivan 10 a.m.-2 p.m. October 19. An applicant renewing a current Illinois driver’s license or identification card need only present a current valid driver’s license or identification card. If the applicant is applying for either a duplicate or corrected driver’s license or identification card, the applicant must present … Read More
•September 20, 2017• 25 Years Ago This Week Sullivan schools contracted with a food service management company for lunches, and increased participation in the lunch program is the result. One reason: pizza, deli sandwiches and a salad bar. Middle school seventh graders Sara Holt, Jennifer Sanner and Ashely Sands noted they eat salads almost every day and enjoy the variety offered. Middle school served an average of 350 of 1160 k-12 students the previous year and hit a 667 meal high with the new lunch program offerings. Steven Pflum, president of the Bank of Findlay, and Michael Dove, president of the … Read More