Grandfather’s Memory Inspires Boston Marathoner

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•April 26, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Kyle Wickline, a city carrier for the United States Postal Service in Sullivan, decided to pick up the pace last week. Not during his deliveries through the streets of Sullivan but rather in the oldest annual marathon in the world. On Patriots’ Day, Wickline ran in the Boston Marathon for the first time. He ran the marathon in memory of his late grandpa, Dean Fulk, who referred to Wickline as “his marathoner.” Wickline finished the race with a time of 3:28:18 and a 7:56 pace per mile. … Read More

ALAH Baseball Wins over Argenta Oreana

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•April 26, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball team finished the week 1-2 with a loss to Arcola Friday and Okaw Valley Monday and a win against Argenta-Oreana last Wednesday. The Knights defeated Argenta-Oreana 4-1 at Argenta. ALAh scored two runs in the third to take an early lead and then tacked on single runs in the fifth and sixth. Lucas Otto was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Shandon Herschberger was 2-for 3 with two runs scored. Marcus Vanausdoll was 2-for-4 with a run scored and picked up the win on the mound. … Read More

Remember When? 4-26-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week A communications tower is under construction by Cellular One west of Keller Cemetery, south of Lovington on Route 32. Intermittent cell service in the area prompted the tower upgrade. Joe and Joan Pound met Bob and Mary Ellen Hood who had lived in Manila in the Philippines for 14 years. The Hoods led the Pounds on a cultural and historic tour of the city. Prize winners at the 40th Kiwanis Easter Egg hunt in Wyman Park included Jamison Miller, Lukas Golden, Tori McFarland, Drew Coslow; Michelle Manning, Amber Burgess, Jordan Stewart, Benjamin Netherton; Brandi Piatt, Derek … Read More

Findlay Auxiliary Drive a Success

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•April 26, 2017• The American Red Cross Blood Drive hosted by the Findlay American Legion Auxiliary April 10 was very successful! The goal for the drive was 20 pints of blood. Thirty people answered the call for blood donations, and 26 pints were collected. Connie Dotson received a pin for donating a total of three gallons of blood, and Connor Dotson received a two gallon pin. The next blood drive is scheduled for June 6.  Blood drive coordinator Chris Tippit will host the drive along with her husband Fred to celebrate their 38th wedding anniversary. … Read More

Richey Seeks Nomination

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•April 26, 2017• Moultrie County State’s Attorney Jeremy Richey will seek the Republican nomination for the resident circuit judge position for Moultrie County that is up for election in 2018 due to the retirement of Dan Flannell. The primary election will be held March 20, 2018. Richey is currently serving his second term as Moultrie County State’s Attorney. Richey resides in Moultrie County with his wife and son. … Read More

ALAH Boys’ Track Competes in Tuscola Open

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•April 26, 2017• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ track and field team competed in the Tuscola Open Invitational Friday and the Tri-County Invitational last Tuesday. During the Tuscola Invite, two athletes and two relay teams finished in the top five spots. Austin Romine won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:59.26. Kobe Wells took fourth and fifth place in the high jump and 200-meter dash, respectively, with a jump of 5 feet 10 inches and a time of 24.45. The 4×400 relay team took third with a time of 3:45.23, and the 4×800 finished fifth at 9:25.30. … Read More

A Memorable Scouting Trip Visiting National Monuments

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•April 26, 2017• By Woody Hills for the News Progress When Sullivan Masonic Lodge Worshipful Master Mike Rollins presented Boy Scout Troop 39 a donation from the St. Patrick’s Day corned beef and cabbage fundraiser, it brought back one great scouting memory. Rollins spent years on the road as a truck driver before retiring to Sullivan, but one road trip while he was a Boy Scout in the mid-sixties made him appreciate traveling as he still keeps a camper and truck at ready in his drive. “During the sixties our Boy Scout troop was fortunate enough to have some parents … Read More

Okaw Valley Softball Wins Four for the Week

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•April 26, 2017• The Okaw Valley softball team finished the week 4-1. OV split a double header Saturday, shut out Mt. Pulaski Friday and Ramsey Thursday and knocked off Shiloh Wednesday. OV defeated Tri-County/Shiloh 11-1 at Crowder Park. Tri-County jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first with a long home run which was the only run of the day for Tri-County. Okaw Valley tied the game in the bottom of the first on Paige Coleman’s 1-out single to left. Paige Robinson walked to put runners at first and second. Jess Robinson and Kayla Wheeler had … Read More