Sullivan Girls End Season with Tuscola

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•February 15, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Sullivan girls’ basketball team fell to Tuscola 37-30 in the Class 2A regional at Sullivan High School Wednesday, Feb. 8. The loss ended the Redskins’ season with an overall record of 14-13 and 4-2 in the Central Illinois Conference. Tuscola jumped out to a 12-4 first quarter run and added three more to the lead by half for a score of 22-11. Sullivan played well in the second half, outscoring Tuscola 29-28, but it was not enough to overcome the first-half deficit. … Read More

Lovington Village Board

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•February 15, 2017• Jeremy Doggett, water and sewer superintendent, attended the meeting of the Lovington Village Board and distributed handouts from the engineering firm, Farnsworth Group, regarding the chlorine feed modification for the Chlorine Disinfection Exemption Revocation. The cover letter listed the requirements which need to be done by May 1, 2017. Doggett will try to have an estimation of the cost for the next meeting but believes it will be under $10,000. He is of the opinion that Roland Birt and Scott Connelly will be able to do the required work by April 1. … Read More

Strong Comeback Effort Falls Short for ALAH Team

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•February 15, 2017• By Jason Brown NP Sports Editor The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond girls’ basketball team failed to complete a frenzied fourth-quarter comeback and lost 45-43 to Tuscola in a Class 2A Sullivan regional championship game Thursday night. The fourth-quarter comeback started with just less than four minutes left in the game. The Knights cut an 11-point deficit to five when Hannah Wallen hit two free throws, followed by a Liz Shipman free throw and a Marissa Herschberger 3-pointer. Tuscola called a timeout with 2:02 left, but on the next possession the Knights stole the ball, and Shipman was fouled with 1:25 … Read More

Renewable Products Get Boost with Proposed Senate Bill

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•February 15, 2017• Legislation designed to grow Illinois’ bio-based economy has been introduced by Senator Chapin Rose and Senator Andy Manar. Senate Bill 1656 provides incentives to Illinois businesses to produce and sell new renewable products made from biomass and other renewable sources. The legislation builds upon Illinois’ strong agricultural base and seeks to provide new products and markets derived from grain commodities and their by-products. Universities and private companies are investing in a race with other states in research and development to introduce these products to the marketplace. … Read More

Letter to the Editor: 2-15-2017

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Show Choir Needs Greater Community Support  In my opinion, there are a handful of community pillars which draw people to the Sullivan Community – Lake Shelbyville, The Little Theater, Agri-Fab and Hydro-Gear, and our school district and community involvement to name a few.  With that said, I am addressing this letter to the Sullivan Community Unit School District #300 School Administration and the Sullivan Community Parents in order to express my observations as a deeply concerned community citizen, parent and fellow Sullivan Redskin Alumnus. To start off, and in choosing my words carefully, I went on the school district’s website to … Read More

Menus 2-15-2017

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Senior Peace Meal For additional information or for reservations, please call 1-800-543-1770 Monday, February 20 – Ham & beans, copper carrots, corn bread, pears. Tuesday, February 21 – Meatloaf, frosted sweet potatoes, seasoned greens, whole grain wheat, applesauce. Wednesday, February 22 – Taco salad w/beans, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream & taco sauce, taco chips, cake. Thursday, February 23 – Roast beef, mashed potatoes w/gravy, tomatoes and celery, Texas toast, overnight fruit salad. Friday, February 24 – Cheesy turkey burger, German potato salad, cauliflower & pea salad, Texas toast, scalloped pineapple. Sullivan Pre-School Breakfast Monday, February 20 – Breakfast burritos, orange … Read More

Pancake Benefit at Bethany CP

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•February 15, 2017• Everyone is invited to a Pancake Breakfast fundraiser from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, February 18 at Bethany Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee will be served with the proceeds to benefit Madison Uhlrich’s mission trip to Japan this summer. In August 2017, Cumberland Presbyterian youth and young adults from Australia, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Japan, Laos, Philippines and South Korea will travel to Tokyo, Japan for a youth gathering which reflects CP Church growth in Asia. The purpose of the event is to gather in one place to study new cultures, pray for one … Read More

Remember When? 2-15-2017

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25 Years Ago This Week A livestock, machine shed, upholstery shop located northeast of Cadwell received extensive fire damage during a Friday afternoon fire. Arthur, Lovington and Sullivan fire departments responded to the building owned by Harvey Chupp. Firefighters were on the scene four hours battling the blaze during intermittent rain. Icy roads contributed to multiple accidents in Moultrie County. Two people were treated at local hospitals following a three car accident on Hwy 121 one mile west of Route 32. Three vehicles overturned in separate crashes. The driver of a truck left the road and overturned after striking an embankment … Read More

Obituaries 2-15-2017

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Deborah Bobbitt A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial for Deborah Ann Bobbitt, 68, of Decatur was celebrated Feb. 13 in St. Patrick Church in Decatur. Interment followed in Camp Butler National Cemetery in Springfield. She was born Aug. 2, 1948 in Clinton, a daughter of Robert Lee and Patricia Johanna Long Willmore. She was an employee of Decatur Housing Authority in a variety of roles. She married Terry Lynn Bobbitt Oct. 3, 1987, and he survives. … Read More