Ed Noel Edward E. “Ed” Noel, 84, of Decatur died at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017 in McKinley Court Nursing Facility. A celebration of his life was held Feb. 11 in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Burial with military honors was held in Point Pleasant Cemetery. … Read More
•February 15, 2017• Cultivating Creativity 2016-2017: Consolidated Communications Children’s Art Exhibition will be at Elizabeth Titus Memorial Library in Sullivan Feb. 21-March 9. The exhibit will be on view during normal business hours: 8:30 a.m-8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. … Read More
•February 15, 2017• The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced an updated consumption advisory for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. These changes are the result of continued sampling by the Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program and do not suggest that Illinois fish are becoming more or less contaminated. “The advisories are not meant to discourage people from eating fish but should be used as a guideline to help anglers and their families decide the types of fish to eat, how frequently, and how to prepare fish for cooking to reduce possible contaminants,” said IDPH Director Nirav D. Shah, … Read More
•February 15, 2017• Photo furnished WHS Students of January Windsor Jr./Sr. High School would like to announce the January Students of the Month. Haley Beck is the daughter of Trent and Angela Beck. Beck is currently an 8th grade student and is involved in Volleyball, Scholastic bowl, Eco team, Band, Drumline, and Softball. Dalton Armes is the son of Tony and Kelli Armes. Armes is currently a junior and is involved in Baseball, Assistant Coach for the 5th/6th Grade Basketball team, IHSA SAC, Physics Club, and Student Council. He plans to attend Lake Land for Pre-Physical Therapy and then transfer … Read More
Margaret Grinslade Margaret June Grinslade, 93, of Lancaster, N.Y. formerly of Dalton City passed away at 7:54 a.m., February 8, 2017 in her daughter’s residence. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 14 in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home in Mt. Zion. Burial was in Mt. Zion Township Cemetery. … Read More
•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
•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
•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