Letters to Santa 2016

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Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a My Password journal. Santa I want earing for Christmas. I want a strainer for Christmas. Santa for christmas I want a Fitbit, the color is purple. Santa what kind of cookies do you want, the list of cookies chaclote chip cookies, sugar cookies, no bake cookies or oeros. I want a ipad for christmas and I want the case to be purple and blue. Santa i hope you can make a mirecle for my mom to get pregnet and have a boy because this is are second time to try to be pregnet … Read More

Fifth Warmest November, Second Warmest Fall in Illinois

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•December 7, 2016• November 2016 was the fifth warmest November on record for Illinois, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel, Illinois State Water Survey, University of Illinois. The statewide average temperature in November was 47.4 degrees, 4.9 degrees above normal. The warmest November in Illinois was in 2001 with an average of 49.9 degrees. … Read More

Understanding Illinois: Accelerating Rate of Global Change Shows Scary Growth

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•December 7, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist For most of human history, there has been no change from generation to generation. Peasants tilled their fields across the centuries with the same primitive tools. Their masters carried on “economic development” (warfare) unabated. The rate of change over time was flat, scraping along the bottom of the chart. Real change began in the Golden Age of 5th Century BC Greece, I would say, followed in the 700s AD or so with Islamic and Tang Dynasty China scientific advances. Then followed the 14th Century Renaissance and later the Scientific Method and … Read More

Obituaries 12-7-2016: Dale Park

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Dale Park Dale Robert Park, 85, of Findlay passed away Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Shelby Memorial Hospital in Shelbyville. He was born September 28, 1931 in Shelby County, a son of John and Wilma Summers Park. He married Norma Jones June 30, 1956, and she passed away November 29, 2009. Dale was a lifelong farmer, a member of Findlay American Legion Clarence Bixler Post 409 for 62 years, Todd’s Point Road commissioner for four years and a veteran of the United States Army. When not working the fields, Dale could be found patrolling Findlay on his golf cart, collecting … Read More

Three Lady Knights Finish Strong for Win

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•December 7, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports For all but eight minutes and three seconds of Monday night’s non-conference game between Sullivan and Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s girls’ basketball teams, the contest was close, intense, and hard fought. The only problem for Sullivan were those eight minutes and three seconds that were the difference. From the end of third and into the final quarter. Sullivan and ALAH swapped two point advantages after the first two quarters respectively–ALAH having no answer for Addison Darush, and the Redskins being unable to contain Peyton Wellbaum in the post. It looked as though the Knights would take … Read More

Obituaries 12-7-2016: Effie Simonson

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Effie Simonson Evelyn “Effie” Warren Simonson, 91, formerly of Columbus, Indiana, passed away December 3, 2016, in Mason Point in Sullivan.  She was born March 2, 1925, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the late Forrest C. and Dolly M. Powell.  She was preceded in death by her husband Robert D. Warren of San Antonio, Texas and Chester A. Simonson of Columbus, Indiana. A daughter, Vicki Warren Washburn of Seabrook Island, South Carolina preceded her in death April 5, 2016. Survivors include daughter Dianne Warren Smith of Virginia Beach, Virginia; son Steven Robert Warren of Murray, Kentucky; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and … Read More

Redskins Give Glimpses of Hope, but Fall to St. Anthony 58-2

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•December 7, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Although the scoreboard read a 30-point defeat for the Redskins boys’ basketball team Monday night against St. Anthony, not everything was as bad as it seemed. Sullivan kept the deficit manageable before the fourth quarter, staying within eight points the majority of the way. At the start of the fourth the wheels fell off the wagon. Bulldogs junior Drew Gibson went on a personal 7-0 run—three layups and a free throw to finish — to start what would end as St. Anthony’s 21-2 run to finish the game. The rest was history thanks … Read More

ALAH Knights Take Martinsville Bluestreaks at Home

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•December 7, 2016• Arthur Lovington/Atwood Hammond Knights basketball hosted Martinsville November 29 winning 55-34. The Knights hit 75 per cent of their free throws and 57 percent from the field to dominate the Bluestreaks 70 percent free throw, 38 percent field goal totals. ALAH started the first quarter leading 10-8, with a 14-9 second quarter, sending them into the half ahead 24-17. The Bluestreaks broke double digits with a 10-14 third quarter, but the Knights retained their scoring run with a 17-7 fourth quarter. ALAH controlled rebounds with 21 over Martinsville’s 15. … Read More

ALAH Knights Start Season Strong

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•December 7, 2016• With four games behind them Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights girls’ basketball team is in a .500 season with excellent performances from varsity players. Head coach Craig Moffett cited six team members’ season statistics after the four games. Megan Fifer has a 9.8 point per game average, with 1.2 rebounds. Fifer shot .417 percentage from the free throw line with a .333 three point percentage while hitting .457 field goals. Hannah Wallen averaged 8.5 points a game while pulling down an average 2.5 rebounds. Wallen posted .400 percent from the three point zone and .424 per cent of field goals. … Read More