Knights Top Titans in Season Opener

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•August 31, 2016• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights football team traveled to Oakland for a season opening win 24-19 over the Tri-County Titans August 26. The Knights and the Titans were touchdown for touchdown for three quarters as the Knight defense held off Tri-County in the fourth quarter. A defensive bonus came from ALAH sophomore Adam Day’s pass interception and 97 yard run to the end zone. Day went on to catch two passes for 25 yards and gained four yards on three carries. Marcus Vanausdoll provided two touchdowns, caught three passes for 36 yards and gained 38 yards on eight carries … Read More

Second Place for Arcola/ALAH

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•August 31, 2016• Arcola-Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s golf team placed second in the Iron Horse Quadrilateral held at the Iron Horse Golf Course in Tuscola Aug. 29. Brandon Rowe of Oakwood and Clayton Miller of Arcola tied for medalist, both shooting even par (36). Arcola-ALAH golf team has a 7-1 record. … Read More

Timberwolves Look to Take a Bite Out of the Competition

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•August 31, 2016• Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Small but mighty. Fun to watch. Those three phrases could definitely define the Okaw Valley golf team for both boys and girls. New OV head coach Steve Nickerson comes to the group after six campaigns at Mt. Zion and inherits a team of nine players: seven junior boys, one junior girl with possible state implications in Grace Harlin and one freshman boy. “Watch out for all of them!” Nickerson exclaimed. “We have had four different boys lead our team in scoring, Cameron Nickerson, Tanner Coleman, Austin Harshman and Case Crawford, and Grace Harlin … Read More

Increased Tennis Court Use Prompts Resurface Proposal

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•August 31, 2016• By Ariana Cherry For the News Progress The Sullivan City Council was recently approached about repairing the tennis courts in Wyman Park. Coach Chris Dobosz explained that the tennis association was growing larger, and the courts were getting much more use. Commissioner Mike Mossman noted that he had been out to the tennis courts and noticed the numbers had increased. Dobosz presented a proposal of $18,560 from All Weather Courts of Dawson, Illinois. The cost would cover repairs such as fixing the cracks, resurfacing the courts and adding more holes for new tennis nets. All Weather Courts … Read More

Okaw Valley School District Partners With Army Corps

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•August 31, 2016• By Derek Pope For the News Progress Shortly after the 2016-2017 school year commenced, Okaw Valley’s administration announced a milestone addition to their schools’ growing vocational education programs—a focal point for the district over the last few years. In a partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Okaw Valley was granted an in-kind lease on 40 acres of land around Lake Shelbyville for educational purposes. The plots, which span both Moultrie and Shelby counties, are intended to provide students with numerous opportunities for field studies in agriculture, engineering, and science. The first of its kind … Read More

Politics and Policy in Illinois: The Black Hole in the Illinois Legislative Process

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•August 31, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist This is the third in a series of columns on “politics and policy in Illinois.” Ever since the Athenian assembly of 500 condemned Socrates to death in 399 BCE on trumped up charges, legislating has been a messy affair. The Illinois General Assembly is another legislative body with a checkered past. In the late 1800s and into the 1900s, there was an end-of-session “jackpot” from which the powerful interests awarded payments to lawmakers on the basis of how well they had supported the interests during the session just ended. In 1909, … Read More

Obituaries 8-24-2016: Ruby Elzy

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Ruby Elzy Ruby Irene West Elzy, 90, formerly of Bruce and Sullivan died August 19, 2016, in Austin, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 27 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday, August 26 in the funeral home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan.       … Read More

Thinking About Health: Drug Prices Keep Rising With No End in Sight

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•August 24, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service Recently a tweet from Lauren Sausser, a fine health reporter I know in South Carolina, caught my eye. “Crazy drug prices became personal. My dad will start Keytruda regimen on Friday, $15,000 per infusion, once every three weeks indefinitely.” The high cost of pharmaceuticals had hit home! Her 61-year-old father, Jim McCallister, who lives in Spartanburg, S.C., had been diagnosed with a melanoma discovered during a routine skin exam a few weeks earlier. It had spread to his lungs. Doctors recommended the drug which uses the body’s immune system to attack … Read More

Sullivan Golf Scores Win

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•August 24, 2016• Sullivan varsity men’s golf team scored 176 topping Windsor’s 226 in a Thursday August 18 match in Windsor. Caden Ellis led the Sullivan varsity effort shooting a 37; Tom Schibur, 41; Leighton Burcham, 44; Tim Lawyer, 54; Luke Delong, 58; and Bretton Crouse, 55. … Read More