Obituaries 7-6-2016: Roger Yarnell
Roger Yarnell William Roger Yarnell, 74, of Bethany went to meet Jesus at 12:12 a.m. Monday, July 4, 2016 in his home with his wife Sue by his side. A memorial celebration will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 9 followed by a visitation with the family until 4 p.m. in the Vineyard Church in Sullivan. McMullin-Young Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. … Read More
Thinking About Health: A “Breakthrough” Drug May Not Be As Great As It Sounds
•July 6, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service A story in The Guardian, a British news outlet that now has a publishing arm in the U.S., grabbed my attention. The headline read, “Treatments for cancers and Alzheimer’s on the verge of a breakthrough.” Really? Now, I’ve written about this stuff long enough to know the word “breakthrough” is a red flag. Anyone who hears the word or sees it in print should be skeptical. There are very few genuine breakthroughs, but there’s lots of enthusiasm for the term on the part of the media, physicians, academic medical centers and others … Read More
EIU Receives Funding Relief
•July 6, 2016• Eastern Illinois University Presidernt David Glassman announced some financial relief was experienced with the state’s recently passed stopgap budget measures. The approved appropriation for Eastern is $26.2 million. We will also receive the remaining amount of MAP funding ($3.5 million) that Eastern advanced to our students in Spring 2016. It is our understanding that the funds allocated to higher education are tied to available sources and that Eastern should receive the funds in the near future. … Read More
Schuring Shooting away at Lake Land College
•July 6, 2016• By Kirk Whitaker NP Sports Reporter Tyler Schuring, Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond class of 2015, Lake Land Basketball. In his high school career ALAH grad Tyler Schuring took the area by storm with his shooting and athleticism. After graduating, the Knight continued on at nearby Lake Land College and saw success in his freshman campaign. Schuring saw ample minutes starting out and hit a season high five 3-pointers, scoring 15 in one game. … Read More
ALAH FFA Chapter Attends 88th Illinois FFA Convention
•July 6, 2016• By Katie Gingerich By ALAH FFA Reporter The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond FFA attended the 88th Illinois FFA State Convention held June 14-16 in the Prairie Capital Center in Springfield. Six members of the ALAH FFA Chapter attended along with their FFA advisor Wendy Leenerts. Attending were Janette Comstock, Colton Romine, Zane Crist, Makenna Green, Adam Day, and Katie Gingerich. … Read More
Dean’s List at Indiana State
•July 6, 2016• Indiana State University has announced that Caden Elzy of Sullivan made the dean’s list for the spring semester of 2016. To be eligible for the list, a student must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. … Read More
Rosati’s Offers Taste of Chicago A Few Miles Away
•June 29, 2016• Rosati’s Restaurant is offering the taste of Chicago at the intersection of Route 32 and the Bruce Findlay Road, south of Sullivan. Julie Fifer, the new manager of the full service family styled restaurant, located inside Howy’s at the Lake Shelbyville intersection emphasized the famous Rosati’s pizzas and Italian beef sandwiches are not only offered for the inside dining room but are available for delivery to Sullivan, Findlay, Windsor and the Lake Shelbyville campgrounds. “I spent 18 years working in our family restaurant in Chicago so it’s great to be part of the Rosati family tradition that … Read More
Understanding Illinois: A Plan B to End State Budget Impasse
•June 29, 2016• By Jim Nowlan NP Guest Columnist All I can see ahead for state finances is short and long-term harm for the state, which will be very difficult to repair. Gov. Rauner obviously has no Plan B for his strategy of getting House Speaker Mike Madigan to knuckle under to his demands for a “turn-around agenda,” with which I am generally supportive. I have a Plan B. After more than a year without funding for food for prison inmates, electric power for state facilities all over the state, and even toilet paper for state employees, among many shortages, … Read More
Moultrie Corn Is Sky High This July
•June 29, 2016• It is a tradition to take a look at the annual corn crop in the area and judge whether it is knee high in July. Corn has grown especially well lately with the combination of rain and heat. Some may say it is at the point where you can hear the stalks as they grow. This year’s corn is far past knee high in July, as RR Best’s drone photograph of the Graven family illustrates. From the drone: Aubrey, Kennedy, Chelsea and Kenny stand in sky high corn. “Driving between Tuscola and Sullivan and looking at various … Read More