AO Bombers Take ALAH Softball Team
•May 11, 2016• The Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond softball team faced Argenta-Oreana on May 6 with the Bombers coming out on top 14-3. Logan Kauffman got one hit in four at bats. Shelby Frederick got two hits including one double and a base on balls. Madison Corum scored following Frederick’s double in the sixth. Mycaela Miller had two hits with one double and one RBI while scoring one run. Taylor Powell got a home run, two hits, two RBIs and one run. … Read More
Moultrie County Looks into Improving Courthouse Technology
•May 11, 2016• Moultrie County Courthouse computer systems have grown slower and older, prompting the county board building and grounds committee to recommend an upgrade. County Clerk Georgia England reported Quality Network Selutions findings at the regular meeting May 4. Slow access and crash problems prompted QNS to look further into the problems within the courthouse system. QNS discovered servers from 2001, 2003, and 2006 in use beyond their capacity. Average server life expectancy is five-seven years. County board chairman Dave McCabe explained the county will have to start looking toward more frequent system updates. He explained the out-of-date servers … Read More
Moultrie Moment of the Week
Obituaries 5-11-2016: Judy Daily
Judy Daily Judith Ann “Judy” Daily, 73, of rural Windsor passed away Monday evening, May 2, 2016, in her residence. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Saturday in Smyser Christian Church with the Rev. Richard Coen of Neoga and the Rev. Dan Fultz of Sullivan officiating. Burial was in Smyser Cemetery in rural Gays. Swengel-O’Dell Funeral Home of Neoga was in charge of arrangements. … Read More
Shelbyville Team Wins Redskin Invitational
•May 11, 2016• The Redskin Invitational was held in Sullivan Tuesday, May 3 with Shelbyville winning the male team score with 89 points. Following Shelbyville in second was Tuscola, Warrensburg-Latham, Sullivan Okaw Valley SOV, St. Teresa, Cumberland, Arcola, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond ALAH, Meridian, Central A&M CEAM. Individual scoring for boys: 100 meter dash: first Jason Duncan St. Teresa 11.48, second Zane Uphoff SOV 11.87, third Luke Schinzler CEAM 11.88, fourth Tony Salinas Arcola 11.91. 200 meter dash: first Zach Jarrett St. Teresa 23.86, second Blake Stewart SOV 24.08, third Zane Uphoff SOV 24.19, fourth Noah Woods Tuscola 24.75. 400 … Read More
Ballinger is Millikin Bound
Local Women attend LWML Convention
•May 11, 2016• The 71st Annual Convention of the Central Illinois District of the Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) was held April 23 at Salem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville. Servant events, a light meal, and a church service were held April 22. The convention theme was, “Create in me a Clean Heart, O God” and was based on Psalm 51:10. Those attending from the area included Marlene Wirth, delegate, of Sullivan; Nancy Stremming, district board member and Effingham/Shelby Zone president; Esther Becker, delegate; Connie Wirth, alternate delegate and Pastor Steven Becker, senior district LWML counselor, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, all … Read More
Letter to the Editor 5-11-2016
To the Editor, Startrek IV, The Voyage Home, includes a scene with Spock’s mother asking him, “Does the good of many outweigh the good of one?” To which Spock replies, “I would accept that as an axiom.” His mother went to explain that he was alive because his friends considered that, in rescuing him, the good of the one (Spock) was more important that them. On Friday, April 22, 2016, Eastern Illinois University hosted Area 9 Spring Games Special Olympics. This being the first time I have attended one of these events, I thought it would be a long day … Read More
Mediacom Upgrades to All-digital Channel Lineup
•May 11, 2016• Some customers will need digital adapters to continue receiving TV signals as Mediacom Communications continues to upgrade its video network with an upcoming change that primarily affects the way subscribers view local broadcast television channels on analog TVs. Beginning Wednesday, June 15, 2016, analog signals will no longer be used to deliver lower-numbered channels, including local television stations based out of the Champaign-Springfield and Decatur areas. While placing an emphasis on digital and high-definition (HD) channels, Mediacom has continued to support customers using older, non-digital TVs by also delivering analog signals for a subset of channels. Those … Read More