SOV Girls’ Track Places at Conference Meet

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•May 11, 2016• The Sullivan Okaw Valley girls’ track team finished in sixth place with 41 points at the Central Illinois Conference Meet held in Sullivan May 6. Second places-Ashlynd Risley in the 400 in 1:03 and the 4 x 400 relay of Anne Hogan, Laine Cameron, Alyssa Marshall and Risley in 4:21. Cameron finished fifth in both the 100 and 300 hurdles in times of 17.9 and 51.3. Also finishing fifth was the 4 x 100 relay of Cameron, Risley, Zoe Ray and Danielle Hill in 54.8. The 4 x 200 relay of Hogan, Ray, Hill and Carlin Nuzzo … Read More

Remember When? 5-11-2016

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Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week Six retirees from the Sullivan school system will be honored at a reception in the high school cafeteria from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19. The retirees are Joan Laugher, Russell DeVore, LaVonne Graven, Carl Kutz, Juanita Patterson and Bill Ward. The Sullivan Scholastic Bowl team finished sixth in the Masonic state tournament last Saturday falling about two questions short of winning all five of their matches. Playing for the Redskins in the state tournament were seniors Keena Baumgartner, Michelle Keown, Amy Peters and Matthew Stone; juniors Wade Baumgartner, John Freese … Read More

Oh Brother: Stupid Tricks are Hard to Forget

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•May 11, 2016• By Mike Brothers NP Managing Editor It happened one spring day deep in the Shawnee Forest some 40 years ago, but stupid human tricks are impossible to forget. I grew up in southern Illinois where 250,000 acres of the state are covered in the nationally owned Shawnee National Forest. It was a land of limited population and maximum forestation so I spent most of my youth using the National Forest as a playground for camping, hiking, exploring and the most fun: trail riding motorcycles. Before massive restrictions gave those forest trails to the powerful horseback lobby during … Read More

Argenta Oreana Too Much for ALAH Baseball

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•May 11, 2016• Arthur-Lovington/Atwoo-Hammond baseball played Argenta Oreana May 6 at home, with the Bombers getting the upper hand with a 20-1 score. The first inning was 3 to 1 with Waylon Schlabach hitting a home run for the Knights. That was the last ALAH score. The Argenta Oreana team came up with 10 runs in the second inning, two in the third, and five in the fourth. Brown got the the win pitching five innings, allowing five hits and one run with eight strikeouts. Cory Griffin took the loss pitching 1.1 innings, allowing three runs off six hits. … Read More

“Trucks are for Girls” Day Hosted by Marvin Keller Trucking

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•May 11, 2016• Dozens of area Girl Scouts now have another patch to show they learned about something new and different. Marvin Keller Trucking recently partnered with the Women in Trucking Association to sponsor a Trucks are for Girls Event for local Girl Scouts April 30. Marvin Keller invited Girl Scout troops from Moultrie and Shelby counties for a fun-filled morning of learning. The purpose of the event was to teach the girls about the importance of trucking to the economy while they were able to get an up-close view of a tractor trailer.  … Read More

EIU Cuts Summer Hours

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•May 11, 2016• In a continuing effort to conserve resource dollars, Eastern Illinois University is once again closing selected buildings and offices from noon on Fridays until Monday mornings during the summer months. The affected time period began Monday, May 9 and will end Friday, Aug. 12. Building/office exceptions include, but may not be limited to, the president’s office, Booth Library, University Police, the Renewable Energy Center and the Office of Admissions, which plan to keep normal working hours. All university offices must be open to the public between 8 a.m. and noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through … Read More

Obituaries 5-11-2016: Audie Ryherd

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Audie Ryherd Audie Edward Ryherd, 87, of Sullivan, passed away at 3:53 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016 in Mattoon Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in French Cemetery in Allenville.  … Read More

SBL Food and Nutrition Offers Grocery Shopping Budget Tips

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•May 11, 2016• Learn how to choose healthy yet less expensive food items when grocery shopping during a program entitled “Budget Friendly Grocery Shopping,” hosted by Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Food and Nutrition Services. This free program begins at 6 pm, Tuesday, May 17, in the Lumpkin Family Center for Health Education located on the north side of Health Center. … Read More

Redskins Host Nine Invitational Track Teams

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•May 11, 2016• The Redskin Invitational track meet in Sullivan May 3 hosted 10 schools with Central A&M finishing first among the female teams with 129.5 points. Warrensburg-Latham WALA was second, Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond ALAH finished third, Tuscola fourth, Sullivan Okaw Valley SOV finished fifth followed by St. Teresa, Shelbyville, Meridian, Cumberland and Arcola. Individual event results: 100 meter dash: first, Taylor George WALA 12.70, second Isabella Newingham Meridian 12.87, third Ashlynd Risley SOV 14.12, fourth Anna Wooters SOV 14.46. 200 meter dash: first Taylor George WALA 26.52, second Abby Forlines CEAM 29.43, third Ashley Bartley Tuscola 30.05, fourth … Read More