•April 20, 2016• The Prairie Association of Home and Community Education and University of Illinois Extension will host the workshop “ID Theft, Scams and Fraud” at 1 p.m. Friday, April 22 at the extension office at 122 S. Walnut in Arthur. … Read More
•April 20, 2016• The Moultrie-Douglas County Extension Foundation will sponsor a drive through pork burger lunch at the extension office in Arthur 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday April 30. … Read More
•April 20, 2016• The Sullivan Okaw Valley girls’ track team competed in the 20 team Unity Girls’ Invite on Friday. There were several season best and personal best performances including Ashlynd Risley in the 100 meter (13.62), Alyssa Marshall in the 800 (2:35), Danielle Hill in the 200 (29.6) and Laine Cameron in both the 100 Hurdles (17.6) and 300 hurdles (51.9). … Read More
•April 20, 2016• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights baseball has gotten strong performances from Marcus Vanausdoll and Shandon Herschberger in the first eight games of the season. Vanausdoll has a .526 batting average and is 7-7 in stolen bases. In his 19 at bats the sophomore letterman has connected on 10 hits, producing 10 RBIs and scoring five runs. Three home runs, four doubles and three singles round out his hitting. Shandon Herschberger is also a returning letterman who, like Vanausdoll, spends time on the mound, as well as helping lead the Knight offense. The junior’s .358 batting average led to his scoring … Read More
•April 20, 2016• Illinois State Fair Manager Kevin Gordon is adding two accomplished rockers to the grandstand line-up at this year’s Illinois State Fair. This co-headlining act combines two artists who have six Grammy awards to their credit, in addition to countless other awards and accomplishments. This year fairgoers will be treated to the best of 80’s and 90’s rock when Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo and Melissa Etheridge take the stage in Springfield. … Read More
•April 20, 2016• A thirty two year old Windsor man was transported to Carle Hospital following a head on crash into the rear of a planter on Highway 32 Tuesday afternoon. Macon County Chief Deputy Gary Carroll said that the Toyota RAV driven by Seth Polk was shredded beyond recognition after driving headon into the yellow planter being pulled south while he was traveling south on Rte 32 about a mile from the Bruce-Findlay road. First transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln then to Carle Hosptial in Champaign, Polk managed to escape with a back injury. The Moutlrie County Sheriff’s Department … Read More
•April 20, 2016• FORTUNE partners annually with Great Place to Work to conduct the most extensive employee survey in corporate America to identify the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Two-thirds of a company’s survey score is based on the results of the Trust Index Employee Survey, which is sent to a random sample of employees from each company. This survey asks questions related to their attitudes about management’s credibility, overall job satisfaction and camaraderie. The other third of the scoring is based on the company’s responses to the institute’s Culture Audit, which includes detailed questions about pay and benefit … Read More
•April 20, 2016• The Okaw Valley High School drama club will present the musical comedy “AVENUE Q: School Edition” at 7 p.m. April 22 and 23 in the OVHS Gym in Bethany. “AVENUE Q” tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it’s clear that this is not your ordinary neighborhood. Together Princeton and his newfound friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life. The original “AVENUE Q” is … Read More