•February 24, 2016• Pre-registration of kindergarten students for the 2016-2017 school year will be held noon- 6 p.m. Thursday, March 3 in the Lovington Grade School office. Any student who will be five years of age by September 1, 2016 and resides in the Lovington Grade School District is encouraged to attend. Parents are asked to bring the child’s birth certificate to pre-registration. … Read More
•February 24, 2016• C.E.F.S. is now taking Applications for 2016. C.E.F.S. Head Start 0-5 Program is a federally-funded program that provides comprehensive classroom and home-based educational services to pregnant women and children ages 0-5 including those with significant or multiple special needs. Recruitment is now going on. The C.E.F.S. Head Start 0-5 Program is located at 203 S Graham Street in Sullivan. Preschool center-based classes are provided in either the morning or afternoon Monday through Thursday. Each session lasts 3½ hours and includes healthy meals and snacks. Teachers plan daily lessons with developmentally appropriate activities that advance the children’s self-confidence, … Read More
Gregory Mechling Gregory Lynn “Chopper” Mechling, 66, of Lovington died at 5:38 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Arrangements are incomplete at McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Lovington. … Read More
•February 24, 2016• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond boys’ basketball ended the season with a 48-45 loss to the Tri-County Shiloh team February 22. Coach Dale Schuring’s varsity Knights finished the season with a 3-3 Conference record and 8-18 overall win record for the basketball season. In the first quarter the Knights led 12-10 over the Titans. Second quarter scoring 14-9 Tri-County put the Titans into the half ahead 24-21. Third quarter was in favor of the Tri County team11-9 with the Knights heading into the fourth quarter down 35-30. A 15-13 fourth quarter for the Knights was not enough to overcome the 48-45 … Read More
Finally Turns Twenty one •February 24, 2016• By Mike Brothers Thomas Addison Florey is a Leap Year child, and February 29, 2016 is his 21st birthday. That’s correct; the Bethany native was born February 29, 1932, and he is technically not old enough to drink. Still living in Bethany and driving around in his recently purchased Chrysler Town and Country Caravan, Tom will be joined by his family 2-4 p.m. Sunday, February 28 for an open house at the Bethany Firehouse. “You know I don’t get too excited about it anymore,” the soon to be 84 year old Florey said. … Read More
Jinny Kaufman Ruby Virginia “Jinny” Kaufman, 87 of Argenta passed away at 9:47 p.m. February 13, 2016 with her children by her side in Heartland Manor Care in Decatur. Services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 18 in the Argenta United Methodist Church with Pastor Bob Baker officiating. Burial was in Friends Creek Cemetery in Argenta. Calvert Funeral Home in Clinton handled arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed Harbor Light Hospice. … Read More
•February 24, 2016• Sophomore Okaw Valley basketball player Paige Robinson competed in the sectional 3 point shootout round Thursday, Feb. 18 before the sectional championship game at Nokomis High School. She made seven at the regional tournament in Hume to advance. … Read More
•February 24, 2016• By Jason Lee Brown For the News Progress The Sullivan boys’ swim team placed third out of 22 teams in the boys’ Sectional Swimming and Diving Championship at Champaign Centennial High School Saturday. “We had some good personal best times for our swimmers, and we really competed well in a tough sectional meet against much larger schools,” said coach Scott Bales. “Unlike all other IHSA sports, swimming has only one class or division, so we compete against schools with enrollments of 2,000 or 200 students.” Bryce King, Wiktor Poznachowski, Charlie Goss, Luke DeLong and Brodie Goss finished … Read More
Roger Richardson William “Roger” Richardson Sr., 73, of Herrick died Monday Feb. 15, 2016 in his home. Services were held at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 in Herrick Baptist Church. Burial with full military honors was in Antioch Cemetery in Herrick. Lockart-Green Funeral Home in Cowden assisted the family. … Read More
•February 24, 2016• Smyser Christian Church will host an auction at Windsor High School Feb. 27 with proceeds going toward their upcoming mission trip. There will be items donated by more than 100 contributors including Agri-Fab, Chicago White Sox, Magic House in St. Louis, Thirty-One, Shedd Aquarium, Big Splash Adventure and Ace Hardware. Items include free tickets, signed photographs, metal signs, yard cart, jogging stroller, artwork, washer/dryer, table & chairs, outdoor storage cabinet, and much more (see list of donors below). There will also be a coffee/snack bar, three time Octoberfest champion chili by Sherry Warren and Tim Luallen, and … Read More