•February 3, 2016• Included on the Dean’s List at Parkland College in Champaign are Adam Beachy, Omar Martinez, Jeremy Plank, Brooke Tabb and Avery Schrock, all of Arthur; Kaya James and Jamie Hendrickson, both of Lovington and Elissa Stewart of Sullivan. … Read More
Betty Gaston Betty R. Gaston, 85, of Sullivan, died at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, January 26, 2016, in Mason Point in Sullivan. Private funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Lovins-Lockart Funeral Home in Windsor. Burial was in Ash Grove Cemetery. She was born May 11, 1930 in Granite City, a daughter of Ben Boris and Gladys Sutton Rudanovich. She married Thomas A. Gaston September 20, 1947 in Sullivan, and he preceded her in death April 1, 1997. … Read More
•February 3, 2016• Arcola took Cumberland 66-52 to win the LOVC girls’ basketball championship January 30 in Arthur. The Purple Riders had a strong first quarter lead over the Pirates 18-7. The second quarter was dominated by the Arcola team 14-8 placing them ahead of Cumberland 32-15 at the half. Cumberland’s Pirates scored 15 in the third to the Riders 19 and matched Arcola in the final 15-15, with Cumberland winning 66-52. … Read More
•February 3, 2016• By Trudy Lieberman Rural Health News Service When the presidential race begins to focus seriously on issues, you’re likely to hear a lot about Social Security and to some extent Medicare. The nub of debate will center on two questions: Should we cut Social Security or expand it? Should Medicare beneficiaries assume more of the cost of their healthcare and reduce the government’s obligation over time? The questions are connected. In a recent op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Andrew Biggs, a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, a right-of-center think tank, argued that a broadly … Read More
•February 3, 2016• By Matt Kracht News Progress Sports Reporter The Bulldogs were able to grind out a hard fought 43-36 win behind Isaiah Bond’s fourth quarter heroics. Sullivan rallied from a 10 point deficit in the first quarter and stayed within striking distance thanks to the strong play of Zach Hrvol who finished with 18 points. Sullivan head coach Chet Reeder said the game plan didn’t change heading into the rematch. “They hit a lot of jumpers, and that was still the game plan. Our defensive intensity was pretty good; they just made some heavily contested shots.” St. Teresa … Read More
James Gregory James E. Gregory, 69, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Oak Ridge, Mo., died at his residence Monday, January 25, 2016. As per James’ wishes he was cremated, and private family military services will be conducted at a later date in Marrowbone Township Cemetery in Bethany. Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan is in charge of arrangements. … Read More
Popeye Keown Robert Eugene “Popeye” Keown, 86, of Sullivan passed away at 3:56 a.m. Saturday, January 30, 2016 in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial with military rites by Sullivan American Legion Post #68 was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. … Read More
•February 3, 2016• In LOVC Tournament action January 29 Decatur Lutheran Association Lions won 38-27 over the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights. Controlling the defensive backboards with 22 rebounds and hitting a better percentage of field goals at 36 wasn’t enough to guide the Knights past the Lions. LSA hit 16 percent of their three point shots and 57 percent of their free throws, along with making 14 points from turnovers to give the Lions an edge. ALAH started the first quarter with a 13-9 advantage. A cool shooting Knight second quarter pushed the Lions 8-2 effort to a 17-15 halftime lead. Third … Read More
Compiled by Bekki Ferguson-Stevens 25 Years Ago This Week The fall semester and second quarter honor rolls have been released by the Bethany Junior-Senior High School. Four seniors, one junior, one sophomore and three freshmen earned straight A’s during the second quarter. They are seniors Stephanie Brewer, Allison Ferguson,Brandi Shutter and Nanette Carter; junior Tina Perry; sophomore Tami Yowell; and freshmen Angie Duncan, Jamie Scott and Shannon Wilderman. Two juniors and two sophomores earned the highest honors during the second quarter at Lovington High School. They are juniors Gary Click and Brian McGregor and sophomores Doug Creviston and Leslie Seelow. Sandy … Read More