Gyms Opened During Delayed School Start

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•December 23, 2015• When inclement weather strikes this winter the Sullivan School District will delay school opening two hours. In an effort to accommodate parents with morning obligations the district will open the Sullivan Elementary School gym at 8 a.m. The Sullivan High School gym will also be opened with supervision for middle and high school students who need to arrive earlier than the 10 a.m. and 10:14 delayed start times. The adjusted schedule will be used during extreme cold or when weather has caused poor driving conditions early in the morning but then clear off within a couple of … Read More

ALAH Lady Knights Win in Strasburg

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•December 23, 2015• Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Lady Knights traveled to Strasburg winning 70-51 Dec. 17. In the first quarter the Stew-Stras Lady Comets kept pace with the Lady Knights 13-14. By the second quarter the ALAH team started hitting, as they scored 26 points to Stew-Sras 16. Opening the third quarter with a 40-29 lead the Lady Knights added a 15-12 third quarter and 15-10 fourth quarter scores for the win. Hannah Wallen caught fire for the ALAH team in the second quarter hitting four field goals and two three pointers. She added another field goal and one free throw to lead … Read More

Lady Knights Lose to St. Anthony

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•December 23, 2015• A cold first quarter was too much for the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Lady Knights to recover from in their 57-25 loss to St. Anthony in Effingham, Dec. 19. Lady Saints had a 15-0 first quarter and a 14-11 second quarter to go into the half ahead 29-11. The Lady Knights scored eight in the third to St. Anthony’s 13 points. In the fourth quarter the Lady Saints outscored the Lady Knights 15-6 for the win.  … Read More

Monticello Team Dominates Sullivan Redskins

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•December 23, 2015• By Mike Brothers Sullivan Redskins basketball took a 55-30 loss from a larger Monticello Sage team December 18. Sullivan kept up the battle of the backboards throughout the game, getting 21 for the night, led by 5’10” senior guard Kaleb Shumard with six. The Sages had 24 rebounds led by Winterbottom with seven. The Sages started out the first quarter with an 11 to five advantage over the Redskins team. In the second Sullivan scored another three points to Monticello’s 15, heading into the half 26-8 Sages. In the third quarter Redskins scoring improved to 12, with … Read More

McCarter Challenges Shimkus for Congress

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•December 23, 2015• Kyle McCarter, (R) 54th District Illinois State Senator, is waging a primary challenge to incumbent U. S. Congressman John Shimkus for the 15th Congressional District seat. McCarter is from Lebanon and has served in the State Senate since 2009 when he was appointed to fill the term of Frank Watson, who stepped down for health reasons. McCarter pointed out that he already serves one third of 33 counties included in the 15th District. The largest geographic district in the state includes a rural economic diversity ranging from coal mining in the south to agriculture and small manufacturing … Read More

Leaving No Child Left Behind Shifts to Every Student Succeeds

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•December 16, 2015• By Mike Brothers Every Student Succeeds is the new federal education act that promises to leave No Child Left Behind, behind. Using a barrage of federally imposed testing No Child Left Behind tried to improve education by forcing rules from the Department of Education on local school districts. Every Student Succeeds leaves the U.S. Dept. of Education out and moves those decisions to the state and local level. Testing will still be a part of the way education progress is monitored, but the states may choose the testing methods. Grades 3-8 still will take annual tests with … Read More

Unclaimed Property Brings Big Money at Auction

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•December 16, 2015• Bidders paid $73,000 for 8,000 pieces of commemorative coins, jewelry and baseball cards in the state’s unclaimed property auction, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ office has said. The week-long online sale closed recently. Among the winning bids were $12,052 for an Engelhard 10oz gold bar and $1,391 for a 1923D Saint Gaudens Double Eagle gold piece. A lot that included a 1967 Mickey Mantle Topps baseball card, a 1966 Sandy Koufax Tops baseball card and a 1982 Baltimore Orioles Future Stars Topps baseball card that included Cal Ripken Jr. went for $467. All items exceeded appraised estimates by … Read More