•September 16, 2015• It was a sweet victory for Knights soccer on Sept. 10. On the Newton home field the Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond Knights prevailed 3-2. Scoring goals for the ALAH team were Bradley Miller, Eusebio Briseno and Javi Briseno. … Read More
•September 16, 2015• “Back to Church Sunday,” part of a national movement of churches across America, will be held at First Christian Church in Sullivan at 10 AM September 20. Everyone is welcome to attend. National Back to Church Sunday (www.BackToChurch.com) is an initiative to “Invite America Back to Church.” It seeks to reach the “un-churched” and “de-churched” – people who have never attended church, or who once attended church but don’t any more – and invite them to return on a special Sunday. In 2013, a Gallup survey stated that 87% of people believe in God. Yet only 27% … Read More
Nancy Parks Nancy I. Parks, 77, of Sullivan, passed away at 9:25 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, in St. Mary’s Hospital in Decatur. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. Nancy was born September 4, 1938 in Omega, a daughter of Douglas and Eileen Holzhausen Marlow. She married Tom Parks June 15, 1957 in Tuscola, and he survives. She worked as a secretary at the General Telephone Company and First United Methodist … Read More
•September 16, 2015• Sullivan Okaw Valley Ladies’ Cross Country team finished first at the Sept 8 Quad Meet held in Tabor Park. The ladies final was 35 followed by Central A&M with 41 and Tuscola 44. In the individual times Salena Sloan of Central A&M was first with a 22:06. SOV runner Ashlynd Risley was second with a 22:48 followed by teammate Cadisen Nuzzo at third with a 23:44. Morgan Day and Megan Quick of Tuscola ran fourth and fifth respectively with 24:29 and 24:38 times. Erin Forlines (CAM) was sixth with 24:47. Mariah Lemay from Tuscola was seventh at … Read More
Safety is #1 concern •September 16, 2015• By Ariana Cherry Reporting from Arthur “Safety is the number one issue ,” said Lovington principal Brandon Stone at Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond’s most recent school board meeting as they discussed the possibility of extending the drive that runs through Al Best at Lovington Grade School. Parents who are dropping off their children at the grade school are competing with bus traffic, and it has become a problem and safety issue for students who are walking into school. If the bus lane gets extended, the buses won’t be meeting oncoming traffic. “It would be a good … Read More
Ray Shain Funeral services for Opha “Ray” Shain, 67, of Sullivan were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial was in Greenhill Cemetery in Sullivan. He passed away at 9:15 p.m. Monday, September 7, 2015 in Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospital in Coles County. Ray was born March 15, 1948 in Decatur, a son of Henry Walter and Arvilla Fern Wickiser Shain. He married Earletta Marie Lane July 6, 1973 in Sullivan, and she preceded him in death October 6, 2010. Ray was the chief water plant operator for the city of Sullivan and retired after … Read More
•September 16, 2015• The Monday night scramble results for Timberlake Golf Course: Sept. 7, 2015: First place with five under par and winning playoff hole: Brent Effner, Josh Thouvenin, Kevin Elder and Gage Elder. Second place with five under par: Shane Russell, Tim Coy, Adam Dillard and Clint Marshall. … Read More
•September 16, 2015• By Tyler Harvey Douglas-Moultrie Farm Bureau Manager As of Sunday, September 7, the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has Illinois corn condition at 55% rated good to excellent and 43% of the corn crop in the state has matured. Soybeans condition is at 53% good to excellent rating with 22% of soybeans dropping leaves. The Douglas County Farm Bureau has had many informational meetings this summer. On Friday, August 28, the DCFB hosted an “Over the Road” seminar in Tuscola. Kevin Rund, Senior Director of Local Government for the Illinois Farm Bureau, was the main speaker of the … Read More
•September 16, 2015• Paul Hinson played the “Flowers of Forest” on Scottish Highland bagpipes for the Patriot Day assembly in Sullivan Friday, Sept. 11. For Hinson, who lives in Oakland, his interest in the bagpipe started when he heard his first one played in St. Louis. “That was 37 years ago,” Hinson said, noting he started buying records and then gained enough skills to start playing. He explained the pipe’s sound comes from the blend of reeds from the clarinet, saxophone and oboe teamed with the consistency of the player in controlling the air flow through the bag. Mutual friends … Read More
•September 16, 2015• Arcola/Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond competed in the Blue Ridge Invitational on Saturday. Two players placed in the top ten. Clayton Miller placed second shooting a 78. Shandon Herschberger placed seventh in the tournament shooting an 85. … Read More