Sullivan Chiefs Softball Team to be Inducted Saturday
The Sullivan Chiefs’ men’s fastpitch team will be one of four teams inducted at this Saturday’s Amateur Softball Association hall of fame banquet.
Obituaries 4-8-2015: Bobby Bone
Bobby Bone Bobby J. Bone, Sr., 83, of Decatur died Wednesday April 1, 2015 in Lavender Ridge in Effingham. Cremation rites will be accorded. Brintlinger and Earl Funeral Home in Decatur handled arrangements. … Read More
Understanding Illinois: Rural Folks Sing the Blues in Illinois
April 8, 2015 By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist Almost three out of four small town and rural residents across Illinois (73 percent) think overall economic prospects for families in the state will be worse in the next five years. This is according to a poll reported on recently by a rural research unit at Western Illinois University. The same poll of 1,450 respondents found that almost half (49.5 percent) consider Illinois a poor place to live, versus only 26 percent who think it a good place. And almost half (47 percent) think their quality of life has become worse in … Read More
Errors Help T-Wolves to Five-Run Seventh in Win Over Knights
Still goes the distance with 13Ks, one hit April 8, 2015 by Keith Stewart keith@newsprogress.com Okaw Valley’s 10th and final run Tuesday evening wasn’t the prettiest. After the Knights third error of the inning on the throwout at first allowed Joe Jeffers to reach base, freshman Connor Cloyd sprinted home. He would get there, too, but not before a less than graceful finish. “I told him to get down, but I didn’t tell him to face plant,” said OV head coach Andrew Hagerman. “The face plant was his idea. I prefer for him to slide. That lightened up the dugout … Read More
Obituaries 4-8-2015: Joyce Sharp
Joyce Sharp Celebration of Life services for Joyce E. Sharp, 91, of Sullivan were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Reed Funeral Home in Sullivan with the Rev. Fred Leeds officiating. Burial was in Findlay Cemetery. She died at 2 p.m. Wednesday April 1, 2015 in her residence. … Read More
Lady Redskins Perfect in 20-0 Win Over Neoga
Stewart’s in-the-park homer caps off performance April 8, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Heidi Clements and Maddie Wall combined to throw a perfect game Monday evening against Neoga. Facing the minimum over five innings without allowing a runner to reach base, the pair peppered the strike zone and trusted the defense to have their backs. Making sure the strong pitching performance did not go to waste the Lady Redskins scored nine runs in the first inning, three runs in the second, seven in the third, and one more in the fourth for good measure. Head coach Ben Richter … Read More
The Calm Before the Storm
2015 Miss Lovington Pageant
Knights Baseball Drops Two in Doubleheader
April 8, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond baseball lost back-to-back games Saturday, the first 6-3 followed by a 9-4 loss to the undefeated Indians from Neoga. Avery Schrock pitched the opener for the Knights, hurling five innings of two-run ball until a blown fair foul call cost the pitcher two runs and possibly the win. Chris Davis started the second game for the Knights and showed he can be unhittable at times with his curve but also struggled with control issues. Regardless of the outcomes in both contests, one thing is for sure, the Knights’ bats are … Read More