Harlan Appleby Funeral services for Harlan Harrison Appleby, 95, of Arthur were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Zion United Church of Christ in rural Arthur. Burial was in Zion Cemetery in rural Arthur. Edwards Funeral Home in Arcola assisted with arrangements. … Read More
Travis Harrison Memorial services for Travis Lee Harrison, 22, of Champaign, formerly of Findlay, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 in McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. He passed away at 3:36 a.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015 in Morton. … Read More
April 1, 2015 Bob Ross Painting Class The Bob Ross painting class will be held at the Lovington Library on Saturday April 11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. There is a cost, which includes everything, minus lunch and a roll of paper towels which participants are asked to bring. Preregistration is required by Thursday April 9 at 1 p.m. The public is encouraged to take note the change to the second Saturday and not the third Saturday. Movie Monday With school out for spring break the Lovington Library will host a Movie Monday with free popcorn on Monday, April 6 from … Read More
Gloria Richardson-Grotjan Gloria Sue Richardson-Grotjan, 82, of Decatur died March 27, 2015 in her home. … Read More
Gilbert Ledbetter Gilbert James Ledbetter, 57, of Madison, Wis. died Feb. 21, 2105 in the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. … Read More
Fifth, sixth innings the nightmare for ALAH April 1, 2015 By Matt Kracht NP Sports Reporter The Knights lost their third straight game Monday against perennial contender Shelbyville. Ross Ryan pitched four innings of one run baseball before a three run fifth inning, including a two run homer, ended his day. Chris Davis finished off the game for the Knights but allowed four runs in the top of the sixth putting the game out of reach. The Knights have scored two runs combined in their home contests this season something head coach Craig Moffet chalks up to facing quality pitching. … Read More
April 1, 2015 SAIL (Soyland Access to Independent Living) has a low vision support group meeting on the first Tuesday of each month. It is headed by the visual service advocate, Rich Adams, who has been blind since birth. He is married to DeeDee, who is also blind from birth, but together they have had and raised five sighted children. … Read More
April 1, 2015 By Jim Nowlan Outside Columnist Talented linebacker Chris Borland called it quits this past week after just one year in the NFL. “I don’t think it’s worth the risk,” Borland told ESPN, referring to multiple concussions he has sustained. Several other NFL players have also retired this past year for similar reasons. In Illinois, a class action law firm in Chicago has filed suit this year against the Illinois High School Association. The suit contends that the IHSA has failed in its responsibilities to provide adequate safety oversight for the 557 member high schools and their 47,000 … Read More
April 1, 2015 The American Legion Post 507 in Bethany will host its seventh Poker Tournament Fundraiser on Saturday, April 18. … Read More
Public hearing to be held in May before vote April 1, 2015 by Derek Pope Bethany Reporter Coming out of school board meetings in February and March, Okaw Valley’s administration has been focused on rolling out a tentative end-of-year budget that, according to superintendent Kent Stauder, would largely act as “the start of next year’s budget.” The process has not been without some difficulties though, Stauder explained to school board members during their most recent meeting. Since Governor Bruce Rauner took office in January of this year, school districts have faced numerous financial uncertainties in the wake of his efforts … Read More